164 THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB.—REPORTS OF MEETINGS.
recently acquired, and he and Mr. Christy made some remarks on the same.
Thanks were accorded to the donors and exhibitors.
Papers read.—Mr. F. W. Rudler read his report as Club's Delegate at
the meetings of the Corresponding Societies Committee of the British Association
held in London on October 30th and 31st last.
A discussion ensued on some points in Mr. Rudler's report, particularly as
to the preservation of wild flowers, started by Prof. Meldola, and in which the
President, Mr. Wilson, Mr. W. Cole, and others part.
A cordial vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Rudler for representing the Club
as Delegate at the Conference and for his report (ante pp. 152—54).
Lecture.—Mr. F. Martin-Duncan then delivered a lecture entitled "In
Demeter's Garden ; or the Romance of Plant-life." The lecture was fully
illustrated by lantern-slides from the lecturer's own photographs.
A discussion was carried ou by the President, Prof. Meldola, Mr. Barnard,
and Mr. F. W. Elliott. The Lecturer described the methods employed
in taking the instantaneous photographs he had shown.
A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Duncan, and the meeting ended.
THE 243rd ORDINARY MEETING.
Saturday, January 27th, 1906.
The third meeting of the Winter Session was held as usual, the President in
the chair.
New Member.—Mr. Ellis Edwards, of Graham Bouse, Cephas Street,
Mile End. E., was elected a member.
Photographs taken at Meetings of the Club—Prof. Meldola pre-
sented some photographs taken in former years in connection with the Club's
meetings and explorations. He added, as a little personal matter, that one picture
recorded the first meeting of himself and the Hon. Secretary in Epping Forest,
many years before the foundation of the Club,
Flint Implements and Fossils from Clacton.—The Secretary
exhibited a small collection of flint implements and fossil bones, collected and
presented to the Club by Master Randall, a pupil of Clacton College. These
bones had been identified by Mr. E, T. Newton, F.R.S. The Secretary
mentioned that Mr. Newton had very kindly examined the whole of the
Pleistocene and other fossil bones in the Museum. The Club was much indebted
to him for this service.
Honey Buzzard from Kelvedon.—The Secretary also exhibited a Honey
Buzzard from Kelvedon, Essex, which had been purchased from Mr.
Ambrose, Also several very interesting examples of Mimicry and Protective
Resemblance which had been recently acquired for the Museum.
Professor Meldola, Mr. W. H. Dalton, F.G.S., Mr. E. T. Newton, F.R.S.,
Mr. F. W. Reader, and the President, spoke anent the various exhibits, and
thanks were passed to the donors.
Lecture.—Professor Meldola having taken the chair, Mr. Christy delivered a
lecture on "Methods of Fire-making, Ancient and Modern." The lecturer
treated of the fire-drill, fire-saw, fire-plough, flint-and steel, "instantaneous
lights," the modern friction-match, &c.