THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB.
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The following ladies and gentlemen were elected Members of the
Club:—
Miss Janet M. Gordon.
Miss M. Mitchell,
Miss E. Burgess,
of the Woodford County High School,
Woodford Green.
Miss L. G. Cowley,
Miss E. Muriel Smith,
Miss Muriel Main, of "Almondale," Buckingham Road, South Woodford,
E.18.
Mrs. Ada G. Batteson, 
Mr. Victor J. Batteson, } of 201, Earlham Grove, Forest Gate E.7.
The Rev. Peregrine N. Maitland, M.A., Rector of Loughton.
Mr. Reginald S. Archbould, of Forest Way, Loughton.
Mr. Thomas Cleghorn Baillie, M.A., D.Sc., Principal of the West Ham
Technical Institute, of no, Hampton Road, Forest Gate, E.7.
Mr. Walter Russell, of "Eppingdale," Richmond Road, Ilford.
Mr. C. T. Hook, of "The Hoppet," little Baddow.
Mr. S. Hazzledine Warren, F.G.S., exhibited a fragment of bone of Ox,
gnawed probably by rodents, which he had picked up in Epping Forest that
day.
Mr. John Avery exhibited a fine series of prints and drawings of Saffron
Walden and Audley End.
Thanks were passed to the exhibitors.
The Curator drew attention to the important Collection of Birds,
formerly belonging to, and set up by, the late Henry Doubleday, of Epping,
which, through the kind promptitude of a friend, had just been secured
for the Club's Museum, at an insignificant cost. The specimens, some 112
in number and beautifully set up, were contained in five glazed cases, and
had been purchased by the late Mr. Arthur W. Smee, at the Doubleday
Sale at Epping on August 23rd, 1871, and had remained in the possession
of his family until now.
The business of the Annual Meeting was then proceeded with.
The Minutes of the last Annual Meeting were read and duly confirmed.
The Hon. Treasurer presented his Accounts for the year ending Decem-
ber 31st, 1919, and moved formally that they be received and adopted.
Mr. E. T. Newton, F.R.S., seconded. On being put to the Meeting, the
motion was carried unanimously.
The Hon. Secretary read the report of the Council on the work and
progress of the Club during the past year. On the motion of Mr. J. Ross,
seconded by Mr. E. T. Newton, the report was adopted.
No nominations having been received other than those made at the
meeting held on 28th February last, the President declared the persons
then nominated to be duly elected as new Members of Council and Officers
for the ensuing year, as follow:—
As President, Mr. Robert Paulson, F.L.S., F.R.M.S.
As new Members of Council, the following:—
At the Meeting on 28th February, four retired from the Council in
rotation: Miss E. Willmott, F.L.S., V.M.H., Mr. E. N. Buxton, J.P.,
D.L.; Mr. J. E. Harting, F.L.S.; and Mr. R. Paulson, F.L.S., F.R.M.S.
The first three were duly re-elected.