THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 241 



Thursday. August t8, 1892. 



The Club met at 9.30 a. m., President Schwarz in the chair, seventeen 

 members present. The minutes of the first day's proceedings were read 

 and approved. 



On motion of Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Lintner, the full proceed- 

 ings of the Club were ordered to be published in the Can.'^dian Ento- 

 mologist, and an abstract of the proceedings in " Insect Life." 



At the Washington meeting of the Club the Secretary was asked to 

 obtain as full minutes of the former meetings of the Club as possible, to 

 be preserved in permanent form. A bill was presented for some of the 

 back numbers of " Entomologica Americana " containing the proceedings, 

 and Mr, Smith stated that he would see that the bill was paid. Mr. 

 Fletcher asked how the small expenses of the Club were met, whereupon 

 several of the former secretaries of the Club stated that these bills were 

 paid by the Secretary. Mr. Kellicott thought that a law ought to be 

 passed providing for the payment of the few necessary expenses of the 

 Club. He was in favor of an assessment, as next year the Club should 

 have an especially good programme. 



Mr. Smith objected to an assessment as this was not done by other 

 clubs connected with the A. A. A. S., and most of the expenses were 

 paid for by the Association. 



Mr. Osborn objected to an assessment, in that it was not known just 

 who were members of the Club, the membership varying from year to 

 year according to the attendance at the Association. 



On motion of Mr. Lintner hereafter the Secretary is empowered to 

 meet the necessary expenses of the Club each year, and present a bill for 

 the same at a future meeting. 



On motion of Mr. Smith the President was empowered to appoint a 

 committee to nominate the officers of the Club for the ensuing year. 

 The President appointed Messrs. Fletcher, Osborn and Smith. 



Mr. Kellicott then exhibited specimens of pine twigs damaged by 

 Retinia cornstockiana. Mr. Southwick stated that this insect, so called, 

 was common in Central Park, but a comparison of some specimens which 

 he had with some at Washington had shown them to be ^. different species. 



The following paper was then read : — 



