C|e Canadian (Kntomokigist 



VOL. XIX. LONDON, DECEMBER, 1S87. No. 12 



ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



OF ONTARIO. 



The Annual Meeting of the Society was held pursuant to notice at 

 Ottawa, on Wednesday and Thursday, 26th and 27th October, 1887. The 

 meeting was held in Ottawa at the request of several members, in order 

 that an opportunity might be afforded to visit the Central Experimental 

 Farm of the Dominion Government, to examine the valuable collections 

 of insects in the Museum of the Geological and Natural History Survey 

 of Canada, and to inspect the collections of the members resident in 

 Ottawa. Through the kindness of the civic rulers, the meetings were 

 held in the City Hall. 



A Council meeting was held on Wednesday, at 10 a. m., on the ad- 

 journment of which the Museum was visited and the insect collections 

 examined, the magnificent exliibit of Lepidoptera eliciting universal 

 admiration. 



In the afternoon the Experimental Farm was visited, the Director, 

 Prof Saunders, kindly placing carriages at the disposal of the Council. 

 A Council meeting was held in his office, after which he escorted the 

 visitors around the farm, and explained the work already accomplished, 

 and the plans for future operations. The house and barns in course of 

 construction were justly admired, and it was evident to all that a great 

 and useful work was being accomplished under the oversight of the 

 Director and his skilful assistants. 



In the evening a general meeting of the Society was held in the coun- 

 cil chamber of the City Hall, and the Annual Address was deUvered by 

 the President, Mr. James Fletcher. Among the large audience present 

 were, in addition to members of the Entomological Society, many officers 

 and members of the Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club, of the Ottawa Liter- 

 ary and Scientific Society, of the Geological Museum, of various educa- 

 tional institutions, agricultural associations, etc., as well as gardeners and 

 farmers from the surrounding country. 



