THE CANAblAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 55 



ings of the old Entomological Club of the A. A. A. S., a short history of 

 the Club may not be out of place on this occasion. These notes I have 

 prepared from a hasty persual of the most readily available entomological 

 literature, and more especially from the volumes of the Canadian Ento- 

 mologist, to which periodical the Club is deeply indebted for the faithful 

 preservation of its records through a long number of years. 



The first movement looking toward the formation of a purely ento- 

 mological organization within the A. A. A. S. took place at the 21st meet- 

 ing of the Association, held at Dubuque, Iowa, August 21-27, 1872. 

 No definite action was taken at that time, and the only record of this 

 movement is preserved in the Can. Ent., Vol. IV., 1872, p. 182. 



In the following year the Association met at Portland, Me., and its 

 proceedings, as far as entomology is concerned, were briefly reported by 

 Mr. P. R. Uhler, elected to act as Secretary during the three meetings 

 held by the entomologists on August 21st, 22nd and 23rd. The subject 

 of forming a sub-section of entomology was then reconsidered, " but the 

 number of entomological papers offered being so small, it was not then 

 deemed advisable to go into sub-section." (Can. Ent., Vol. V., 1873, 

 p. 165.) 



At the following meeting of the Association, held at Hartford, Conn., 

 in August, 1874, an unusual number of Entomologists was brought to- 

 gether, and, after mature deliberation, it was resolved to organize under 

 the name of " The Entomological Club of the A. A. A. S.," and the fol- 

 lowing constitution was adopted, which is printed in the Can. Ent., Sept., 

 1S74, p. 161. 



[At the request of the President, the constitution was then read by 

 the Secretary.] 



In the year 1S75 the first meeting of the Club was held in Detroit, 

 Mich., on August loth, I'resident Dr. J. L. LeConte in the chair, Prof. C. 

 V. Riley, Secretary, and the minutes of this meeting are published in the 

 Can. Ent., 1875, pp. ijj-Jjg- 



The minutes of the meetings of the Club held in 1S76 in Buffalo, N. 

 Y., occupy nearly ten pages (pp. 176-185) in the Can. Ent., and, for the 

 first time, a short address of the President, Dr. J. L. LeConte, is published. 



The records of the next meeting, held in Nashville, Tenn., are very 

 meagre, on account of the absence of both the President and the Secre- 

 tary, and occupy a little more than two pages in the Can. Ent. for 1877 

 (pp. 172-T74.) 



