I about the
purpose of our Club. From my childhood--now a very remote period--I
have continually been seeking out means for making the various
nations of the earth acquainted with one another, and to cause them
to unite instead of hating and killing each other. The most powerful
means for dispelling the darkness which surrounds us, the
ever-powerful instrument for uniting the various nations of the
earth, is _the International Language_.

Do not forget, then, dear fellow-thinkers and friends, that, in
working for the cause of the international language, we are devoting
ourselves to a blessed and a holy aim; we are striving for the
happiness of future generations, and for the amelioration of the
civilised world.

At the termination of this interesting speech the Vice-President, J.
C. O'Connor, Esq., read a letter from the Treasurer, W. T. Stead,
Esq., who was not able to be present on account of a slight illness.
Mr. O'Connor also said a few words in English on the rapid progress
Esperanto has made amongst us.

Then the Hon. Secretary read a Report of the Club's affairs, which
will be sent to all Members.

Miss Lawrence then gave us two interesting letters. One was from Mr.
Geoghegan, in Alaska, for which, unfortunately, we have not space.
The other was from Dr. Zamenhof, once more accentuating the fact
that, if printers have not the accents over Esperanto letters, they
may always substitute the accents by the letter "H" (ch, gh, hh, sh,
jh), and that the accent over the "UX" need not be printed. This
will, possibly, help our Cause.

The Members of some other Societies, who wished to unite with us,
were added to the London Esperanto Club; and the official part of the
meeting terminated with a flourish, for our dear Chief, Dr. Zamenhof
himself, had sent us a speech on the phonograph.

The use of phonographs is certainly an important means of studying
the pronunciation of Esperanto, and those who have access to them
will be wise in getting Esperanto records. Mr. Rees, of the Modern
Language Press, 13, Paternoster Row, London, kindly came to prove
this fact by means of Dr. Zamenhof's record, and another one from
The Esperantist. I had already copied the speech which Dr.
Zamenhof thus kindly sent before the transcript arrived. This fact
will prove to sceptical people that our Chief's words in Warsaw were
quite intelligible to us in London.

Esteemed Ladies and Gentlemen,

Not having the power of participating in