REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 1914. 



THE Council of the South London Entomological and Natural 

 History Society, in presenting the forty-third Annual 

 Report, is able to state that the Society continues in a 

 satisfactory condition. 



During the year just passed 8 new members have been elected. 



Only one death has occurred during the past year, that of Mr. J. 

 Alderson, who was killed whilst riding his bicycle, through being 

 run into by a motor-car. He joined the Society in 1907, was an 

 energetic collector of Lepidoptera, and had obtained the Merrifield 

 grant for collecting abroad. 



The Membership at present stands as follows : Hon. Members 3, 

 Life Members 8, Ordinary Members 165, — total 176. 



The Balance Sheet, duly audited, is printed on pages xvi, xvii. 



The Meetings have been well attended, but the war has made a 

 difference during the latter part of the year. 



At the Meeting on April 23rd there was a Special Exhibition of 

 Orders other than Lepidoptera ; this, the second of this description 

 was a great success. 



At the Annual Special Exhibition of Varieties held in November, 

 there was a larger attendance, both of members and friends, and 

 a greater number of exhibits, than in 1913 ; and although nine- 

 tenths of the latter were devoted to Lepidoptera, the varieties shown 

 were, perhaps, on the whole, of more scientific interest than on 

 previous occasions. 



The Society is indebted to Mr. F. Noad Clark for again taking 

 charge of the lantern, and regrets that, owing to business engage- 

 ments, he has been compelled to resign the office of Lanternist, 

 which he has so competently filled for many years. We wish him 

 every success in his new venture. Mr. A. W. Dennis has kindly 

 filled his place, and the Council feel sure that they could not have 

 chosen a better successor to Mr. Clark. 



