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Mr. W. Cole, F.L.S., F.E.S., and Mr. B. G. Cole; Librarians—vacant;
Auditors—Mr. Walter Crouch, F.Z.S., and Mr. J. D. Cooper.
No other members having been proposed for any office, the above gentlemen
stood elected as Members of the Council and Officers for the year 1903, and were
so declared by the Chairman.
Mr. John Spiller proposed that a cordial vote of thanks should be given to
their retiring President, Professor Meldola. They all most deeply sympathised
with him in his illness, and most sincerely hoped that it would soon pass away.
Mr. Meldola's services to the Club were fully known to most of those present; in
his last annual address he had admirably summed up its history, and they all
regretted that no like inspiriting discourse had been possible from him that
evening.
Mr. T. V. Holmes most cordially seconded the vote of thanks and message of
sympathy to the late President.
With a few appreciative words from the President, the motion was agreed to
by acclammation.
On the motion of Mr. Hugh McLachlan, a vote of thanks was passed to the
Officers and to the Auditors.
Mr. Walter Crouch briefly responded, and the meeting ended.
THE 221st ORDINARY MEETING.
Saturday, April 4TH, 1903.
After the business of the Annual Meeting, an Ordinary Meeting (the 221st)
was held, Mr. F. W. Rudler, F.G.S., President, in the Chair.
New Members.—At the Annual Meeting Mr. Walter Bevins, and Mr. F. W.
Rudler (one of the Honorary Members of the Club) had been elected Ordinary
Members, and the fact is entered here for confirmation.
President.—Mr. Rudler thanked the members for placing him in the
honourable position of President of the Club. He alluded to the high reputation
in which the Club was held, inasmuch as it was carrying on excellent local work ; it
might be looked upon as a model local natural history society. Mr. Rudler also
referred to the valuable work of the retiring President, Professor Meldola, in
relation to the Club, and hoped to receive the aid and encouragement of the
Council and Officers in carrying on the work during his term of office.
Series of Flint Implements from the Thames Valley Gravels.—Mr.
A. S. Kennard exhibited a fine series of Flint Implements found in the Thames
Valley, and said that his object was to bring together examples of the work of
man from the age of the "Rock Shelters" back to the age of the Eoliths. Mr.
Kennard's remarks will be embodied in a short note, on "The relative age of
the Thames Valley Stone Implements." He also exhibited a flint arrow-
head from Forest Gate, which will be figured and described in the next part of
the Essex Naturalist.
Museum Microscope.—Mr. Cole exhibited one of the Museum Microscopes
made by Messrs. W. Watson and Sons, which were intended for the exhibition of
minute organisms and biological and petrological specimens in the Museum. (See
"Note" in a future part.)
Stone Implements from the Laterite Deposits of India.—A set of
specimens from these deposits, presented to the Museum by Mr. W. Seton-Karr,
was exhibited.