Journal of Proceedings.
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Saturday, December 17th, 1881.—Ordinary Meeting.
The 23rd Ordinary Meeting of the Club was held at the Head Quarters
at seven o'clock, the President in the Chair.
Donations of books were announced from Mr. B. G. Cole (2 vols.), and
Miss J. Combs. Mr. English presented to the Museum ten species of
Fungi belonging to the genera Polyporus, Daedalea, Trametes, and
Stereum, preserved by his well-known process ; Mr. F. H. Varley the two
specimens of Papilio Machaon referred to at the last Meeting ; and Mr.
Harcourt intimated his intention of presenting a collection of the
Flowering Plants of the Forest, then being prserved by Mr. English.
Cordial votes of thanks were passed to the respective donors.
Mr. E. R. Green and Mr. E. G. Varenne were elected members of the
Club.
In accordance with the Rules the President announced that the following
vacancies had occurred in the Council :—Dr. Aveling (resigned), Mr.
Copland (resigned), Mr. Andrew Johnston (nominated as Treasurer), and
Mr. B. G. Cole (nominated as Assistant Hon. Secretary).
To fill the seats so rendered vacant, the following members were pro-
posed :—Mr. H. J. Barnes (on vacating office as Treasurer), Professor
Boulger, F.L.S., F.G.S., Mr. Arthur Lister, J.P., F.L.S., and the Right
Hon. Lord Rayleigh, F.R.S. (Prof, of Experimental Physics at the
University of Cambridge).
To fulfil the requirements of Rule III., the following members of
Council agreed to retire, but offered themselves for re-election :—Mr.
Godwin, Mr. Harcourt, Mr. R. L. Barnes, and Mr. Robarts.
As Officers for 1882 the following gentlemen were nominated:—
President, Raphael Meldola, F.R.A.S., F.C.S. (Vice-President of Entomo-.
logical Society); Treasurer, Andrew Johnston, J.P., D.L. (late High
Sheriff of Essex); Secretary, William Cole ; Assistant-Secretary, B. G.
Cole; Librarian, Alfred Lockyer.
The Secretary, on behalf of the Council, gave notice of his intention to
move at the Annual Meeting the following additions to the several Rules
mentioned:—
In Rule I., after title of Club, to add the words "and its short title shall
be 'THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB'" ; in Rule III., after the word
"Secretary". in Clause i., and throughout the Rules, to add the words
"Assistant Secretary" ; at the end of Rule VII. to add the words " and
the names of Members so in arrear may be suspended in the rooms of
the Club " ; at the end of Rule XI. to add the words " and Members not
so resigning shall be liable for the subscription for the year next ensuing."
The Council thought it unwise, at present at least, to alter the legal
title of the Club, but the above addition would perhaps meet the objection
which had been raised in some quarters, that the full title of the
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