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:

Conversazione, 21 Jan 1897; 'Magic and Mystery - Ancient and Modern' by M. Cheverton-Brown, 25 Jan 1897; 'The Jester' by A.B. Priest, 1 Feb 1897; 'The Miracle Plays' by S.W. Clarke, 8 Feb 1897; Social Meeting, 15 Feb 1897; 'The Naming of Danish Settlements in the East Riding' by J.R. Boyle, 22 Feb 1897; 'Bygone Actors' by G.H. Chambers, 1 Mar 1897; 'East Yorkshire Proverbs and Phrases' by Jno. Nicholson, 8 Mar 1897; 'A Literary Masterpiece' by E. Lamplough, 15 Mar 1897; 'The Folk Speech of Chaucer' by W.H. Thompson, 22 Mar 1897; 'The Novels of Marie Corelli' by Herbert Lloyd, 29 Mar 1897; Annual Meeting, 5 Apr 1897.

Meetings held 8pm at the Royal Station Hotel.