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on a scientific expedition, he was resigning the Presidential chair, and
recommended, with the Council's approval, that Mr. D. J. Scourfield be
elected as his successor.
Nominations of Officers.—The following were nominated by the
Council:—
As President, Mr. D. J. Scourfield.
As Hon. Treasurer, Mr. John Avery.
As Hon. Librarian, Mr. Stephen J. Barns.
As Hon. Secretary and Editor, Mr. Percy Thompson.
As Hon. Asst. Curator at Queen Elizabeth's Lodge, Miss V. Oxley.
As Hon. Auditor, Mr. C. Nicholson.
Mrs. C. Whitwell was nominated as Second Auditor.
Mr. Avery exhibited twenty pen and ink sketches by Capt. Bamford,
illustrating Old Brentwood and South Weald, and seven illustrating
Kelvedon.
Mr. Nicholson exhibited and described a curious double nest of Vespa
germanica. In September, 1925, he placed two nests of this species side
by side in a fern-case, with means of access for the wasps. One nest was,
by inadvertence, placed upside down. The two colonies joined forces
and continued their activities, and a month later were found to have de-
serted the reversed nest and to have united it with the other still populated
one by means of new connecting comb, removing the intervening envelopes
and encasing the double nest so formed in a new common envelope.
Mr. Barns exhibited an album of original caricature sketches by the
late Sir F. Carruthers Gould, which featured Mr. Miller Christy, Mr. E. A.
Fitch, Mr. Seton Thompson, himself, and other worthies.
The Curator exhibited an album containing 65 photographic views of
Essex, taken by Mr. Colney Campbell and presented by him to the Club's
Library.
Mr. Thompson also exhibited sundry relics of the Henniker family of
Stratford House, including the original grant of a Grave-space in West
Ham churchyard, dated 1749, the Bill of Costs incurred in connection with
such Grant, and two silver medals struck in 1799 by Sir John Henniker,
Bart., to commemorate the raising by him of a troop of West Ham and
East Ham Volunteers in 1798 during a Napoleonic scare ; these had been
presented to the Stratford Museum by the present Lord Henniker.
The President read his Presidential Address, entitled "The Fossil
Fishes of the Chalk," which he illustrated by numerous lantern slides.
At the conclusion of the address, which was warmly acclaimed, Mr.
E. T. Newton proposed the thanks of the members to the President, and
asked that the address might be allowed to be printed in the Club's journal.
Mr. S. H. Warren seconded the proposal, which was carried by acclamation.
The President replied, expressing his thanks at the kind appreciation
shown.
The Hon. Secretary, on behalf of the Club, wished the President God-
speed in his approaching journey to the Lebanon.
The meeting was then declared at an end.