JUBILEE OF THE RUSSIAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 107 



kievich, academicians Borodnik and Karpmski, J*i*ince Massulsky, 

 Mr. Dostoievsky, secretaiy of the Russian Imperial Geographical 

 Society and kinsman of the famovis author. Messrs. Alferaki, Adelung, 

 Bianki, Skarikoff, Kuzetsoft', and E. E. Groum-Grgimailo, lepidop- 

 terist and zoogeographer. 



The president opened the proceedings by reading a letter from 

 H.I.H. Grand Duke Nicolas Mikhoilovich, regretting his inability to 

 attend personally, and sending greetings to the society, with his con- 

 gratulations upon its fiftieth anniversary. The president then greeted 

 the society, and especially congratulated Baron Th. R. Osten-Sacken, 

 the only surviving original member. 



One of the Hon. Secretaries, Mr. G. G. Jacobson, gave a brief 

 outline of the Society's history, after which the Vice-President, 

 Mr. Andre Petrovich Semenoft'-Tian-Shansky, one of the foremost 

 entomologists in Russia, scarcely less distinguished by his work upon 

 the < 'hri/siilidae and Dcnnatuptera of the Russian fauna than by his 

 studies of the Coleoptera, then read a paper upon the scientific 

 achievements and literature published by the Society. 



The Secretary then read out, amidst cheers, the names of the 

 honorary members elected in celebration of the Jubilee. These were 

 Councillor V. Th. Oshanin, the veteran hemipterist, who has resided 

 over forty years in Turkestan, Professor N. A. Cholodkovsky, of the 

 Institute of Forestry and Military Medical Academy, A. P. Semenolf- 

 Tian-Shansky, Vice-President of the Society, Professor .John Sahlberg 

 of the I'niversity of Helsingfors, and V. E. Petersen, of the Real 

 Institute of Riga. 



Delegates from various institutions next presented their addresses. 

 The only foreigner present. Dr. Malcolm Burr, congratulated the 

 Society on behalf of the Linnean, Entomological, and Zoological 

 Societies of London, and presented their addresses with the expressions 

 of heartiest good will. The references in the addresses to the bonds 

 of scientific good fellowship which does so much to promote the 

 comity of nations, were received with enthusiasm by the meeting, and 

 accepting the addresses, the President charged Dr. Malcolm Burr to 

 convey to the council and fellows of the societies which he represented, 

 their deep appreciation of the compliment paid by English men of 

 science in sending a representative so far, and his hearty concordance 

 in the value of such international courtesies in the scientific world, 

 which strengthened the bonds uniting friendly peoples. 



Dr. Poppius and Professor Sahlberg, delegates of the Finnish 

 (jeological Society and University of Helsingfors, read an address in 

 French, after which followed a number of addresses from numerous 

 Russian and learned bodies and institutions of agriculture and 

 forestry. 



Mr. Oscar I. .Jon, Assistant Hon. Secretary, then proceeded to read 

 very many letters and telegrams of congratulations from all parts of 

 the world, including the Rothschild Museum at Tring, the Senchen- 

 burgische Natnrforschergesellschaft, and the Naturforscherverin of 

 Steiermark, the Royal Society of Naples, and the Entomological 

 Societies of Belgium, Holland, Bohemia, Ontario, Switzerland, and 

 Bulgaria, the University of Upsala, the New Vork Academy of Sciences, 

 the Smi.thsonian Institution of Washington, the Indian Museum of 



