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 Minutes of Meetings. 131

WEDNESDAY, 15th MARCH, 1905.

The President (Dr. W. H. D. Rouse) in the Chair.

The minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed.

The addition of the Imperial Court Library, Vienna, and the Public Library of the District of Columbia to the list of subscribers was announced.

The death of Mr. J. Hodgkin and the resignation of Mr. S. O. Addy were also announced.

The Secretary read a letter from Mr. H. M. Bower, the author of The Ceri of Gubbio, regretting his inability to be present at the Meeting.

A note on the Scoppio del Carro at Florence, by Miss Jessie L. Weston [p. 182], having been read, Mrs. Wherry read some notes on " Processions of the Dancing Towers in Italy," and exhibited a number of photographs and drawings illustrating the subject.

Mr. Gunther then read a paper entitled "The Cimaruta," [p. 132], and exhibited several specimens and drawings of Cimaruta charms [see Plates]. Miss B. Wherry also ex- hibited a silver charm-necklace from Italy.

A discussion followed on Mrs. Wherry's and Mr. Gun- ther's papers, in which the President, Dr. Gaster, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Nutt took part.

The Meeting terminated with the usual votes of thanks to the readers of papers and exhibitors of objects.