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March 21. "Elf shooting and its treatment in the North-west of Ireland." The Rev. J. Meehan. " More Cairene Folklore." The Rev. Prof. A. H. Sayce. April 25, " Spanish Amulets and ex voto Offerings." Mr. W. L. Hildburgh. "The Scapegoat in Europe." Mr. N. W. Thomas. May 16. "Travel Notes from South Africa." (Illustrated by lantern
slides.) Mr. E. S. Hartland. June 20. "Custom and Belief in the Icelandic Sagas." Miss Winifred
Faraday. Nov. 21. " The Evolution of the Idea of Hades in Celtic Literature." Miss
Eleanor Hull. Dec. 19. "The Grail and the Mysteries of Adonis." Miss Jessie L. Weston.
The meetings were generally well attended, especially those on February 21st and May i6th, which were no doubt rendered particularly attractive by the lantern illustrations. Miss Weston's paper, read on the 19th December, gave rise to a capital discussion, in which (amongst others) Mr. W. B. Yeats and Dr. Furnivall took part.
The Council regret that so few objects of Folklore interest have been offered for exhibition during the year. In fact, the only exhibitor has been Mr. W. L. Hildburgh, who showed a most interesting collection of Spanish amulets and ex voto offerings illustrative of the paper read by him on the 25th April. In the year 1905 the list of objects exhibited was an unusually long and interesting one, and the Council hope that their next report will contain a list at least as long and as interesting. The secretary is always glad to arrange with members of the Society or their friends for the exhibition of objects at any meeting ; and, provided that sufficient notice be given, the proposed exhibition can be announced on the cards sent out before each meeting to members residing in London and the home counties. These exhibitions contribute so much to the interest and attractiveness of the meetings that they deserve every encouragement.
There has been no addition to the objects in the Society's
