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long series of years. He considered it one of the most useful associations 

 connected with his Department, and expressed the great pleasure it gave 

 him to be present at its annual meeting. 



The Rev. Dr. Fyles read his presidential address on " The Impor- 

 tance of Entomological Studies to the Community at Large," illustrated with 

 beautiful diagrams that he had himself prepared. Dr. Fletcher gave an 

 address on '' The Value of Nature Study in Education," and at the close 

 exhibited a number of lantern pictures which showed the beauty and per- 

 fection of common objects in nature. 



On Thursday, November 14th, the various reports of the directors, 

 officers, branches and sections were read, and a large number of interest- 

 ing and valuable papers. These will be published in full in the forth- 

 coming Annual Report. The election of officers resulted as follows: 



President— Rev. T. W. Fyles, D.C.L., F.L.S., South Quebec. 



Vice-President — Professor William Lcchhead, Ontario Agricultural 

 College, Guelph. 



Secretary — William E. Saunders, London. 



Treasurer — J. H. Bowman, London. 



Directors : Division No. 1 — C. H. Young, Ottawa. 

 Division No. 2 — J. D. Evans, Trenton. 

 Division No. 3 — E. M. Walker, Toronto. 

 Division No. 4 — G. E. Fisher, Freeman. 

 Division No. 5 — J. A. Balkwill, London. 



Directors Ex-officio (ex-Presidents of the Society) — Professor Wm. 

 Saunders, LL.D., F.R.S.C., F.L.S., Director of the Experimental Farms, 

 Ottawa ; Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, M.A., D.C.L., F.R.S.C., London; James 

 Fletcher, LL.D., F.R.S.C., F.L.S., Entomologist and Botanist, Experi- 

 mental Farms, Ottawa ; W. H. Harrington, F.R.S.C., Ottawa ; John 

 Dearness, Normal School, London; Henry H. Lyman, M.A., Montreal. 



Director Ex-officio (Ontario Agricultural College) — Professor Wm. 

 Lochhead, Guelph. 



Librarian and Curator — J. Alston Moffat, London. 



Auditors — J. A. Balkwill and W. H. Hamilton, London. 



Editor of the Canadian Entomologist — Rev. Dr. Bethune, London. 



Editing Conunittee — Dr. J. Fletcher, Ottawa; H. H. Lyman, Montreal; 

 J. D. Evans, Trenton; W. H. Harrington, Ottawa; Prof. Lochhead, Guelph. 



Delegate to the Royal Society — Rev. Dr. Bethune, London. 



Delegates to the Western Fair — J. A. Balkwill and \V. E. Saunders, 

 London. 



