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the younger entomologists of Philadelphia that there was still 

 room for another society having for its object the fostering of 

 social features which they seemed to recognize would not be in 

 keeping with the dignity of a society of world-wide reputation. 



In December, 1887, a call was sent to the local workers, invi- 

 ting them to be present at the" residence of Mr. Henry W. Wen- 

 zel, 1 1 15 Moore Street, on the evening of the 26th instant, to 

 discuss plans of organization. The invitation met with a gen- 

 erous response, and a temporary organization was made, a com- 

 mittee consisting of Messrs. D. M. Castle, H. W. Wenzel and 

 C. E. Seeber, being appointed to formulate a constitution, by- 

 laws, etc., and to report at a meeting to be held on Jan. 10, 1888. 

 At this meeting the committee's report was accepted, and a per- 

 manent organization effected and called the Feldman Collecting 

 Social, the following persons constituting the original members: 

 J. H. B. Bland, D. M. Castle, H. W. Wenzel, Edw. Wenzel, 

 Frank Hoyer, Albert Hoyer, C. E. Seeber, Chas. Steiger, Philip 

 Laurent and Chas. Liebeck. It was intended that the society 

 should have a broad scope, its aims being restricted to no par- 

 ticular subject, but, on the contrary, the meetings were to be 

 ' ' free and open to the discussion of all branches of natural 

 science." In late years, however, its scientific transactions have 

 been almost entirely entomological, owing to the fact that all its 

 present members are interested to a greater or lesser degree in 

 that study. Active membership is restricted to fifteen, and there 

 is at present but one vacancy. Three honorary members are on 

 the roll. 



Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month, ex- 

 cepting July and August, and the interest felt in the meeting by 

 the members is evinced by a full attendance at almost every meet- 

 ing. The verbal communications are, as a rule, local in character, 

 such as reports of captures and exhibition of specimens, but 

 matters more technical and results of systematic work are not 

 infrequently given. Much information is acquired by the mem- 

 bers from the general discussion that invariably follows a com*- 

 munication, and adjournment is to "the annex," so-called be- 

 cause it is an after-attachment to the meeting. For the benefit 

 of non-members, " the annex" means a collation. 



The Feldman Collecting Social is so-called in honor of Henry 

 Feldman, a one-time prominent Philadelphia collector, who 



