220 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



OF ONTARIO. 



The ninth annual meeting of the Entomological Society of Ontario 

 was held in Ottawa, in the Museum of the Ottawa Literary and Scientific 

 Society, on Thursday, the 25th of September, at 4.30 p. m. In addition 

 to the members of the Society, there were present on invitation about 

 twenty members of the Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club. 



In the absence of the Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Jas. Fletcher was 

 appointed Secretary pro. tern. 



The President read a telegram which he had received from the Vice- 

 President, regretting that important engagements prevented him from 

 being present. 



The annual statement of the Secretary-Treasurer was read and adopted. 

 The report of the Council was read and adopted. 

 Mr. Couper then read the report of the Montreal Branch, indicating 

 very satisfactory progress ; this was referred for publication. 



The annual address of the President was next in order, after the 

 reading of which a vote of thanks was tendered to him both in the name 

 of the Society and also in that of the Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club for 

 his exceedingly interesting and instructive address, and a copy was 1 

 requested for publication in the Annual Report. 



The election of officers then took place, resulting in the appointment 

 of the following gentlemen : 



President, W. Saunders, London ; Vice-President, Jas. Fletcher, 

 Ottawa ; Secretary-Treasurer, Jas. H. Bowman, London ; Council — Rev. 

 C. J. S. Bethune, M. A., Port Hope ; Wm. Couper, Montreal ; J. M. 

 Denton and E. B. Reed, London ; R. V. Rogers, Kingston ; G. J. Bowles, 

 Montreal, and W. Harrington, Ottawa. Editor of Entomologist, W. 

 Saunders, London. Editing Committee— Jas. Fletcher, G. J. Bowles and 

 E. B. Reed. Librarian, W. E. Saunders. Library Committee — E. B. 

 Reed, J. M. Denton, H. B. Bock, with the President, Librarian and Sec- 

 retary. Auditors— Chas. Chapman and A. Puddicombe, London. 



A short time was agreeably spent in asking and replying to queries in 

 reference to insects and their habits, and in examining the collections of 

 insects in the Museum, after which the meeting adjourned. 



Jas. Fletcher, 



Secretary pro. tern. 



