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DECEMBER 5th, 1907. 



The thirty-fifth regular, and third annual, meeting was held in 

 the Library of the H. S. P. A. Experiment Station, Mr. Giffard 

 in the chair. 



The Secretary announced the death of a member, Mr. E. H. 

 Davis. An unanimous resolution of regret at the loss of Mr. 

 Davis, and of condolence with his relatives, was passed by the 

 Society. This was the first loss by death the Society had suffered. 



The election of Others for 1908 resulted as follows: 



President Mr. W. M. Giffard 



Vice-President Mr. Otto H. Swezey 



Sec-Treasurer Mr. Jacob Kotinsky 



Additional members of Executive [Mr. F. W. Terry 

 Committee 1 Dr. R. C. L. Perkins 



NOTES AND EXHIBITIONS. 



Mr. Giffard recorded the bee LitMcrgxis from Tantalus. 

 Presidential Address 



BY W. M. GIFFARD. 



The preparation of a Presidential address with some branch of 

 entomological field or laboratory work as a subject may be an easy 

 matter to the professional entomologist, and particularly so to 

 one of that class which has had opportunities for an extended 

 research in one or more of the various districts of these Islands ; 

 but it is quite another matter for the amateur like myself, who, 

 under the most fortunate of circumstances, can devote on an 

 average but one whole day per week to entomology of any kind, 

 to address a Society of entomologists containing many members 

 who have added lustre to the branch of science we serve. Whilst 

 I feel greatly honored by the members of this Society electing me 

 its President for the past fiscal year, and whilst I am at all times 

 prepared to assist the interests of the Society in all respects, yet 

 for the reasons above stated it is with great diffidence that I take 



