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ANNUAL REPORT, 1908-9. 
Presented to the Members of the Club on April 6th, 1909. 
The Committee have pleasure in presenting to the Members 
the Thirty-fifth Annual Report of the Club. They venture 
to think that at the 22 meetings which have been held during 
the year, many subjects of an interesting and useful nature 
have been brought before the Club, properly fulfilling its 
objects in providing instruction and mental recreation for 
its Members. 
There have been given 20 lectures, 12 being literary 
(including one lecture recital), (1 on travel, and 2 on scientific 
subjects. There have also been held one recital and one 
musical evening. 
The attendance has averaged 35 Members and 34 Associates 
and friends, as compared with respective averages of 36 and 
30 last year. The aggregate attendance has been 772 Mem- 
bers and 740 Associates and friends, total 1512, as compared 
with 784 and 660, total 1444 last year. During the year 
there have been elected 13 new Members and 9 Associates. 
The membership is composed of 14 Honorary Members, 
185 Ordinary Members, and 35 Associates, being a total of 
234, as compared with 232 last year. 
An Excursion of the Club took place on May 27th last, 
and consisted in a visit to Farnley Hall near Otley. Mr. 
F. H. Fawkes, J.P., kindly shewed the party over the Hall, 
which contains a magnificent and unique collection of pictures 
by Turner. Charming weather made the excursion a most 
delightful one. 
A second Excursion, arranged for July 25th, was less 
fortunate. It was intended to take a walk via Barley and 
Barrowford. under the leadership of Mr. A. Wilmore, B.Sc., 
of Colne, to study certain features of the Calder River System. 
The day turned out to be very wet, and the walk was" aban- 
doned. 
