THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB.
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ORDINARY MEETING (709th MEETING).
SATURDAY, 26TH NOVEMBER, 1932.
The Second Meeting of the Winter Session was held in the Physics
Lecture Theatre of the Municipal College, Romford Road, Stratford, at
3 o'clock on the above afternoon, with Mr. R. Paulson, F.L.S.,Vice-Presi-
dent, in the chair. 53 members and visitors were present.
The following new members were elected, viz.:—
Miss Nelly H. Benn, of 68, South Esk Road, Forest Gate, E.7.
Miss M. E. Smith, of 216, Hainault Road, Leytonstone, E.11.
Mr. W. A. Higginson, of 3, Osborne Road, Buckhurst Hill.
Mr. Avery exhibited fourteen sheets of illustrations from various news-
prints, relating to Essex.
Mr. Scourfield exhibited living specimens of the Copepod Diaptomus
gracilis ♂ and ♀, and called attention to the asymmetry in the male
alone of the antennae and the 5th pair of appendages.
Mrs. Hatley showed an advance-copy of a booklet-biography of Mary
Aldersey, missionary, who resided at "Sheepcotes," Chigwell Row, early
in the 19th century.
Mr. Dennis exhibited, and presented to the Club's collection, twenty-
seven photographs taken by himself of buildings in the neighbourhood of
Halstead.
The Curator showed eighteen sheets of photographs of Essex buildings
and architectural details of Essex churches, from the Museum Pictorial
Survey.
Mr. J. H. Owen then gave a lecture entitled "Notes on some Common
Essex Birds," which he illustrated by a large number of his lantern-photo-
graphs of the birds and young on the nest. A discussion followed, in which
Miss Lister, Messrs. Glegg, Barns, Avery, Scourfield, Mothersole and
Thompson joined. On the proposition of Mr. Glegg, seconded by Mr.
Barns, a hearty vote of thanks was given to the lecturer, and the pro-
ceedings terminated.
ORDINARY MEETING (710th MEETING).
SATURDAY, 28TH JANUARY, 1933.
The third meeting of the Winter Session was held as usual in the
Physics Lecture Theatre of the Municipal College, Romford Road, Strat-
ford, at 3 o'clock on the above afternoon, with Mr. D. J. Scourfield, I.S.O.,
F.L.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. Thirty-five members and visitors
attended.
Mr. Avery exhibited a series of topographical views of Walthamstow,
acquired by him from the collection of the late Mr. J. Bird. Thanks were
accorded to the exhibitor.
The Chairman called upon Mrs. A. R. Hatley, B.Sc., F.R.G.S., who read
a paper on "Some Aspects of the Archaeology of the "Walthamstow
District," which she illustrated by a number of lantern views, maps,
photographs and coloured drawings, mostly prepared by herself.
At the conclusion of the paper, a discussion ensued, in which Mr.