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led to greater exertions than it would have made had Dr. Wilson been 

 permitted to remain with us, and there is every reason to believe that 

 ere long this Society will attain that importance in the scientific world 

 which he, while living, desired so ardently to realize. 



During the past few months strenuous efforts have been made, with 

 a view towards placing the Society upon a solid and permanent bash. 

 Printed appeals have been circulated far and near, and committees ap- 

 pointed for the purpose of making known more generally the existence 

 of such a Society, and of exhibiting in its behalf the interests of those 

 who are favorably inclined towards the cause of science. 



The Society furthermore, desiring to be of practical use to the com- 

 munity, and especially that portion embracing Agriculture, has com- 

 menced the publication of a monthly sheet, styled " The Practical En- 

 tomologist," for gratuitous distribution, whereby it is thought much 

 valuable information may be disseminated and thousands of dollars 

 saved. The results of these efforts can only be determined in the future. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



J. Frank Knight, 



Recording Secretary. 



The Annual Reports of the Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, and 

 Standing Committees, were »>ad. 



The following paper was presented for publication in the Proceed- 

 ings :— 



■• Notes on the Bombycidae of Cuba, by Aug. R. Grote." 



And was referred to a Committee. 



The Society then proceeded to elect Officers and Standing Commit- 

 tees for the ensuing year, with the following result : — 



OFFICERS. 



President — Robert Frazer. I Corresponding Secretary — E. T. Cresson. 



Vice-President — William S. Pine. [ Becording Secretary — J. Frank Knight. 



Treasurer — J. W. McAllister. 



STANDING COMMITTEES. 



On Coleoptera — J. H. B. Bland, Samuel Lewis, M. D., Charles Wilt. 



On Lepidoptera — James Ridings, Charles A. Blake, Aug. R. Grote. 



On Ilymenoptera — E. T. Cresson, J. W. McAllister, Daniel Wiest. 



On Diptera — Aug. R. Grote, Charles Wilt, E. T. Cresson. 



On Neuroptera and Orthoptera — John Meichel, James Ridings, Wm. S. Pine. 



On Hemiptera and Aptera — James II. Ridings, J. Frank Knight, Geo. B. Dixon. 



On Library — Charles A. Blake, Samuel Lewis, M. D., J. Frank Knight. 



On Publication — E. T. Cresson, Aug. R. Grote, J. W. McAllister. 



On Collecting Fund — Samuel Lewis, M. D., Rohert Frazer, Prof. J. Ennis. 



On Insect Architecture — J. Frank Knight, Jas. II. Ridings, Chas. A. Blake. 



