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JANUARY 2oth, 1915. 

 Annual Meeting. 



The first meeting, held at seven o'clock, was devoted to the 

 business of the Society. 



The Balance Sheet was read by Mr. Russell, one of the Auditors, 

 and was adopted by the meeting (see pages xvi.-xvii.). 



The Report of the Council (see page xi.), was read and adopted 

 by the meeting. 



It was announced that the Officers for the ensuing year had been 

 elected as follows : — 



President.— B. H. Smith, B.A., F.E.S. 



Vice-PresidenU.—k. E. Gibbs, F.L.S., F.Z.S., F.E.S., and A. E. 

 Tonge, F.E.S. 



Hon. Treasurer. —H. W. Hall, F.E.S. 



Hon. Librarian. — A. W. Dods. 



Hon. Curator — W. West (Greenwich). 



Hon. Editor.— E. Step, F.L.S. 



Hon. Secretaries. — Stanley Edwards, F.L.S. , F.Z.S., F.E.S., and 

 H. J. Turner, F.E.S. 



Coimcil.—B. Adkin, F.E.S., S. R. Ashby, F.E.S., J. Piatt Barrett, 

 F.E.S., Dr. T. A. Chapman, F.Z.S., F.E.S., B. S. Curwen, W. J. 

 Kaye, F.E.S., D. R. Morford, N. D. Riley, F.E.S., and W. G. 

 Sheldon, F.E.S. 



The President then read the Annual Address (see page 70). 



Votes of Thanks were passed to the President, Treasurer, Officers, 

 Council and Auditors for their work during the year. 



Ordinary Meeting. 



Mr. A. W. Buckstone exhibited a long series of Bnpalm piniaria, 

 bred from full-fed larva? taken at Oxshott, Surrey, which showed con- 

 siderable variation. The usual pale markings of the males varied 

 from white through various shades of yellow to pale brown. In 

 one or two specimens there was little of this to be seen, owing to 

 the encroachment of the black border. The females varied in colour 

 from a dirty yellow, through various shades of brown, to a very 

 dark grey. In the last mentioned specimens the usual markings 

 were scarcely perceptible. He also showed specimens of Hipocrita 

 jacobiPfP, bred from full-fed larvae taken at Oxshott. One specimen 

 was very pale, one with smoky underwings slightly streaked with 



