118 THE ESSEX NATURALIST.
Tea followed at a local cafe, after which a trolley-bus was requisitioned
for the return to Southend station, whence the visitors left for home at
5.30 o'clock, thoroughly satisfied with their experience of a winter meeting.
ORDINARY MEETING (785TH MEETING).
SATURDAY, 29TH JANUARY, 1938.
This meeting was held, as usual, in the Physics Lecture Theatre of the
Municipal College, Romford Road, Stratford, with Mr. John Ramsbottom,
O.B.E., Pres.L.S., etc.. President, in the chair. 44 members attended.
Miss Winifred Kaye, of 31, Poppleton Road, Leytonstone, E.11, and Mr.
Alfred J. Saban, of 41, Rainsford Way, Romford, were elected members of
the club.
Mr. F. J. Lambert exhibited, under a microscope, several "hydra-
tubae" of Aurella (some of them strobilating), also a small Plaice (Pleuro-
nectes platessa) and some living marine molluscs from Leigh-on-Sea.
Mr. J. Ross exhibited Physarum contextum Pers., a mycetozoan found
by him in Epping Forest on January 19th inst. on maple-leaf, this being
the first record of this species for Essex: the specimen, which had been
confirmed and mounted by Miss Lister, was presented to the Stratford
Museum collection.
Mr. H. Main showed photographs and botanical specimens from Cali-
fornia, chiefly illustrating the gigantic Sequoias of that region.
Mr. D. J. Scourfield exhibited a living water-bear (Macrobiotus, sp.)
from an Epping Forest pond.
The Curator showed twenty-eight Essex prints, part of the bequest of
our late member, Mr. H. Mothersole.
He also exhibited, and commended, the just-published Report by Miss
A. Hibbert-Ware on the Food of the Little Owl. The President spoke
appreciatively of the author's patient research and, on his motion, it was
unanimously agreed to send a letter of warm appreciation of her work to
Miss Hibbert-Ware.
The President called upon Mr. N. H. Howes, who gave a lecture on
"A Brackish-Water Community near Southend," which he illustrated by
lantern photographs and diagrams. A discussion followed in which the
President, Dr. Jane, Messrs. Lambert, Scourfield, Heeley, Harley and
Thompson took part : Mr. Howes replied to the points raised and was
accorded the hearty thanks of the meeting, which was declared at an end
at 4.45 o'clock.
ORDINARY MEETING (786TH MEETING).
SATURDAY, 5TH MARCH, 1938.
This meeting was held, as usual, in the Physics Lecture Theatre of the
Municipal College, Romford Road, Stratford, with the President, Dr. J.
Ramsbottom, O.B.E., Pres.L.S., etc., in the chair. 50 members and
visitors were present.
Mr. H. Barclay Douglas, of the Friends' School, Saffron Walden, was
elected a member.
In view of the approaching Annual Meeting, nominations were made as
under:
Mrs. Hatley, Miss Dofort and Mr. Thorrington were due to retire from
the Council in rotation: Mr. Thorrington, being now resident in Devon-