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The following exhibits were made.
Mr. Avery exhibited eighteen prints, etchings and water-colour drawings
of Saffron Walden from his collection.
Mrs. Hatley exhibited a number of pen-and-ink and coloured sketches
of Hatfield Broad Oak, Hatfield Forest, Canfield, etc., also various lantern
slides of the Higham's Park district; also microscopic sections of Hert-
fordshire conglomerate.
Mr. Scourfield exhibited some branchlets of Common Oak, which
showed three successive growths of a single year.
The Curator exhibited a nest of House-Martin, attached to a model
of a house-eaves, which had been prepared in the Museum for exhibition.
Mr. Edgar E. Syms gave an account of "The Panorpids (Scorpion-
flies) and some of their Allies," which he illustrated by numerous lantern-
photographs taken by himself.
A short paper by Mr. Hugh Main on "A Millepede's Nest," which also
was accompanied by a number of lantern-photographs taken by the
author, was, in the regretted absence of Mr. Main, owing to indisposition,
read by his daughter, Mrs. Boardman.
The President then called upon Mr. William Bridger, who read an
interesting account of "Faraday, and his Influence on our Everyday
Life," which he illustrated by various electrical experiments and by
exhibits of portraits and books. A discussion ensued, in which Messrs.
Barns and Avery took part.
Thanks were warmly accorded to the several authors for their com-
munications, and the meeting was declared closed.
ORDINARY MEETING (695TH MEETING).
SATURDAY, 30TH JANUARY, 1932.
This meeting was held at 3 o'clock on the above afternoon, as usual,
in the Physics Lecture Theatre of the West Ham Municipal College,
Romford Road, Stratford, with the President, Sir David Prain, C.M.G.,
C.I.E., F.R.S., etc., in the Chair. 56 members and visitors were present.
Mrs. Katharine E. Hicks, of 66, The Drive, Loughton, was elected a
member of the club.
Mr. Avery exhibited nine black wash drawings of Essex churches,
executed in the year 17S0 by an unknown artist (but attributed to Cotman).
The churches delineated comprised Cold Norton, North Fambridge,
Goldhanger, Hazeleigh, Inworth, Latchingdon, Stanway (Allbright
Chapel), Ulting and Woodham Walter. Mr. Avery pointed out that the
drawings were of special interest in view of the fact that most of the
churches shown have since been rebuilt or have become disused, and some
have been demolished.
Mr. Salmon showed four lantern-photographs of the windmill at
Aythorpe Roding and some photographs and MS. descriptions of other
Essex mills.
The Curator exhibited several outspread wings of birds, as nightjar,
blackheaded gull, goldfinch, etc., mounted to display both their upper
and under sides.
Miss G. Lister, F.L.S., read an account of "Some Conifers and their
Distribution," which was illustrated by diagrams, and by a collection