118 PRESENTATION TO MR. WILLIAM COLE.
A. E. Briscoe, B.Sc, &c., Late The Vicomte Horncastle, Chairman
Principal of the Municipal Epping Forest Committee of the
Technical Institute, West Ham Corpotation of London
Rev. R. Ashington Bullen, Andrew Johnston, J.P., Chairman
Chairman of Council of the Essex County Council
Selborne Society Henry Laver, J.P., F.S.A.
E. North Buxton, D.L., &c., E. T. Newton, F.R.S., F.G.S., &c.
Verderer of Epping Forest E. B. Poulton, F.R.S., F.L.S., &c.
Sir T. Fowell Buxton, Bart., D.L., E. A. Read, Verderer of Epping Forest
Verderer of Epping Forest Thomas W. Reader. F.G.S.
T. F. V. Buxton, High Sheriff F. W. Rudler, I.S.O., F.G.S.
of Essex, J.P., &c. J. C. Shenstone. F.L.S.
J. Byford, jun., Mayor of John Spiller, F.C.S., F.I.C.
West Ham The Countess of Warwick
Frederic Chancellor, LP. Wilfred Mark Webb, F.L.S., Hon. Sec.
Edward A. Fitch, J.P., C.A., Selborne Soc.
F.L.S., F.E.S. William Whitaker, B.A.,
Peter Gellatly, D.L., Verderer of F.R.S., F.G.S.
Epping Forest, &c. E. J. Wythes, J.P., &c.
This Committee included, it will be seen, all the eight Past-
Presidents of the Club, with other gentlemen, some of whom are
members of the Club, whilst others are not.
During October last, I sent out, in the name of this Com-
mittee, to all members of the Club and to many others likely to
appreciate Mr. Cole's work, an appeal asking for subscriptions
(not exceeding one guinea) to "The William Cole Recognition
Fund," and stating that the Committee (having taken steps to
ascertain what would be acceptable to Mr. Cole) proposed—
(1) To present to him, as a slight testimony of appreciation
of his work, a purse of at least One Hundred Guineas ;
(2) To entertain him, together with his Brothers and Sisters
(all of whom have assisted him very greatly in his work), as
Guests at a Complimentary Dinner, at which the purse would be
presented; and, further,
(3) To present also to the Guests at the Dinner a formal
inscribed Address of Thanks.
The response to this appeal was most gratifying. No fewer
than one hundred and sixty-nine ladies and gentlemen (chiefly,
of course, members of the Essex Field Club) sent subscriptions
varying in amount from 2s. 6d. to the maximum of £1 1s.1 The
Committee found itself, therefore, in possession of a sum
sufficient to enable it to hold the proposed dinner, to present a
Purse of one hundred and ten guineas, to pay for the engrossing
1 Their names will be found appended to the formal Address, which is printed
hereafter.