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REPORTS OF SOCIETIES. 
ELLESMERE NATURAL HISTORY AND FIELD CLUB.—The 
usual monthly meeting of this society took place in the Museum, Town 
Hall, Ellesmere, on Tuesday evening, March 21st. Mr. A. T. Jebb,' Senior 
Vice-President, occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance of 
members and friends. The subject of the evening was an address on “ The 
Museum,” by Mr. H. J. E. Peake, Hon. Curator of the Natural History 
Section. Mr. Peake opened his address by speaking of the great educational 
value of properly arranged local museums, and he then laid before the 
company his scheme for arranging the Natural History Section of the 
Ellesmere Museum. He pointed out that this would take many years to 
complete, but that gradual and steady progress was being made. He 
illustrated his interesting and instructive address by exhibiting trays from 
the geological and mineralogical cabinet, specimens of mounted plants, 
drawers of lepidoptera for the lepidoptera cabinet, shells, Ac., and concluded 
by asking the members of the society to help during the summer months to 
complete the local botanical and entomological collections as far as they 
could. Rev. H. M. Clifford, in a complimentary speech, proposed a vote of 
thanks to Mr. Peake for his excellent address, and spoke of the large amount 
of work that might be accomplished if each member would try to do some¬ 
thing. Rev. W. C. Tabor seconded this, and on it being put to the meeting 
it was carried with applause. The remainder of the evening was devoted to 
looking over the various objects of interest contained in the Museum. This 
concludes the series of evening meetings for this season. 
SEVERN VALLEY NATURALISTS’ FIELD CLUB.—The Annual 
Winter Meeting was held at the Charlton Arms Hotel, Wellington ; Dr. C. 
Callaway, the President, in the chair. The President, in his Annual Address, 
referred to the loss which the club had sustained in the death of their late 
Secretary, the Rev. R. C. Wanstall. He then gave a summary of the 
proceedings at the Field Meetings of 1892, and concluded by calling the 
attention of the members to a suggestion that had been made by the 
President of the Caradoc Field Club, Mr. W. E. Garnett-Botfield, as to the 
desirability of an amalgamation between the two clubs. The club then 
proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year. Dr. Callaway was 
re-elected as President, the Rev. Haywood Morris and Mr. Richard Taylor 
were appointed Senior Vice-Presidents, and Mr. C. J. Cooper and the 
Rev. R. M. Woods, Junior Vice-Presidents. The Rev. Thomas Owen was 
elected Hon. Secretary pro tern. The Field Meetings for the year were 
discussed, but, pending the proposed amalgamation, they were not absolutely 
fixed. The accounts were passed, and showed a balance in favour of the 
club of over £30. The suggested amalgamation was then considered, and a 
committee was appointed to confer with a committee of the Caradoc Club as 
to the bases of union, and to report to a meeting of the club to be specially 
convened. The Special Meeting was held at Shrewsbury on March 14th, 
Dr. Callaway in the chair. The report of the committee appointed to confer 
with a committee of the Caradoc Club was received. The suggestion that 
the united Society should be called “ The Caradoc and Severn Valley Field 
Club ” was approved. The proposal of the Caradoc Club Committee that 
ladies (except such as were already members of the Severn Valley Club) 
should not become members of the new club, but that they might attend 
Field Meetings as guests of members, was accepted. The treasurer was 
authorised, in the event of the amalgamation being effected, to transfer the 
funds of the club to the treasurer of the united clubs. The committee was 
reappointed, with one or two alterations, and they were instructed not to 
consent to an increase of the annual subscription. It is agreed between the 
two clubs that all the privileges of their respective members and honorary 
members should not be affected by the p oposed amalgamation. The views 
of the Severn Valley Club were to be sent to the secretary of the Caradoc 
Club, and were to be considered at the Annual Meeting of that club, to be 
held on the following Thursday, the 16th. 
April, 1893. 
