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nominations, I declare Mr. Winn duly elected. I will call now upon Mr. Winn to take 

 the chair. 



Me. Winn: I certainly do not deserve this honour. I never got it correctly 

 into my head how I came into this office. Two years ago the Fiftieth Annual Meet- 

 ing was held at Guelph and I was on hand. About two months later Mr. Gibson 

 surprised me by telling me that I had been elected Vice-President, and as it was 

 tlien too late to undo what seemed an inexplicable error, I came to the conclusion 

 that an honour to the Montreal Branch, with which I have been connected since a 

 schoolboy, was intended rather than on account of anything I may have been able 

 to accomplish personally. It has been suggested to-day that in reality it is a form 

 of punishment meted out for not attending all our meetings regularly. 



In some of our sessions reference has been made to the work of professional 

 or practical entomologists, and that of amateurs, who by inference are unpractical, 

 as if there were two well marked divisions. Eeally I do not think such a distinction 

 exists except in the application of the results obtained. If it does exist, I hope 

 it will cease and that our Society will remain united from Atlantic to Pacific as 

 we see it here to-day, and that some of those who attended our fiftieth anniversary 

 will also be present at the one hundredth. 



There is one point in particular that both the so-called divisions agree upon, 

 and that is the importance of learning the life-histories of insects from the egg to 

 Ihe perfect stage, and this has been emphasized in nearly all the papers we have 

 been listening to. This point reminds me of a matter about which I had some 

 correspondence with Dr. Bethune a few years ago — the question of Baving a suit- 

 able crest and motto to use in connection with a book-plate, for, old as our socieity 

 is, it cannot boast of owning either, " Ab ovo usque ad imaginem " — from egg to 

 imago. No particular insect was mentioned to serve as an emblem, and as I do not 

 know what views the members have on the subject, suggestions would be acceptable. 



I feel sure, however, that thoroughness in following out the life-histories of 

 insects, thus getting at the bottom of tilings, is one of the most important objects 

 to keep before us, for we do not really know an insect till we know it in all its 

 stages. 



I shall not take up any more of your time except to thank you very sincerely 

 for the honour conferred upon me. 



The President: I think all who have had to do with the society have been 

 impressed with Professor Caesar's ability. I do not think we could have a better 

 Vice-President in support to Mr. Winn than Professor Caesar, and I have much 

 pleasure in moving that Professor Caesar be elected Vice-President. 



Seconded by Me. Swaine. (Carried.) 

 (For complete list of officers see p. 6.) 



Me. Winn : I will now ask Mr. Sanders to read his paper on " Some of the 

 Methods followed in Nova Scotia in controlling the Brown-tail Moth.'' 



Mr. Sanders' paper read. 



