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Farm ; Dr. Howard, a large number of Reports and publications of great value (bound 

 and unbound) from his Department; and to these the President of the North-West Ento- 

 mological Society has added a number of other works on Entomology, Botany, and 

 Geology. 



The Council, noting the large influx of immigrants into Alberta from all lands 

 (Swedes, Bohemians, Galicians, Russians, Norwegians, etc), realises their great need for 

 a right apprehension of the value of economic entomology. 



The Council begs to tender the reason for the absence of a balance-sheet and state- 

 ment of expenditure : — In founding the Society the President elected to defny every 

 expense, until its objects should have become appreciated, and a course of procedure for- 

 mulated. The kind recognition of the value of such a Society in the North West, 

 coupled with much practical advice, has made the way the President should pursue clear 

 and defined, and a way which has received the fullest approval. Pursuing strictly this 

 course, the President of the Society purposes to give a monthly sketch in the local Pub- 

 lic Schools before the children and their parents on insect life or other phase of nature 

 and its economic value; and to call quarterly meetings at different points of the members 

 of the Society, to which the public will be specially invited, for interchange of experi- 

 ences, etc., and receiving accounts of new inseccs and weeds ; and to submit short papers 

 for reading and discussion at the meetings of local Agricultural Societies. 



Presented on behalf of the Council. 



Percy B. Gbegson, 

 7th November, 1899. Secretary -Treasurer. 



ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT OF N. W. ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



Ladies and Gentlemen, and members of the North West Entomological Society : 



.P""*A year ago a few of the members of this district felt that the time had come when 

 the insects of this great North- West should receive more attention. With the spread of 

 immigration " bugs " and " grubs " of various sorts had also spread westward, and the 

 greater part of the country itself was practically unexplored, as far as insect or plant life 

 was concerned. 



We met, therefore — a few of us — and the outcome of the meeting was the formation 

 of the North- West (Canada) Entomological Society. We have been exceptionally favoured 

 in having the sympathy and advice of men of large experience and influence : I allude 

 to Dr. Jumes Fletcher, the Dominion Entomologist ; to Prof. James, Deputy Minister 

 of Agriculture for Ontario : to Mr. C. W. Peterson, our own Deputy Minister of Agri- 

 culture ; the Bishop of Calgary; Mr. Oliver, MP.; Mr. Simpson, M.L A ; Mr. E. 

 Baynes Reed, the Government Meteorologist at Victoria ; the Reverend Dr. Bethune, 

 Editor of the Canadian Entomologist ; the Rererend G. W. Taylor, Government Ento- 

 mologist for British Columbia ; Mr. H. H. Lyman, President of the Entomological Society 

 of Ontario; Mr. Young, Editor of the Calgary Herald; Dr. Herman Strecker, 

 and many other gentlemen (all of whom are members of the Society). By the gen- 

 erous gifts of Mr. Reed, Dr. Fletcher, Dr. Bethune, Prof. James and Dr. L. 0. 

 Howard of Washington (The Government Entomologist for the United States) a nucleus 

 for a good library has been formed. Other gentlemen, including Dr. Sanson, of Banff, 

 Mr. T. N. Willing, and Mr. E. Firmstone Heath of Manitoba, have donated insects, and 

 we owe to the generosity of Mr. Edmond a serviceable working microscope. 



So much for the introduction of the Society, but before proceeding to the object for 

 which this meeting has been called, 1 wish to publicly and most sincerely thank the num- 

 ber of gentlemen who have been so kind as to write, with assurances of their continued 

 support and sympathy with my efforts, while regretting their inability to attend this 

 meeting. These letters will be read presently. 



We now come to the objects of this meeting, and I am very heartily glad to see so 

 large a gathering. The question I am most frequently asked in connection with this 



