14 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO. 



The Geological Section reported that regular meetings were held weekly during the 

 year with a fair attendance. Several places of geological interest had been visited by 

 members and collections made. Valuable papers had been read, also four or five lectures 

 given. 



A collection of minerals havirig been presented by the Dominion Government to the 

 free library, which is accessible to our members, will be an incentive to more active work 

 and increased membership. 



The Botanical Section reported that the weekly meetings from the 1st May to the 

 middle of July were well attended, several very pleasant outings had been held, and 

 that tbe work of the year bad been encouraging. 



The Microscopical Section reported having bad a year of continued success with 

 fornightly meetings from October 11th to April 17th, when its meetings was discontinued 

 in favor of the Botanical Section. The subjects studied were arranged under ten different 

 classifications, each led by a different member. 



Each of the Sections above enumerated, as well as the parent society look forward 

 with adticipations of much greater usefulness and increase of membership upon occupying 

 the new suite of rooms which have been secured and are now occupied. 



The Montreal Branch presents its twenty-third annual report which showed a very 

 marked increase in the membership. Eight meetings had been held during the course of 

 the year at which ten excellent papers had been read, and the financial status was 

 explained to be in a very healthy condition. The President's annual addref-s was a very 

 impressive one, urging upon the members to undertake and work up some special subjects 

 arnorg the very many open and now neglected, and enumerating a Jong list of such. 



John D. Evans, 



Delegate. 



ANNUAL ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT. 



By John Dearness, I.P.S., London. 



Members of the Entomological Society of Ontario : 



Ladies and Gentlemen, — It is my pleasant duty this evening fo welcome you to 

 the thirry-flfth annual meeting of the Society. 



Since our last annual gathering our quarters have been removed from a rcom in the 

 fcighest flat in the oid Victoria Hall to these commodious and well lighted apartments in 

 the beautiful new Y.M.C.A. Building. The removal of the cases, library, instruments, 

 etc., a difficult matter, was well directed by the librarian, assisted \>j Mr. Balkwill. It 

 was effected without accident or injury to the glazed cases or specimens. The librarian 

 merits our commendation and thanks for the pleasing and convenient arrangement of the 

 library, specimens and furniture of the society in these rooms. 



The year's work of the parent Society will be disclosed as tbe meeting progresses. 

 Reports of branch societies and of the sections into which the members break u>. for the 

 practical study of allied sciences will be pr sensed by the respective officers This year 

 we shall have the pleasure for the first time of having reports from two new branches 

 formed respectively in Queb c City and Toronto. 



Last year we mourned the enroachment made by death in the ranks of our member- 

 ship At this meeting we are grateful that no name has thus to be taken off our roll, 

 altho i^h oar sympathies are called forth towards two of our directors who are unable to 

 take p*rt in the proceedings by reason of serious illness, viz., Mr. A, H. Kilman, director 

 for ihe fourth division and Professor Panton. We trust that God will bless the means 

 employed to their speedy and complete recovery. Professor Panton's work last year was 

 so helpful and acceptable that we miss him the more at this meeting. 



