6G 
Here there occurs another hiatus in the Society’s records, viz., 
from 1887 to 1890, in which latter year the first volume of Trans¬ 
actions was published, the special fund for which in this and subse¬ 
quent years was liberally supported by Mr. Clark. In 1890 he was 
elected President and Treasurer. In 1891 he proposed, and formed 
one of, a deputation to Lord Avebury (then Sir John Lubbock) with a 
view to enlisting assistance in securing accommodation for the Society 
on the premises of one of the City Companies; this movement did not 
lead to any practical solution of the difficulty, and Albion Hall being 
no longer available, the meetings were held for a time at 33, Finsbury 
Square. In the following year, however, Mr. Clark enlisted the 
sympathy and interest of Mr. F. J. Iianbury (now a Vice-President of 
the Society), whose father was then taking a prominent part in the 
management of the London Institution, with a view to obtaining 
permission to hold the Society’s meetings in that building; through 
Mr. Hanbury’s good offices the support of several of those concerned 
in the control of the Institution, including Lord Avebury, was secured, 
and shortly after arrangements were completed for the transfer of the 
Society’s gatherings to their present meeting place. 
In 1895, Mr. Clark retired from the Presidency, and in the follow¬ 
ing year resigned the Treasurership, there being then a considerable 
balance due to him from the Society; this Mr. Clark wiped out by 
accepting a life membership in lieu of £5 thereof and remitting the 
remainder of the debt. At the time of his retirement from the 
Presidency Mr. Clark was elected a Vice-President, and still held that 
office at the time of his death. 
Mr. Clark’s last action in connection with the Society was to 
agitate for and secure the re-introduction of an obligation book ; this 
he had promised to present to the Society, and it is to be regretted 
that unavoidable delay in settling the form of same should have 
prevented the consummation of his wish and the insertion of his 
signature before his death. 
The Society’s records show that its library is indebted to Mr. 
Clark for many volumes not only directly, but also indirectly, by the 
Society’s attention being drawn by him to the advisability of purchas¬ 
ing this or that publication ; he also took a large share in the enrich¬ 
ing of the Society’s collection of lepidoptera. 
Mr. Clark was a constant exhibitor at the Society’s meetings, and 
was always ready to provide extensive and varied exhibits for special 
occasions. His unflagging interest in, and support of, the Society, 
and his genial presence at its meetings, will be sadly missed by the 
members, whose sincere sympathy is extended to his relatives in their 
far greater loss. — S. J. T>. 
xviii. 
