Vol 5 - Dumfriesshire & Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian ...

Transactions. 5meeting, and in the meantime he was to employ a collector if itwere the wish of the meeting. The Committee's proposal wasagreed to.Election of Office-hearers. — -The following were elected theOffice-bearers and Members of Committee for the ensuingSession :—President, Dr Griei-son ; Vice-Presidents, IMessrs J.G. H. Starke, James Barbour, F. R. Coles, and Major Bowden ;Honorary Secretary, Mr J. Wilson ; Assistant Secretary, MrRobert Barbour ; Treasurer, Mr J. Lennox ; Members of Comuiittee—MessrsW. M'Dowall, J. Rutherford, T. Watson, RobertMurray, J. Neilson, J. Davidson, A. Innes, T. Shortridge, J. W.Dods, and A. Bi'uce ; Auditor, Mr M. M'Innes.Conversazione.—The Secretary intimated that the late committeehad decided to hold the proposed Conversazione inGreyfriars'large hall on the 27th and 28th October, and submittedtheir recommendation for approval.It was unanimously adopted,and the new committee were empowered to make the necessaryarrangements.The remainder of the evening was occupied in general discussionon the nature of the conversazione, and the objects to beexhibited thereat.•21th, 28111, and 22th October, 1886.E.XHIBITIOX.The Exliibition was held in Greyfriars' Halls on the abovedates, and proved one of the most important and interestingevents in the history of the Society.A large collection of local objects of Archaeology, Llanuscriiots,and Portraits was arranged in one half of the larger hall, andthe other half was occupied with the Natural History exhibits,which comprised specimens of nearly all the flowering plants,ferns, and mosses, and a representative series of the lichens andfungi.The collections of minerals and rocks of the district werearranged in one corner, while the zoological specimens were faii-lywell represented.The meeting was opened at 2 p.m. on Wednesday,the 27th, by the President, Dr Grierson, in tiieunavoidableabsence through indisposition of W. H. Maxwell, Esq. of Munches,and remained open until 10 p.m. On Thursday and Friday itwas opened at 11 a.m. and closed at 10 P.M.For full description of Exhibition see Appendix.