PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
COTTESWOLD NATURALISTS’ FIELD CLUB 
AT THE 
SEVENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 
JANUARY 27TH, 1920, 
Mr. CARLES, Vice-President, 
IN THE CHAIR 
The Seventy-fourth Annual Meeting of the Club was held at the 
Technical Schools, Gloucester, on Tuesday, January 27th, 1920. 
In the absence of the President, through illness, Mr. Carles (Vice- 
President) was requested to take the chair. 
The Secretary read a letter from the President regretting his enforced 
absence, and thanking all the members of the Club for their help during his 
four years of office. 
The Minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Upton, it was resolved 
nem. con. that ladies be admitted to membership of the Club. 
The Chairman moved that the Revised Rules, which were printed upon 
the Agenda and had been circulated to members, subject to slight alterations 
in Nos. 2 and 5, be approved and adopted, and this was unanimously 
agreed. 
In proposing the election of Mr. C. I. Gardiner as President, the 
Chairman said he wished this could have been done by Mr. Baddeley. He 
referred to Mr. Gardiner’s special qualifications as a geologist, and spoke 
of the pleasure they had experienced when visiting places in the district 
under his guidance. Mr. Carles said he felt certain that Mr. Gardiner 
would prove a worthy successor to the distinguished President who had 
preceded him. 
Mr. Gardiner was duly elected, and on taking the Chair, returned 
thanks for the kindness which he said was thus extended to him. 
The following elections to office were made : — 
Vice-Presidents : 
St. Clair Baddeley, Christopher Bowly, W. R. Carles, Sir Francis 
Darwin, T. S. Ellis, J. W. Gray. 
Elected Members of Council : 
F. H. Bretherton, J. W. Haines, G. W. Hedley, H. H. Knight, 
L. Richardson, E. C. Sewell, C. Upton. 
