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 Minutes of Meetings. 251

On the motion of the Chairman a vote of condolence with the family of Mr. W. W. Newell of the American Folk-Lore Society was passed.

Dr. Dan M'Kenzie read a paper entitled, "Children and Wells" [ififra, p. 253], and in the discussion which followed, Mr. Nutt, Mr. D'Arcy Power, and the Chairman took part.

The Meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to Dr. M'Kenzie for his paper.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17th, 1907.

Mr. G. L. Gomme (Vice-President) in the Chair.

The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed.

The election of Mr. P. G. Thomas, Mrs. H. Draper, and Miss C. Verhorff as members of the Society, and the admission of the Seattle Public Library, the General Theological Seminary of New York, and the Institut de Sociologie, Solvay, Brussels, as subscribers to the Society were announced.

The resignations of Mr. G. H. Skipwith and Miss A. B. Wherry were also announced.

Dr. C. G. Seligmann delivered a lecture entitled " Some Notes from New Guinea," which was profusely illustrated by lantern-slides, and in the discussion which followed, Mr. Wright, Mr. G. Calderon, and the Chairman took part. Some Papuan songs were also reproduced on the phonograph.

The Meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to Dr. Seligmann for his lecture.