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ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1953-54. 
Ijadies and (jeiitlenieiij 
Your Council lias ])lcasurc in submitting the 4Stli 
Annual Kepoi’t. 
Durint^ the yinn* the Chib has miji’aji'ed in all its usual 
activities. 
MEETINGS — Tliere have been 9 ordinary meetings 
n field excursions and 9 council meetings. 
Attendance at Council meetings was as follows — ^Irs. 
G. L. Jackson, Miss K. Strong, iMiss IM. Ilawken, Air. K. 
T. (knueron. Air. L. S. Smith, 8; Aliss AT. Holland, Air. T. 
E. Hunt, Air. A. B. (b-ibb. Air. S. T. Blake, 7; i)r. E. 0. 
Alarks, Dr. E. N. Alarks, (i ; Air. G. 11. Barker, Air. P. S. 
(k)lliver, Air. G. L. Jackson, .1. 
Evening Aleetings have been varied and in- 
tm-esting -with an a\'(‘rage attmidance of J:]. Illustrated lec- 
tur(‘s wm'e given by Dr. (). A. Jones, Alessrs. D. Vernon, 
J. P. Bailey and B. Greenwood, and shortm- talks by Aliss 
AI. ITolland, Dr. E. X. Alarks. ami Dr. T. E. AVoodward; 
Air. iVh^xander AValkm*, A.B.(\ bir<l imitator gave a dem- 
onstration of bird calls, and films loaned by the Education 
Department were shown. The September meeting was de- 
voted to wild flower exhibits, the April meeting to reports 
of file Easter Excursion, and in June, Air. S. T. Blake 
delivered the third C. T. AVlvite Alemorial Lecture. 
Numerous members liav(' exhibited specimens during 
the year, among the keenest being Airs. W. AI. Bristow, 
Air. E. J. Smith and junior member, Stanley Breedon. 
AIEAIBEBSHIB OP THE ( d J 'B— Alembership of the 
(bub comprises Honorary, 4: Ordinary. 189; (^ountry, 17; 
Junioi*. 2 : total lfi2. During the year, 14 new members 
were elected, 7 I'esigned and (> names were removed from 
the list. 
AAY heard with sorrow of the death after a long illness 
ol‘ Airs. Estelle Thomson, who took an active part in the 
Club affairs some years ago, and was President in 1981; 
her flower paintings are well known. AVe were shocked 
at th(‘ tragic death of Airs. (Jifford Ch*oll in a plane crash; 
members had often A'isited her garden at Chelmer and 
enjoyed lier hospitality. Natural history in Queensland 
suffered a great loss in the passing of Air. II. A. Longman. 
wIk; Avas a promimmt member of the (4ub for many years, 
both as councillor {he Avas President in 1918) and a 
u'cnerous contributor to the evening meetings. 
^^TEE QPEENSLAND NATURALIST’ - One issue 
was published in >September and a double number is in the 
press. 
