Officers: J. Leith Waters, President; J.E. Forty, Past President; H. Best, J. Travis-Cook, D. Maxwell, Rev H.W. Perris, Vice-Presidents; William Andrews, Secretary; S. Harris, Treasurer; E. Lamplough, Librarian. Council: L.H. Bergman; I.W. Dickinson; A. Jordan; H. Lloyd; H.E.H. Gillett; Rev W.J. Pearson; A.B. Priest; D. Wilson.

Syllabus:

Annual Dinner, 19 Oct 1896; 'M. Henry Berenger and Idealism' by the President, 26 Oct 1896; 'Personal Reminiscenses' by D. Maxwell, 2 Nov 1896; 'The Country Folk of Thomas Hardy' by F.H. Hart, 9 Nov 1896; 'The Origin of Language' by I.W. Dickinson [crossed through], 16 Nov 1896; Social Meeting, 23 Nov 1896; 'The Scotch Novel of To-day' by Rev H.W. Perris, 30 Nov 1896; 'Princess Ida' by H.C. Appleby [crossed through and replaced with 'The Elgin Marbles' by D.W.], 7 Dec 1896; 'The Historical Novel' by E. Haworth Earle, 14 Dec 1896; Yuletide Revels, 23 Dec 1896.

Meetings held 8pm at the Royal Station Hotel.