The Society is open to all professional and non-professional magicians as well as those with a serious interest in the art of magic. Membership is by audition or interview. Meetings take place on the first and third Wednesday of each month (with a break for a summer recess). Visitors are always welcome but should first contact one of the officers of the society before attending. Stewart Williams, one of the founders of the Society over 50 years ago, has kindly contributed the following history of the society.