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of Ottawa, as the representative of our Society. We would call attention 

 to the following letter from Mr. Fletcher : — 



Mv Dear Sir, — Having been honored by the Council of the Ento- 

 mological Society of Ontario by being nominated as the delegate to 

 represent that Society at the approaching meeting of the Royal Society of 

 Canada, I shall feel obliged if any members who are desirous of availing 

 themselves of the privilege extended by the Royal Society of having 

 papers read before that learned body, will correspond with me without 

 delay, so that I may make the necessary arrangements. 



I am, my dear sir, yours truly, 



J. Fletcher. 



OBITUARY 



It l)ecomes our painful duty to announce the death of one of the 

 founders of our Society and its first President, Prof Henry Croft. He 

 died at Hermanitas, Texas, on the 28th of April, of dropsy, aged 63 

 years. Ever since the organization of our Society he has taken the 

 deepest interest in its welfare. Pearly in life while in J^urope he Avas an 

 ardent collector, devoting most of his attention to Hymenoptera ; but 

 after accepting the position of Professor of Chemistry in the University of 

 Toronto, which he tilled with much credit for many years, his time was so 

 fully occupied with his professional duties as to leave him but little 

 opportunity for entomological pursuits. Yet he never lost his interest in 

 this, his favorite department of natural history. For many years past his 

 eyesight had failed to such an extent as to prevent his collecting, and his 

 health also was too poor to permit of it. Several years ago he resigned 

 his position in the University and removed to Texas with his family, with 

 the hope of benefiting his health. His death was quite unexpected. 

 One of his much esteemed colleagues thus writes of him : "His last letter 

 to me, written about ten days before his death, showed much of liis old 

 interest in natural history, some of his familiar humor, and a kindly 

 interest in his friends here. I look back with pleasure on many years of 

 work with him as a colleague. I ever found him genuinely straight- 

 forward, guileless and upright." His memory will ever be cherished by 

 those of us who knew liim well as a kind and disinterested friend. 



