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Hicks Chapel. The beautiful monument to members of the Hillersdon
family on the S. wall, the work of the celebrated sculptor, Flaxman,
which represents a most gracefully modelled girl reading an open book,
was generally admired. The vicar has hung a number of framed prints
and drawings of the Church, and portraits of old-time worthies associated
with it, on the walls, with special lighting arrangements to permit of their
easy inspection ; but he was careful to explain that these historical adjuncts
are masked during the celebration of Divine Service so as not to distract
the attention of worshippers.
The Church Plate, nearly all of which is of late 18th century date,
was displayed for the visitors' inspection.
At 4.45 o'clock the party adjourned to the Old Vicarage, built by
John Strype (in part, apparently, at his own expense) and now used as a
Church House, where they were kindly entertained at tea by the vicar
and Mrs. Bren.
The Hon. Secretary, on behalf of the visitors, thanked Mr. Bren for
his delightful account to which they had listened in the church and also
expressed the thanks of the party to him and to Mrs. Bren for their kindly
hospitality. After a contribution had been made to the fund for the
restoration of the roof of the church, now urgently necessary, the visitors
took their leaves at shortly after 5.30 o'clock.
ORDINARY MEETING (697TH MEETING).
SATURDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1932.
The fourth meeting of the Winter Session was held, as usual, in the
Physics Lecture Theatre of the West Ham Municipal College, Romford
Road, Stratford, at 3 o'clock on the above afternoon, Sir David Prain,
C.M.G., CLE., F.R.S., etc., President, in the Chair. 42 members and
visitors attended.
Mr. Alfred George Francis, O.B.E., B.A., M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S., F.S.A.,
of 20, Beacon Hill, Camden Road. N.7, was elected a member of the Club.
In anticipation of the approaching Annual Meeting, nominations were
made for new members of Council; The Hon. Secretary reported that
Messrs. Bestow, Benham, Crouch and Harley were due to retire, in
rotation, and invited nominations from those present.
Mr. Main nominated Mr. Charles Bestow, Mrs. Boyd Watts seconding.
Mr. Barns nominated Mr. W. Gurney Benham ; Mr. Avery seconding.
Mr. Thorrington nominated Mr. L. S. Harley, Mr. Glegg seconding.
Mr. Avery nominated Mr. C. Hall Crouch ; Mr. Harley seconding.
No further nominations were made.
The Hon. Secretary announced, amid applause, that Sir David Prain
having, at the unanimous request of the Council, consented to serve as
President for a third year, if elected, the Council accordingly nominated
him for re-election to that office. The Council also nominated the existing
officers of the Club for re-election to their several offices.
No further nominations were made.
Miss G. Lister exhibited an example of the so-called "cock's nest"
of the Common Wren, the exact purpose of which is doubtful. Mr.
Mothersole, commenting on this exhibit, said that he had seen a similar