Report of Natural History Society, 1908-1909 451 



Saturday, Feb. 13th. — The Story of a Coal Mine— 

 Dr. J. Bonsall Porter. 



Saturday, Feb. 20th.— The Story of a Dew Drop- 

 Mrs. Mcintosh, M.Sc. 



Saturday, Feb. 27th.— The Story of a Pine Tree- 

 Prof. Carrie M. Derick, M.A. 



The usual donations to the library have been received 

 in the shape of exchanges from kindred societies, but 

 the need of our Library becomes more acute as time 

 goes on. Many enquiries are made, references are sought, 

 and a great deal of labor is involved in supplying the 

 information owing to the Library being inaccessible. 



, Many valuable donations are promised as soon as 

 we have a fitting home to receive them . A valuable 

 collection of Shells, Minerals, Fossils, etc., has been 

 received from Mrs. J. H. R. Molson, being specimens 

 gathered together by the late J. H. R. Molson during 

 his lifetime. These will be specially valuable in filling 

 the blanks in our collection. 



The Annual Field Day was held on Saturday, the 

 13th of June, a visit being made to Oka. A party of 

 about 200 enjoyed the hospitality of the polite and 

 gentlemanly monks of La Trappe, the return trip through 

 the Lachine Rapids bringing a pleasant and most 

 enjoyable day to a close. 



Fourteen new members have been added to the roll 

 during the year, but death has removed the following : — 

 James Coristine, F. S. Lyman, James Williamson, Angus 

 W. Hooper, Miss Catherine N. Macfarlan. 



The Society has every reason to feel satisfied with 

 the result of its crusade against the Tussock Moth, both 

 as regards the abatement of the pest, and the consequent 

 danger to our trees, also the awakened interest on the 

 part of the civic authorities, and the public generally. 



In reviewing the work done during the last twenty- 

 one years that I have been connected with the Society, 

 I cannot help thinking that considering the limited 

 means at our disposal, we have no reason to be dis- 



