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THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB. 
clay, is found above the highest woody-mud, at the base of the alluvium, 
and one specimen of “ Samian ” ware was also found. 
Borings prove Thanet Sand and Chalk immediately underlying the 
Valley Drift here,neither the London Clay nor Woolwich Beds being present. 
The party, numbering about 70 persons, was conducted through the 
excavations by the two Directors, and afterwards entertained at 
afternoon tea in the Engineer's Offices. Cordial votes of thanks to 
Messrs. Barrow and Binns (facetiously referred to by our President as the 
* ( two working B’s ") were proposed and carried by acclamation. 
THE ANNUAL MEETING AND THE 435th ORDINARY 
MEETING. 
Saturday, 28th March 1914. 
These meetings were held as usual at Stratford, the President, Mr. W. 
Whitaker, F.R.S., in the chair. 
Annual Meeting. —The business of the Annual Meeting was taken 
first. 
The minutes of the last Annual Meeting, held on 3rd May 1913, and 
printed in the Essex Naturalist, were taken as read and confirmed. 
Mr. David Howard, the Hon. Treasurer, read and explained the finan¬ 
cial statement, which was received and adopted. Mr. Howard referred 
to the position of the Epping Forest Museum, and said that he was strongly 
of opinion that a determined effort should be made to carry on the Museum 
in a worthy manner. It would be a great pity if such an admirably planned 
institution should fail from want of proper support. 
The Secretary read the Report of the Council for the year 1913, which 
was also adopted. 
Mr. Cole also submitted the account of the Tea Fund. 
Officers and New Members of the Council. —The President 
announced that at the meeting on 28th February the following members 
retired from the Council in rotation :—Messrs. J. Avery, C.A., Professor 
Primrose McConnell, B.Sc., Champion Russell, M.A., and S. Hazzledine 
Warren, F.G.S. 
As new Members the following were nominated :—Messrs. J. Avery, 
J. R. Airey, M.A., B.Sc., Alexander Graham, M.B., B.Sc., and Miss G. 
Lister, F.L.S. 
As officers, the following were nominated :— President, Mr. S. Hazzle¬ 
dine Warren, F.G.S. ; Treasurer, Mr. David Howard, J.P., F.C.S., F.I.C. ; 
Hon. Secretaries, Messrs. W. Cole, B. G. Cole and Percy Thompson ; Lib - 
rarian , Mr. Thomas W. Reader, F.G.S. 
As auditors, Mr. A. Wrigley was chosen as for the members, and Mr. 
C. Nicholson, F.E.S., on behalf of the Council. Mr. Whitaker, on retiring 
from the Presidency, became one of the permanent Vice-Presidents, under 
Rule V. 
No other members having been proposed, the President declared the 
above named elected as members of the Council and officers for 1914-15. 
Mr. Whitaker then delivered as a Presidential Address :—“ Some 
