1901 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



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Alex. Kwiat (and among the Coleoptera being a series of ParnidiB from Mr. W. D. Richardson), 

 and most generous exchanges by Dr. Strecker, Messrs. W. N. Tallant, Frederick Knab, the 

 Hon. P. C. Truman, and other gentlemen, and'a gift by Dr. Fletcher of a series of mosquitoes, 

 have materially augmented the Society's Collections. These gifts are extremely acceptable. 



The interest of farmers in the objects of the Society is steadily increasing, — this is evidenced 

 by the affiliation during the past year of additional agricultural societies with our own. 



Dr. James Fletcher in the early summer generously offered two prizes for competition by 

 the young folk of Lacombe for the best general collection of insects, and the best of noxious and 

 beneficial insects, the Society adding a third prize for pressed wild plants (including weeds). 

 The Lacombe Field Club furnished the prize winners among several competitors. Rains during 

 the summer interfered somewhat with regular outings of the Club. 



Percy B. Gregson, President. 

 November 7th, 1901. 



Auditor's Report. 



Receipts and expenditure of the North-West (Canada) Entomological Society for 1901 : — 



Receipts. 



^Tetnbers' fpes 



Terri6'>rial Governnient Grant. 

 Deficit (met by Pre-ideot) 



25 00 

 25 00 

 10 00 



$80 00 



Expenditure. 



$ c. 



Meptioes (fa raers, etc.) 14 85 



Printiner KCCi'unt 



Suhsc'iptions to agricultural, etc., papers.. 



Stationery 



Cork, pins, etc 



ApparatuF 



Expense account (postap;e8, freierhts, etc ). 



Sundfen (including prize, and di--tribution 



of agricultural journa's) 



I have examined the books and vouchers of the Treasurer of the North- West (Canada) 

 Entomological Society, and find them correct, and the above is a true statement of its receipts 

 and expenditure for 1901. 



(Signed) J. L. Tipping, 

 A uditor. 

 November 8th, 1901. 



OBITUARY 



Miss Eleanor A. Ormerod, LL.D. 



The Science of Entomology in its practical application to agiiculture has suffered a great 

 loss through the death of Miss Ormerod, which took place at her residence, Torrington House, 

 St. Albans, England, on Friday, July 19th, 1901. Economic entomologists, not only in England 

 but throughout the world, have been moved with profound regret that a career so remarkable • 

 and so useful should have been brought to a close, but one could hardly hope that the aged lady 

 would long be able to sustain the burden of increasing infirmities and the trials of a painful and 

 protracted illness. 



Miss Ormerod was born at Sedbury Park, Gloucestershire, on May 11th, 1828, and had thus 

 entered upon her 74rh year. She was the youngest of a family of ten, consisting of seven sons 

 and three daughters, of whom she was the last survivor. Her father, Mr. George Ormerod, 

 LL.D., F.R.S., F S.A., etc., was a distinguished literary man and the author of a notable 

 " History of Cheshire ; " her mother was a daughter of Dr. John Latham, F.R.S., at one time 

 President of the Royal College of Physicians. On both sides, therefore, she inherited literary 



