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stung Larvae" in extenso ; at the request of the President, Mr. W. Cole
gave a brief resume of the paper.
THE ANNUAL MEETING AND 295th ORDINARY MEETING.
Saturday, 1st April 1911.
This meeting was held at Stratford, as usual ; Mr. T. S. Dymond, F.I.C.,
President, in the chair.
New Members.—The following were elected :—
Miss Fanny Lodge, 18, Stanhope Gardens, Ilford.
Mr. George Rickword, F.R.Hist.S., Librarian, on behalf of the Com-
mittee of the Colchester Public Library.
Rev. W. K. Wyley, Heltons Bumpstead Vicarage, Haverhill.
Mr. W. Whitaker, F.R.S. (an Hon. Member, on taking office as
President).
The Hon. Secretary read, in abstract, the report of the Council, and
presented the accounts of the Tea Fund.
The Hon. Treasurer presented his Financial Statement (printed in
the Year-Book) and added an appeal for increased membership, and also
asked for contributions to the funds of the Forest Museum. He moved
that the statement be adopted by the meeting, and Mr. Victor Taylor
seconded. Carried unanimously.
President.—The President announced the Council's nomination of
Mr. William Whitaker, B.A., F.R.S., F.G.S., as President for 1911-12,
which proposal, on being put to the meeting, was enthusiastically carried.
Council and Officers.—At the meeting on 4th March, the following
members retired from the Council:—Messrs. Bryan Corcoran, Francis
W. Reader, Victor Taylor, and J. M. Wood. They all offered themselves
for re-election, and were duly nominated.
As officers the following were nominated :—Treasurer, Mr. David
Howard, J.P., F.C.S., F.I.C ; Hon. Secretaries, Mr. W. Cole and Mr. B. G.
Cole ; Librarian, Mr. Thomas W. Reader, F.G.S. ; Auditors, Mr. Walter
Crouch, F.Z.S., and Mr. F. Reichert.
No other members having been proposed, the above-named gentlemen
stood elected as members of the Council and Officers for 1911—12, and were
so declared by the Chairman.
Alteration of Rule.—On the proposal of the Council, it was unani-
mously agreed that in Rule III., the words "Assistant Secretary" should
be altered to "one or more Assistant Secretaries," and Mr.. Percy Thompson
was chosen one of the Assistant Secretaries. Mr. Thompson will also act
as the Hon. Excursions Secretary.
Presidential Address.—The retiring President, Mr. Dymond, then
read his Presidential address (ante pp. 221-228).
Mr. Miller Christy proposed that the hearty thanks of the meeting
should be accorded to Mr. Dymond for his services as President, and that
he should allow the address to be printed in the journal of the Club.