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ORDINARY MEETING (THE 469th MEETING).
SATURDAY, 24TH FEBRUARY 1917.
This meeting was held in the Physical Lecture Theatre of the Technical
Institute, at Stratford, at 3 o'clock on the above afternoon, the President,
Miss G. Lister, F.L.S., in the chair.
Mr. Hugh Main, B.Sc., F.E.S., was elected a Member of the Club.
Nomination of Council and Officers—In anticipation of the
Annual Meeting, nominations were made of new members of Council and
of the Officers.
Papers Read.—Mr. J. Ross read a note on the hepatic "Ptilidium
pulcherrimum : its occurrence in Epping Forest," which he recorded as
growing on a tree-trunk in the neighbourhood of Peartree Plain, to the
north of the Cuckoo Pits (see ante, p. 187).
Mr. Miller Christy, F.L.S., read a paper entitled "The Mid-Essex
Wind-rush and Whirlwind of 27th October 1916" (see ante, pp. 135-
145).
Miss Mary Champness gave an address on "A Death-rate Map of
West Ham," which she illustrated by numerous maps and charts pre-
pared by herself.
The thanks of the meeting were accorded to the readers of the papers
and to the lecturer.
VISIT TO THE MUSEUM OF PRACTICAL GEOLOGY,
JERMYN STREET (470th MEETING)
SATURDAY, 10TH MARCH 1917.
A visit to the Jermyn Street Museum was paid on the above after-
noon, by kind invitation of Mr. A. Strahan, D.Sc., LL.D., F.R.S., the
Director of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and of the Museum.
Members to the number of twenty-three assembled in the entrance hall
of the Museum at 2.30 o'clock, and were at first conducted by Mr. W.
Whitaker, F.R.S., round the inner hall, where he gave an account of the
manner of preparing and colouring Geological Survey maps. Later on,
Dr. Strahan became at liberty to welcome the party, and gave most
detailed and interesting explanations of the geological models of various
parts of the British Isles exhibited in the Museum. Before separating,
the visitors expressed their cordial thanks to Dr. Strahan for his kindness
in receiving them.
ORDINARY MEETING (THE 471st MEETING AND
ANNUAL MEETING (THE 472nd MEETING).
SATURDAY, 3IST MARCH 1917.
These meetings took place in the Physical Lecture Theatre of the
Municipal Technical Institute, Stratford, at 3 o'clock.
The minutes of the last Ordinary Meeting were read and confirmed.
Miss Lois Taylor, of 58, Leybourne Road, Leytonstone, was elected a
Member.
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