| Description | Diagram showing the table arrangement and seating positions of 142 named Fellows and their guests at the Society's anniversary dinner at Willis's Rooms, 26 King Street, St. James's Square [London]. Headed: 'The Royal Society. Anniversary Dinner, St. Andrew's Day, November 30, 1888.' Each seating place and its occupant are numbered and there is an index to these names. Several places are unreserved. The guests included the United States Minister, Edward John Phelps (1822-1900), the Lord Chancellor, Hardinge Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury (1823-1921) and Sir Frederick Leighton (1830-1896). Printed by Harrison & Sons. |