October 20. "Some Secret Societies and Fetishes in Africa. " Mrs. M. French-Sheldon.
Nov. 17. "Two Notes from the Banks Islands." Dr. W. H. R. Rivers.
Dec. 15. "British Horse Ornaments and Superstitions." Mr. A. R. Wright. "Horse Charms and Superstitions Abroad, and the Early Legendary History of the Horse" (illustrated by lantern slides). Mr. E. Lovett.
At the April meeting Mr. W. L. Hildburgh and Mr. E. Lovett exhibited a number of amulets from Naples and elsewhere; at the June meeting, Mrs. Shakespear exhibited and explained the use of a number of objects collected among the hill tribes of Assam, and more particularly the Lushais, the Manipuris, and the Hakka Chins; at the October meeting Mrs. French-Sheldon exhibited a number of objects illustrating her paper, including the coat worn by the executioner of King Prempeh of Ashanti, a fetish cup from the Congo with head looking both ways, and a mask from the upper Aruwimi river; at the November meeting Mr. A. R. Wright exhibited a number of interesting objects from Oceania; and at the December meeting Mr. A. R. Wright, Mr. E. Lovett, and Mr. C. J. Tabor exhibited a fine collection of charms, amulets, and trappings. Other objects exhibited during the session were two "St. Bridget's crosses" from County Antrim by the President, and a helmet of riveted mail covered with amulets from the field of Omdurman by Mr. A. R. Wright.
The Council have arranged a programme of exhibits coordinated as far as possible with the papers to be read at each meeting, and they hope that members and friends of the Society possessing objects of folklore interest, and especially any bearing on the subjects of the papers announced for reading, will offer them for exhibition. Anyone kind enough to send exhibits should communicate with Mr. A. A. Gomme, 12 Dryden Chambers, 119 Oxford St., W., who will supply appropriate labels.
