April 22. "The Fabric of the Dream." (A study of the Midsummer's Night's Dream.) Mr. I. Gollancz.
May 27. "On a MS. Collection of Exempla (Mediæval Preacher's Moral Tales) in the possession of the Society." Professor W. P. Ker.[1]
June 24. "Some Notes on the Habits and Folklore of the Natives of Roebuck Bay, Western Australia, communicated by Mrs. J. A. Peggs." Mr. C. J. Tabor. (Folk-Lore, December, 1903.)
Nov. 18. "Guy Fawkes in London." Miss Burne.
"The Story of Deirdre: a Study in Folktale Development." Miss E. Hull (infra, p. 23).
Dec. 16. "Some Folklore from Jerusalem." Miss A. Goodrich Freer.
"Arthur and Gorlagon:" a Translation of a Latin MS. of the 14th century discovered in the Bodleian Library by Professor Kittredge. Mr. F. A. Milne.
The April meeting was held at the Theatre of Burlington House, in conjunction with the London Shakespeare League.
The following objects have been exhibited at the meetings, viz.:—
(1)* A selection of the Musquakie beadwork and costumes presented by Miss AL A. Owen to the Society. (2) A Basuto pound sterling—an amulet used among the Basuto and Baronga Tribes to expel internal evil spirit and astragalus bones, shells, and stones used in divination. By Mons. H. Junod. (3) A collection of Chinese Charms. By A. R. Wright. (4)* A drawing of the Well House at Headington Wick, Oxfordshire. By Mr. W. H. Jewitt. (5)* An Uist bone bodkin; two sets of "chucks" from Applecross, Ross-shire; and a photograph of (i.) magic and witch stones from Sutherlandshire and (ii.) "fairy arrows" from Islay. By Dr. R. C. Maclagan. (6) A collection of weapons, fire sticks, charms, &c., from Mapoon, Cape Yorke Peninsula. By Mrs. M. M. Bankes. (7) A number of shields, swords, fighting-sticks, charms, ornaments and other objects illustrative of the habits and folklore of the natives of Roebuck Bay, Western Australia. By Mr. C. J. Tabor. (8) A collection of Tibetan charms. By Mr. A. R. Wright. (9)* A soul-cake baked in Shrewsbury on All Souls' Day, 1903. By Mr. H. R. H. Southam. (10)* A Cambridgeshire "Corn-baby." By Miss E. M. Grafton. (11) Some post-cards illustrative of marriage customs in Brittany, By Mr. P. J. Pleather. (12)* Some amulets and charms from Jerusalem. By Miss Goodrich Freer.
- ↑ This MS. has now (through arrangements kindly made by Dr. Ch. Bonnier) been collated with the Artois MS., and Professor Ker is at work on the text.
