MEETINGS AND SOCIALS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16156, 9 March 1918, Page 5

MEETINGS AND SOCIALS.

: $ MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY. ' A meeting of the Canterbury Microscopio.u Society was hold oil Thursday ovenmg, Mr E. E: Stark presiding over a good attendance ot membora. A that tho Society elibuld placo a social evening oil its progr«innie was referred to the committer for consideration. Since li:«t meeting, a Held party veiled Mcljignald'a Bush, u.t Hoon Hay, with a rwult -that over 60 different species of insecte were collected and classified. It was decided that the next field party be held at Tai Tfl-pu. Mr J» II Wilson gave an instructive address, ontitled, "The Way to tho Heart," describing the microscopical structure of tho organ 9 and tissues iorming the alimentary oan.a.l; and illustrating his remarks with a number of diagrame and microscopical 6lides. _Mr J W. Campbell exhibited a, number of micro, lantern slides displaying the various paits of -,l beetle. Mr E. E. Stark operated the iantern. BECKENHAM RESIDENTS' association. At Uie- monthly mcctiTiff of tho Beck&iiliam Rcaidcnty' Asaociatioa Mr man) presided over a. good attendance, i.llO matter of tbe- eeptic tanl: at Malcolm avenue was under review, :vnd the secretary was instructed to write to Mr Alpers to get definite information regarding tho attitude of the Heathcoto County Council concerning tho decision of tho Supremo Court Judge. A j)leasing feature of the meeting was a •presentation made to Misa Mavis Peek. Councillor Pcei has given tho "use of the hall free of charge to the Association for several yeare, and ■ Mr (past chairman), in a short speech, expressed the best thanks of tho Association to Mr and Mrs Peek for their kindness, and in handing Mife Mavis a wristlet watch, osprcs6cd the hopo that she would for many years to come look j upon tho gift 11a a small token of the high esteem in which. Jhu - parents were held by the Association. Mrs Peek thanked th-a AhI eociation foT their kindnep-s, and assured tha 1 members of the Association who were present that any courtesy that tlfoy bad received from the hands of Mr Peck or lieTaolf would I bo fully maintained in th« interests of the Association. ======== (