| Description | Diagram showing the table arrangement and seating positions of 204 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, 1889.' Each seating place and its occupant are numbered and there is an index to these names. Several places are unreserved. The guests included the Minister of the Netherlands, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Arthur Peel (1829-1912), Sir Frederick Leighton (1830-1896) and a representative of The Times. Printed by Harrison & Sons. |