JOURNAL, OF VARIATION. 



Vol. XI. No. 9. September 1.5th, 1899. 



The Annual Dinner of the Entomological Section of the Leicester 

 Literary and Philosophical Society / With /ilatr /. 



The generosity of j\Ir. F, JJouskell has enabled us to i>ive our 

 readers a phite, reproduced from a photoj^raph, of the members and 

 friends present at the last dinner of the Entomological section of the 

 Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society, January 4th, lH99. A 

 flash-light photograph taken at night evidently does not tend to give 

 the best idea of the appearance of one's friends and correspondents, 

 although it must be confessed that, on the whole, the ivproduction has 

 attained a fair measure of success. 



Some of the members will be more or less well known lo our 

 readers. The Chairman is Mr. F. R. Eowley, F.R.M.S., the assistant 

 curator of the Corporation Museum, and the ex-president of the section. 

 His excellent biological and microscopical vvork, as well as his wide 

 knowledge of entomological subjects, have made him known to a large 

 circle of naturalists, whilst the share that he has taken in the museum 

 work has made it one of the most successful institutions of its kind in 

 the country. On his left is Mr. A. Colson, the able president of the 

 Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society, whilst next him comes 

 Professor T. Hudson Beare, Avho has attained much distinction in the 

 science of mechanical engineering (of which branch he is secretary to 

 the British Association), a charming speaker and lecturer, but who 

 will be better known to our readers as an ardent coleopterist and all- 

 round naturalist. Still to the left comes Mr. F. Bouskell, the secre- 

 tary of the entomological section. What the entomological section 

 would have been without its secretary we can only surmise ! His 

 unbounded energy and industry are contagious, and he keeps his mem- 

 bers in hand in a way that is rare among even successful secretaries. 

 He manages also to do a fair share of work among the coleoptera in 

 spite of the occupied condition of his time. To the right of the 

 chairman is Mr. J. W. Tutt, whilst to his right again is Mr. W. J. 

 Kaye, of West Indian renown, who is as keenly interested in exotic 

 as in Ih-itish lepidojjti'i'a. 



Standing at tlie back of iliv long lalik- are sfNcnil wrll-known 

 naturalists : Mr. C. B. Headly, a member of the nuiseum staff, an 

 enthusiastic coleopterist and a hrst-class photographei', whilst next 

 him comes probably one of the best general naturalists and physiolo- 

 gists that it has ever b;>en our pleasure to meet, ^Ir. !•'. H. Jones, 

 M.R.C.\'.S. A ipiiet, retiring, unassuming gentleman. Mr. -lones has 



