were received by him they were forwarded to Oxford, where the 

 local Secretaries duly allotted rooms and sent advices to the 

 applicants. 



As the time for the Congress approached, it was felt that all 

 that careful forethought could do for the final success of the 

 meeting had been accomplished. It would seem that even 

 Entomological Congresses are not immune from the disappoint- 

 ments which proverbially attend the best-laid schemes, whether 

 of man or of humbler creatures. At the last moment Dr. Malcolm 

 Burr, our General Secretary, who throughout had been in- 

 defatigable in his endeavours to promote the welfare of the 

 meeting, was obliged to inform the Committee that owing to the 

 continued illness of Mrs. Burr it would be impossible for him to 

 proceed to Oxford to attend to the final arrangements. It at 

 once became evident that, owing to the necessary transference of 

 the whole of the correspondence, papers, etc., it w^ould be im- 

 possible to issue the programme before the opening of the Congress. 

 Dr. Burr very kindly sent his private secretary, Mr. Loesch, to 

 Oxford with all the papers, and Dr. Jordan at once proceeded 

 to Oxford to assist the local Secretaries. As the result of their 

 combined labours, together with the enterprising promptness of 

 the printers, the most important documentary item, the Official 

 Programme, was completed in time for the reception held on 

 Sunday evening, August 4th. 



Arrangements were made for every train from London to be 

 met by a representative of the Congress, so that strangers might 

 be given the necessary information to enable them to find their 

 rooms. Mr. H. Rowland-Brown, Mr. R. S. Bagnall, and 

 others very kindly assisted in this manner. 



On Sunday evening, August 4th, at 8.30, the members of the 

 Congress were invited by Oxford entomologists to an informal 

 reception in the hall of New College, kindly lent by the Fellows 

 for that purpose. Light refreshments were provided, and a 

 most enjoyable evening was spent, a very large number of the 

 members being present. 



Each member was presented with a package containing the 

 guide to Oxford, a copy of the programme, and the badge of the 

 Congress. 



