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end of the 17th century. The oak pulpit, also presumably from the old
church, bears carved on its front the arms of Joseph Sedgwick, citizen and
Salter of St. Mary Bothaw Parish in the City of London (1696-1762) and
his wife Elizabeth (nee Hodgson) (1699-1773).
Several hatchments to members of the Heathcote family are suspended
from the roof.
The company dispersed at about 5 o'clock.
ANNUAL MEETING (669TH MEETING) and
ORDINARY MEETING (670TH MEETING),
SATURDAY, 29TH MARCH, I930.
These meetings were held in the Physics Lecture Theatre of the Muni-
cipal College, Romford Road, Stratford, on the above afternoon, the
President, Mr. D. J. Scourfield, I.S.O., F.L.S., etc., in the Chair. Some
45 members attended.
The following persons were elected members of the Club:—
Miss L. Hacon, of 53, Breamore Road, Seven Kings, Ilford; Miss Kathleen
Tomline, of 2, Milton Lodge, Grove Road, South Woodford, E. 18; Mr.
Arthur Laver Clarke, of The Friary, Maldon; Brigadier-General R. B.
Colvin, C.B., Lord Lieutenant of Essex, of Monkhams Hall, Waltham
Abbey.
Mr. Avery exhibited 20 watercolour sketches by Major Bamford, illus-
trating buildings at Saffron Walden, Felsted, Walthamstow, Leyton, and
elsewhere in the County.
Miss Hibbert-Ware exhibited seedling-plants of Alisma plantago, to
illustrate the contrast between the normal growth of the plant in muddy
soil, in which the leaves develop laminae, and as grown submerged in water,
when the leaves are grasslike, without evident laminae. She also showed
some pellets of Buzzard, found recently on the ground at Gillwell Park,
Sewardstone.
The Curator exhibited seven rare Essex birds which he had recently
acquired for the Stratford Museum from the collection of the late Mr. F.
Cooper; all were well-attested Essex records, referred to in Glegg's His-
tory of the Birds of Essex.
He also exhibited 65 sheets of Swiss phanerogams, collected by Dr.
Turner in the Saas Fee neighbourhood in July last, which had been
mounted for the Club's herbarium by Miss Prince.
Mr. Thompson further exhibited a pen-and-ink sketch of Chingford Old
Church, as it will appear when the restoration now in progress is completed,
which had just been presented by the architect, Mr. C. Winmill.
The President exhibited a block of diatomaceous earth from Lompoc,
California, and presented the specimen to the Museum.
Thanks were accorded to the several exhibitors and donors.
The business of the Annual Meeting was then proceeded with. With
the consent of the meeting, the minutes of the last annual meeting were
taken as read.
The report of the Council for 1929 was read by the Hon. Secretary;
on the motion of Mr. Guest, seconded by Mr. Price, the report was received
and adopted nem. con.