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day afternoon, had proved of the greatest pleasure to all. He 

 did not remember ever having seen anything so charming as they 

 had had the privilege of seeing at Nuneham. He never would 

 forget that very pleasant afternoon, when the real British hospi- 

 tality, of which they had heard before, was extended to them. 

 Perhaps it was a little dangerous that Englishmen should show 

 Germans that England was such a beautiful country (laughter) . 

 But he was sure the danger was not so great, and that there 

 never would be anything like war or such things, about which 

 the German journals and the English journals so often wrote 

 (applause). He thought it was quite impossible. He hoped the 

 President would send the heartiest thanks of the Congress to 

 Mr. Harcourt for the splendid way in which they were received 

 at Nuneham (applause). 



The Rev. F. D. Morice said he combined the distinction that 

 evening of being a delegate from the Entomological Society of 

 London and from the University of Oxford, and although he had 

 not been directed by either of those two bodies to do anything in 

 particular, he might perhaps be excused for saying a few words. 

 In the first place they all knew there was not such a society as the 

 Entomological Society of Great Britain ; if there were, it would 

 be the duty of the President of that body to return very hearty 

 thanks to the people who had said things in such a kindly way 

 about the English nation. But he had the honour to represent, 

 he believed, the largest, and— the Fellows thought, at any rate — 

 the most important society in these islands. He had extremely 

 pleasant recollections of his personal relations with entomologists 

 on the Continent, ever since he commenced to study, and he was 

 proud to have the honour of being intimately acquainted with the 

 great entomologists of almost every nation. This was the first 

 occasion on which he had really had the pleasure of meeting 

 any considerable number of their friends from across the Atlantic, 

 and he was certain that the kindness which existed between 

 entomologists of different countries in Europe was quite equalled 

 by the kindness which was shown by entomologists from the 

 United States (applause). 



The President said he was sure the company, before separating, 

 would like to hear a few words from the originator of the con- 

 ception of the International Congress, Dr. Jordan. 



