"As you probably know the late Earl Russell was a member of this Society for about 75 years and was President for 3 Sessions. We have decided that it would be fitting for us to include in this year's volume of our Proceedings an obituary article by one of our senior members. We should like to include in the volume along with the obituary article, a photograph of the late Earl Russell and should be most grateful if you could oblige us by letting us have a photograph which Lady Russell may consider to be suitable for the purpose."