PROCEEDINGS 
AT THE 
A NN UA L M EE TING 
OF THE 
SOCIETY for tie PROTECTION of BIRDS. 
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To be obtained from Mrs. K. Phillips or Miss C. V. Hall, Treasurer, n Morland 
Road, Croydon, or from Mrs. Lemon, Hon. Sec., Redhill, Surrey ; also 
Cards of Membership and information respecting the Society. 
* HE Annual Meeting was held at the Westminster Palace Hotel, 
London, on Wednesday, February 20th, 1895. 
The chair was taken by Mr. Sydney Buxton, M.P., who was 
supported by Professor Sir William Flower, K.C.B., Mr. Montague 
Sharp, (Vice-Chairman of the Middlesex County Council), the Rev. 
Canon Rawnsley, Mr. George Dixon, (Chairman of the Cheshire 
County Council), Mr. John Colam, (Sec, of the Royal Society for 
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), the Hon. Caroline Powys, 
Mrs. Edward Phillips. Miss C. V. Hall, Sir Henry and Lady 
Vavasour, Mr. W t H. Hudson, Mr. J. E. Harting, and among the 
large audience present were Mr. Ernest Bell, Mr. Craig, Dr. W. T. 
Greene, Mr. J. H. Allchin, Mr. Salt, (Sec. of the Humanitarian 
League), Surgeon-Major Gordon, Mrs. Chambers, Miss Granger, Miss 
Barnard, Mrs. Nelson, Miss Andrews, Miss St. John Vaughan, Miss 
Allanson-Winn, Mrs, and Miss Macrae, Rev. Dr, Finch, Lady Grey, 
Mrs. and Miss Dawson, Miss Hayman Dod, Mrs. F. B. Trist, Miss 
Emily Smith, Mrs. Walker, Miss Pollock, Mr. H. C. Witherby, Mr. 
Mornington. 
Mr Lemon announced that owing to the absence of Sir Herbert 
Maxwell, Bart., M.P., who was suffering from influenza, Mr. Sydney 
Buxton had kindly consented to preside. 
The Chairman said that through the regretable illness of Sir 
Herbert Maxwell and the absence of other and older members of the 
Society he was unexpectedly called upon to take the chair.— 
Sir Edward Grey who had hoped to be present, had been sent for to 
the Foreign Office to attend to Imperial matters,—“ I suggested to 
him that the Protection of Birds” said Mr. Buxton, “was 
eminently an Imperial matter, but I suppose he was bound to attend 
the summons of his Chief.” 
