June, 1903] Proceedings of the Society. Ill 



returned and ir:duced Busck's Detective Agency under promise of 

 fame and fortune to introduce him to Lady Pomonella, whom he 

 had not seen since his boyhood. 



" He then attacked Baron Carpocapsa with three years' priority, 

 stabbed Count Cydia with a monotype and eloped with the bhishing 

 Lady Pomonella. But alas ! It was a short-lived bliss, as they were 

 confronted at the very altar by Father Fernald who had looked up 

 Earl Erminea's credentials and soon discovered that he was a prepos- 

 terous pi'etender, travelling under the assumed name of the long- 

 deceased Prince Erminea of Haworthia, and he was consequently at 

 once ignominiously dumped into the sheol of homonymy. 



" And Baron Carpocapsa regained consciousness in the nick of time 

 and was brought to the altar to the anxious bride Pomonella, who was 

 trembling lest the ceremony should again be nolle prossed. 



" May they now live in peace ! " 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW YORK ENTO- 

 MOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Meeting of Tuesday, January 6, 1903. 



The annual meeting of the Society was held at the American Museum of Natural 

 History. President Groth in the chair. Sixteen members present. 



The report of the treasurer was presented and referred to the Auditing Committee. 



Mr. Leng reported that a room had been reserved at the Hotel Endicott for the 

 evening, January 24, when the annual dinner of the Society would take place. 



A canvass of the members present was taken to determine the number who would 

 attend the dinner. Seventeen signified their intention to be present. 



On motion the dinner committee were instructed to invite the members of the 

 Brooklyn Entomological Society. 



Nominations for the elections of officers for the year 1903 were then called for, 

 and the following names were presented : 



Eor President, C. F. Groth and Wm. Bcutenmiiller ; * Vice-President, Charles 

 W. Leng ; Recording and Corresponding Secretary, H. G. Barber ; Treasurer, L. H. 

 Joutel and E. G. Love ; Librarian, C. Schaeffer ; Executive Committee, W. D. 

 Kearfotl, \V. T. Davis, E. B. Southwick, C. Roberts, Wm. Bcutenmiiller, Charles 

 Palm, H. F. Kudlich, G. Beyer, Charles W. Leng and C. F. Groth; Publication 

 Committee, E. G. Love, C. Schaefier, L. H. Joutel, H. Hug, W. D. Kearfott, 

 Henry Bird and Wm. Beutenmiiller. The following were elected : 



* Name withdrawn at request of candidate. 



