Entomological Society of Ontario 



ANNUAL MEETING. 



The Fifty-sixth Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Ontario was 

 held at Ottawa on Thursday and Friday, November Gth and 7th, 1919. The chair 

 was occupied by the President, Prof. L. Caesar. - 



The following members were present: Prof. W. H. Brittain, Truro, N.S. ; 

 Mr. George Sanders, Annapolis Koyal, N.S. ; Mr. J. D. Tothill, Fredericton, N.B. : 

 Prof. W. Lochhead, Macdonald College, Que.; Mr. A. F. Winn, Westmount, Que.; 

 Dr. J. A. Corcoran and Mr. G. C. Moore, Montreal, Que.; Eev. Father Leopold 

 .and Mr. F. Letourneaux, Oka, Que.; Mr. C. E. Fetch, Covey Hill, Que.; Dr. C. 

 G. Hewitt and J. McDunn; Messrs. A Gibson, J. M. Swaine, C. B. Hutching.^, 

 E. F. Strickland, F. W. L. Sladen, C. B. Goodcrham, J. L Beaulne, L. S. :V[cLainc'. 

 V. Kitto and Drs. J. McDunnough and S. Hadwen, Ottawa, Ont. ; Mr. F. J. A. 

 Morris, Peterborough, Ont. ; Mr. H. F. Hudson, Strathroy, Ont. ; Mr. \V. A. Pioss, 

 Vineland, Ont.; Mr. N. Griddle, Treesbank, Man., and Mr. E. C. Treherne, 

 Vancouver, B.C. 



Among the visitors were Mr. C. L. Marlatt, Washington, D.C.; Prof. Cum- 

 mings, Mass.; Prof. W. A. ]\[acoun and Mr. E. S. Archibald, Ottawa. 



Letters of regret at their inability to attend the meeting were received from 

 the following: Dr. W. E. Britton, New Haven, Conn.; Prof. G. C. Crampton, 

 Amherst, Mass. ; Dr. E. P. Felt, Albany, N.Y. ; Dr. H. T. Fernald, Amherst, Mass. ; 

 Dr. T. J. Headlee, New Brunswick, N.J., and Mr. J. J. Davis, Eiverton, N.J. 



On Thursday morning a meeting of the Council was held at which several 

 matters of importance to the Society were brought up and discussed. In view 

 of the increasing deficit shown by the Treasurer's Eeport it was decided that the 

 fee to Canadian members of the Society, including members of Branches, be 

 increased to $2.00, and that in lieu of all expenses only tlie railvray fares of the 

 Directors and Officers of the Society be paid. 



In the afternoon the general meeting was called to order by the President 

 and the proceedings commenced with the reading of tlie Eeport of the Council, 

 followed by those of the Treasurer, Librarian, Curator and of the various Branches 

 of the Society. 



EEPOET OF THE COUNCIL. 



The Council of the Entomological Society of Ontario begs to pre-ent its 

 report for the year 1918-1919. 



The Fifty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Society was held at the Ontario Agri- 

 -cultural College, Guelph, on Wednesday and Thursday, December 4th and 5th, 

 1918. Owing to the prevalence of influenza, the meeting was held at a much 

 later date than usual. The chair was occupied by the President, Professor Lawson 

 Caesar, 0. A. College. The attendance was very good, including members of the 

 Society from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba. Mr. 

 J. J. Davis, West Lafayette, Ind., Prof. J. P. Parrott, Geneva, N.Y. and ProC 

 E. Matheson, Ithaca, N.Y., were welcome visitors. 



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