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for hospitality to the visitors, and a list of lodgings was com¬ 
piled, all of which were personally inspected by members of 
the Sub-Committee. The Secretaries of Sections were enter¬ 
tained by the Local Committee at the Black Swan Hotel 
during their stay. An agreement was also made with a caterer 
to serve a table d’hote luncheon daily in the De Grey Rooms 
at a charge of 2/- a head. The question of accommodation for 
meetings was one demanding considerable care and attention. 
Fortunately the Committee received generous assistance— 
without which, indeed, progress would have been impossible. 
The City Council placed the Exhibition at the disposal of the 
Association for Reception Rooms and Evening Lectures, &c. 
The Guildhall was devoted to sectional meetings, and the 
Yorkshire Philosophical Society, the Governors of St. Peter’s 
School, the Society of Friends, and the Committee of the 
Railway Institute lent their premises for the same purpose. 
The rooms lent or rented were prepared for their various 
objects under the general superintendence of Aid. W. McKay. 
Nor was the social side of the meeting forgotten. Entertain¬ 
ments form no unimportant part of the Association’s doings, 
as they afford not only relaxation from work, but also an 
opportunity for intercourse among scientific men. This is 
especially needful in these days of specialization when a 
scientific man’s ordinary routine brings him into contact mainly 
with a few workers in his own department. Many generous 
friends, in the city and in the neighbourhood, came forward 
with offers of help. The Lady Mayoress arranged for a recep¬ 
tion of members at the Mansion House on the opening day. 
The Sheriff (Mr. W. Bentley) and Mrs. Bentley gave a Garden 
Party at Fulford Grange. The Executive Committee 
arranged two Conversaziones in the Exhibition Buildings ; 
the Archbishop of York, the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, 
and Messrs. Rowntree & Co. gave Garden Parties. Mr. 
T. T. Noble promised an Organ Recital in the Minster." 7 1 he 
President of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society provided tea 
every afternoon in the Museum Gardens. Eleven excursions to 
places of interest in the county were organized, and hospitality T 
* The Recital was given by Mr. H. A. Fricker, of Leeds, as Mr. Noble 
was unwell at the time. 
