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and said that the qjestion was resting like a nightmare upon the 

 heads of the Department at Toronto. Twenty-five thousand 

 dollars would be spent this year in the endeavor to wipe out this 

 pest. 



At the close of this session the society passed a unanimous 

 resolution approving of the measures adopted by ihe Ontario De- 

 partment of Agriculture, and of the wise and judicious methods 

 the Hon. Minister had adopted for the suppression of the San Josd 



scale. 



The evening meeting was held in the Y. M. C. A. hall. Presi- 

 dent Lyman delivered his annual address, Prof Webster read a 

 paper entitled ''One Hundred Years of Entomology in America," 

 Dr. Fletcher gave an illustrated lantern lecture on "Some Familiar 

 Insects," and Prof. Lochhead delivered a short address, also illus- 

 trated with lantern pictures, on " Insect Pests of the Garden, 

 Orchard and Farm." . Other short addresses were given by Rev. 

 Dr. Fyles and Rev. Dr. Bethune. 



During the second day valuable papers were read by Profs. 

 Lochhead, Webster, Fletcher, and Messrs. Fyles, Bethune, 

 Gibson and others, which were much appreciated. Reports of the 

 Montreal, Toronto and Quebec branches were presented, as also 

 those of the different sections of the society, all showing the useful 

 work done by each during the year. 



The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as fol- 

 lows : " President, Rev. Dr. Fyles, Quebec ; Vice-President, 

 Prof. Wm. Lochhead, Guelph ; Secretary, W. E. Saunders, Lon- 

 don ; Treasurer, J. A. Balkwill, London ; Librarian and Curator, 

 J. A. Moffatt. London ; District Directors, W. H. Harrington, 

 Ottawa ; J. D. Evans, Trenton ; D. G. Cox, Toronto ; James 

 Johnston, Bartonville ; and R. W. Rennie, London. 



The reports of the officers were very gratifying, showing that 

 the society has 552 members, who are scattered throughout the 

 whole world, and that its influence is spreading and being felt in 

 every direction. The following honorary members were elected : 

 Dr. L. O. Howard, U. S. Entomologist, Washington ; Prof. 

 Webster, State Entomologist of Ohio; Dr. J. B. Smith, Rutger's 

 College, New Jersey, and Prof. H. F. Wickham, Iowa City, Icwa. 



ARTHUR GIBSON, 

 Central Experimental Farm. 



