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Rh Mr. E. S. Hartland, President of the Folk-Lore Society, then took the Chair, and expressed the thanks of the Society for the reception the Institute had given them and their friend Professor Starr, who had most generously presented the Society with the interesting objects they saw before them, and who would favour them with some account of his collection.

Professor F. Starr then gave an address explanatory of the collection of objects illustrating the Folk-Lore of Mexico.

The Chairman wound up the proceedings by describing the kindly welcome he had received in Chicago from Professor Starr, and proposed a hearty vote of thanks to him for his able address, which was supported by Mr. G. L. Gomme and Mr. A. L. Lewis, and carried unanimously.

On Monday, June 26th, a complimentary dinner to Frederick Starr, Professor of Anthropology in the University of Chicago, was given by the Folk-Lore Society at the Holborn Restaurant, the President, Mr. E. S. Hartland, being in the Chair.

Upwards of sixty Members and friends of the Society sat down to dinner, among the guests being the Right Hon. Sir R. Temple, Bart., the Right Hon. James Bryce, Miss Mary H. Kingsley, Professor Rhys Davids, Professor Ridgway, and Mr. C. H. Read. After dinner, the toasts of the Queen and the President of the United States having been duly honoured, Mr. Andrew Lang proposed the guest of the evening. The Chairman announced that a resolution had been unanimously passed by the Council electing Professor Starr an Hon. Member of the Society, and asking him to accept a set of the publications of the Society down to the present time. The Chairman then handed to Professor Starr the first and last volumes of the