THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB. 
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ORDINARY MEETING (THE 469th MEETING). 
SATURDAY, 24TH FEBRUARY I917. 
This meeting was held in the Physical Lecture Theatre of the Technical 
Institute, at Stratford, at 3 o’clock on the above afternoon, the President, 
Miss G. Lister, F.L.S., in the chair. 
Mr. Hugh Main, B.Sc., F.E.S., was elected a Member of the Club. 
N omination ot Council and Officers —In anticipation of the 
Annual Meeting, nominations were made of new members of Council and 
of the Officers. 
Papers Read. —Mr. J. Ross read a note on the hepatic “ Ptilidium 
pulcherrimum : its occurrence in Epping Forest,” which he recorded as 
growing on a tree-trunk in the neighbourhood of Peartree Plain, to the 
north of the Cuckoo Pits (see ante , p. 187). 
Mr. Miller Christy, F.L.S., read a paper entitled “ The Mid-Essex 
Wind-rush and Whirlwind of 27th October 1916 ” (see ante, pp. 135- 
M5). 
Miss Mary Champness gave an address on “ A Death-rate Map of 
West Ham,” which she illustrated by numerous maps and charts pre¬ 
pared by herself. 
The thanks of the meeting were accorded to the readers of the papers 
and to the lecturer. 
VISIT TO THE MUSEUM OF PRACTICAL GEOLOGY, 
JERMYN STREET (470th MEETING) 
SATURDAY, IOTH MARCH 1917. 
A visit to the Jermvn Street Museum was paid on the above after¬ 
noon, by kind invitation of Mr. A. Strahan, D.Sc., LL.D., F.R.S., the 
Director of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and of the Museum. 
Members to the number of twenty-three assembled in the entrance hall 
of the Museum at 2.30 o’clock, and were at first conducted by Mr. W. 
Whitaker, F.R.S.; round the inner hall, where he gave an account of the 
manner of preparing and colouring Geological Survey maps. Later on, 
Dr. Strahan became at liberty to welcome the party, and gave most 
detailed and interesting explanations of the geological models of various 
parts of the British Isles exhibited in the Museum. Before separating, 
the visitors expressed their cordial thanks to Dr. Strahan for his kindness 
in receiving them. 
ORDINARY MEETING (THE 471st MEETING AND 
ANNUAL MEETING (THE 472nd MEETING). 
SATURDAY, 3IST MARCH 1917. 
These meetings took place in the Physical Lecture Theatre of the 
Municipal Technical Institute, Stratford, at 3 o’clock. 
The minutes of the last Ordinary Meeting were read and confirmed. 
Miss Lois Taylor, of 58, Leybonrne Road , Leytonstone, was elected a 
Member. 
