Folk-Lore.
TRANSACTIONS OF THE FOLK-LORE SOCIETY.
TUESDAY, APRIL 19th, 1898.
The President (Mr. Alfred Nutt) in the Chair.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
The election of Mr. J. Linwood Pitts as a member of the Society was announced.
The following books presented to the Society since the last meeting were laid on the table, viz.:
(1) Aplech de Rondayes Mallorquines d'en Jordi des Recó (3 vols.), by Antoni Ma. Alcover, presented by the Author.
(2) Report of the Minister of Education, Ontario, 1897, with supplement; and Annual Archæological Report, 1896-7, being part of Appendix to the last-mentioned Report, presented by Hon. G. W. Ross, Provincial Minister of Education.
The President read an extract from the Daily Graphic entitled "Kissing Day at Hungerford" (see post, p. 281), upon which Mr. Gomme offered some observations.
Mr. W. A. Craigie read a paper entitled "Evald Tang Kristensen, a Danish Folklorist;" and in the discussion which followed the President, Mr. Kirby, Mr. Gomme, and the Hon. J. Abercromby took part.
The meeting concluded with a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Craigie for his paper.
