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 Annual Report of the Council. 5

Howard, another of its oldest members, and Miss M. Roalfe Cox, to whom it is indebted for the collection of Cinderella vd,x\d.vX's, published in 1892 ; while three members —Lieut. Elliott H. Crooke, Captain T. I. W. Wilson, a master at Repton, and Captain H. C. Gouldsbury, who was stationed in Northern Rhodesia — have fallen in action. Meetings of the Society have been held as follows, viz.

l^thjamiary. " Mabinogion I." Professor Josef Baudis.

xdtli February. (Annual Meeting.) Presidential Address : " Primitive

Values." Dr. R. R. Mareit. 15/// March. " Some Characteristics of Irish Folklore." Miss Moutray Re.nd. \2.th April. " Masks and Origin of the Greek Drama." Dr. F. B. Jevons. X'jth May. " Magical Uses of Fire." Miss Blackman. 2\stjiine. "The Folklore of Shakespeare." Dr. Wheatley.

" Examples of Folk- Memory from Staffordshire." INIr. S. A. H. Burne. 15M November. "Bull Baiting and Bull Racing." Mr. W. Crooke. 20th December. "Notes on the Folklore of London" and "A Toy Museum

for Children " (illustrated by lantern slides). Mr. E. Lovett.

Dr. Jevons' paper on the origin of the Greek drama was followed by a very interesting discussion, in which among others, Dr. Seligman, Sir J. G. Frazer, and Dr. Cook took part ; and at the meeting in June an animated dis- cussion on the credibility of traditional legends, suggested by Mr. Burne's paper, was opened by Mr. E. S. Hartland.

It is a matter for regret that no objects of folklore interest were shown at any of the meetings. It is hoped that members or friends possessing any such objects will exhibit them, even if only informally.

Most of the meetings were well attended, those in April, May and June being particularly so. Owing to the stringency of the lighting regulations, the meetings were held as in 191 5 at 5 p.m., instead of 8 p.m.

Several additions have been made to the Society's Library during the year, particulars of which have been duly noted in Folk- Lore.

The President (who presided over Section H), Dr.Haddon, Dr. Rivers, Dr. Seligman, Mrs. Scoresby Routledge, Miss