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THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO. 



The forty-seventh annual meeting of the Society was held at the 

 Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, on Thursday and Friday, November 

 3rd and 4th. Professor Tennyson D. Jarvis, President of the Society, 

 occupied the chair during the day meetings, and at the evening session 

 the meeting was presided over by Mr. C. C. James, Deputy Minister of 

 Agriculture for Ontario. 



Amongst those present were Mr. H. H. Lyman, Montreal; Dr. C. G. 

 Hewitt, Mr. Arthur Gibson and Mr. Groh, Central Experimental Farm, 

 Ottawa ; Prof. Swaine, Macdonald College, St. Anne's, P. Q.; Mr. John 

 D. Evans and Miss Evans, Trenton; Mr. F. J. A. Morris, Trinity College 

 School, Port Hope : Dr. E. M. Walker, and Messrs. C. W. Nash, J. B. 

 Williams and A. Gumrner, Toronto ; Prof. Needhara, Cornell University, 

 Ithaca, N. Y.; President Creelman, Professors C. A. Zavitz, W. H. Day, 

 S. F. Edwards, E. J. Zavitz, C. J. S. Bethune, Messrs. J. E. Howitt, J. W. 

 Eastham, L. Caesar, D. H. Jones, Morley Pettit, of the staff; and a 

 number of the students of the Ontario Agricuhural College. 



On Thursday morning a meeting of the Council was held, at which the 

 report of the proceedings during the past year was drawn up, and several 

 questions concerning the welfare of the Society were discussed. Amongst 

 others, was the consideration of a proposal to hold the next annual 

 meeting at either Macdonald College, P. Q., or the Experimental Farm at 

 Ottawa. This was referred to the Executive Committee for further 

 action. Dr. Bethune was elected a Life Member in recognition of his 

 services to the Society since its inception 47 years ago. 



In the afternoon the proceedings began with the reading of reports by 

 the following Directors on the insects observed in their respective districts 

 during the year : Mr. A. Gibson, Ottawa ; Mr. C. E. Grant, Orillia ; Mr. 

 J. B. Williams, Toronto ; Mr. F. J. A. Morris, Port Hope ; Mr. R. S. 

 Hamilton, Gait ; and Mr. R. C. Treherne, Grimsby. Mr. L. Caesar gave 

 a paper on " The Insects of the Year in Ontario," and was followed by 

 Dr. Hewitt, who gave an account of the " Most Injurious Insects in 

 Canada during the Year 1910." These papers were discussed in an inter- 

 esting manner by a number of those present. The reports of the Montreal 

 and Toronto Branches, and of the Treasurer, Curator and Librarian of the 

 Society were read and accepted. 



In the evening a public meeting was held in Massey Hall auditorium, 

 which was well attended by students of the College, as well as members 

 of the Society. Professor Needham gave a particularly interesting and 



