. . The . . 
South Australian Naturalist. 
Vo l. V. ADELAIDE, NOVEMBER, 1923 No. 1 
OUR SHOW. 
This year the Annual Show was held in the Town Hall, 
kindly lent to the Section by the Lord Mayor (Mr. Cohen). 
Fears had been expressed by our members that we should not 
be able to fill the hall, but the space proved none too ample 
for the wealth of exhibits. 
In the absence of the Lord Mayor, Sir Prank Moulden 
declared the Show open. The President, Professor Cleland, in 
welcoming Sir Frank Moulden, referred to the inevitable 
destruction of natural beauty entailed by the growth of the 
city. It was the aim of the Section to bring some of this 
beauty under the notice of citizens, and to enlist their interest 
in the study and the preservation of our native flora and 
fauna. 
Sir Prank Moulden, in declaring the exhibition open, 
referred most sympathetically to the work of the Section in the 
study of natural history. 
The “massed effects” were displayed on a long table in 
the centre of the hall. Dinner tables were shown decorated 
with native flowers, the natural effect of grace and daintiness 
being enhanced by their clever arrangement. An exhibit of 
“gum nuts,” staged by the President, showed the great variety 
to be found in the fruits of different species of eucalypts. 
The S.A. Museum contributed a very fine exhibit of 
pictures painted by the Director, Mr. Edgar R. Waite, and a 
large selection of insects shown by Mv. A. M. Lea. 
The exhibit of different forms of pond life, in simple 
aquaria arranged by Mr. A. G. Edquist, attracted great atten- 
tion, as did the extensive exhibits of Mr. W. J. Kimber Mr. 
Looker, and Mr. C. Walton, including Australian and foreign 
shells and fossils. 
Mr. T. P. Bellchambers showed a collection of photographs 
of the mallee fowl, as well as eggs of the bird. Mr. Bell- 
chambers kept a series of visitors interested in his explanations 
of the wonderful habits of this bird. 
The microscopic section was also very attractive Dr. 
Pulleine and Messrs. Baker, Elston, and Kemp showing a varied 
assortment of living objects, as well as mounted specimens. 
