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374 too, we are to have the presence of M. Ploix, president of the Societé des Traditions populaires, and of M. Paul Sébillot, the indefatigable secretary of the Société and the collector of French contes populaires. M. Cordier will also attend the Congress. Professor Monseur of Liège, president of the Société du Folk-lore Wallon, will attend in his official capacity. The American Folk-lore Society will be represented by its erudite secretary, Mr. W. W. Newell. Far-off Finland will send M. E. Krohn, member of a family that have done much for Finnish folk-lore. Mr. C. G. Leland, of Hans Breitmann fame, will form the point of contact between the Congress and the Gipsy-lore Society, which will also be represented by Mr. F. Hindes Groome. The Anthropological Institute has delegated Mr. C. H. Reid, of the British Museum, to represent a closely-allied science. The Glasgow Society of Antiquaries sends Mr. W. G. Black, known to readers of as the author of that interesting volume, Folk Medicine; and Ireland sends Mr. Cockran. Altogether, it will be seen, a goodly number of foreign and affiliated British societies will be represented by some of their most distinguished members.

The social interests of this concourse of fellow-students have been considered by the Organising Committee, as may be judged from the following programme of the Congress which has been issued to members—under revision, of course, as modification may be made up to the last moment, of which due notification will be given to the members. The meetings will be held in the rooms of the Society of Antiquaries, the Council of which body have kindly placed their apartments at the service of the Congress.

Thursday, Oct. 1,2.30 p.m.— of the —Reception and Address by the President, Mr. Author:Andrew Lang.

Appointment of an International Folk-lore Council.

Friday, Oct. 2, 11 a.m.—Meeting of the —Address of the Chairman, Mr., F.S.A., and Papers.