Anniversary Address

Extract

By tradition this annual address is something of a miscellany, not to say a farrago. Among the many ingredients that may go into it, there is one element which is fairly constant, namely a certain amount of comment on the activities of the Society during the year just concluded, on changes in the staff and officers, and on any other notable events which have occurred. Any custom as time-honoured as this one should surely be regarded as venial, if not commendable, in this Society. However, it seems to me that in this case it can also plead a very positive justification and practical utility in that it brings to the notice of the Fellowship generally much which would otherwise be buried in the Minutes of various committees. At all events, I give notice that I intend to follow custom in this matter this evening.