An Evening Meeting was held on Wednesday, May 17th, 1893, at 22, Albemarle Street; the President (Mr. G. L. Gomme) in the chair.
The election of the following new members was announced, viz,: The Johns Hopkins University, Mr. W. Beer, and Mr. J. Trist.
The Secretary read a variant on the story of "The Green Lady", sent by Mr. Gerish, and told by an old Norfolk woman aged ninety-five, upon which Mr. Jacobs and Dr. Gaster offered some observations.
The President then read a tale, entitled "The Enchanted Gentleman", told in the summer of 1892 by a working woman living at Deptford to a lady who communicated it to Mrs. Gomme, the tale having first been written down and read over to the narrator, and corrected by her.
A folk-tale from Kumaon, by Pandit Bhagwan Das Sarma, was also read.
Mr. Baverstock read a short paper on "Some May-Day Observances in a mountain village in Co. Sligo", by Mr. Bree, and a discussion followed, in which the President, Dr. Gaster, and Mr. Baverstock took part.
Dr. Gaster then read his paper on "The oldest European Fairy Tale", and, subsequently, the tale itself translated from the Hebrew. A discussion followed, in which Messrs. Jacobs and Nutt, and the President took part.
A vote of thanks was accorded to all the readers of papers.
