May 4, 1921 proceedings: biological society 213 



In view of his election as Vice-President, Mr. W. P. White tendered his 

 resignation as Member-at-large of the General Committee. His resignation 

 was accepted, and members-at-large of the General Committee were elected 

 as follows: F. R. Silsbee and O. S. Adams for regular 2-year terms, and 

 W. R. Gregg for one year, to fill the unexpired term of Mr. White. 



In accordance with action of the Society at its last annual meeting, the 

 General Committee submitted, in the form of a printed memorandum, its 

 recommendations for changes in the by-laws of the Society. Three of these 

 were adopted, and one was referred back to the General Committee for further 

 consideration. The principal change was in the methods of nominating and 

 electing officers. S. J. Mauchly, Recording Secretary 



BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



616th meeting 



The 616th meeting was held in the lecture hall of the Cosmos Club on 

 November 27, 1920. Prof. A. S. Hitchcock called the meeting to order 

 with 46 persons present. The following were elected to membership: R. A. 

 CusHMAN, H. E. Ewing, R. M. Fouts, T. C. Greene, Carl Heinrich, 

 W. M. Mann, H. Morrison, W. Schaus, L. H. Weld, G. E. Thompson, 

 T. B. Wilson, C. R. Aschmeier, A. L. Bennett, N. H. Boss, W. L. Brown, 

 T. Horn, J. B. Reeside, Jr., Miss G. O. Visel, P. C. Villannera, D. H. 

 Adams, Miss L. Allison, G. L. Bowen, T. J. Brineer, C. T. Buckingham, 

 Miss A. M. Charest, Miss E. E. Chickering, W. F. Coakley, G. W. Cres- 

 WELL, F. B. Cunningham, W. G. Cusnard, W. Dean, J. Deuterman, 

 Miss A. E. Drew, Miss M. E. Drew, E. S. Drummond, D. L. DuPre, 



E. M. Ellerson, p. S. Gault, W. H. Geisler, W. A. Gersdorf, E. J. 

 Gr.\ss, Miss H. F. Hadden, Miss E. M. Hamric, Miss Dora Hansen, S. M. 

 Harding, G. S. Hastings, W. H. Hughes, W. Johnson, J. L. McCarther, 



F. A. Mayer, Miss A. J. Mills, F. Moore, R. W. Murray, Miss E. Na- 

 thanson, A. D. O'DoNNELL, MissH. R. Ostrom, L. A. Passalaequa, C. W. 

 Parker, H. W. Potter, A. Preece, R. B. Rench, M. Riwchun, G. L. 

 Roberts, A. S. Rubino, Miss M. Russell, G. P. Savage, H. L. Smith, 

 Miss L. W. Steever, H. C. vStraup, Miss Lurana Van Doren, L. R. Wat- 

 son, Jr., S. Weinshellbaum, Miss D. V. Nichols. 



Informal communications 



Dr. L. O. Howard referred to Humboldt's statement that mosquitoes 

 occurred in enormous numbers on the Amazon, and Dr. Bradley's statement 

 that they occiu-red only in spots, and asked Dr. Bradley for comments. 

 Dr. J. C. Bradley in reply said that his experiences might have been in an 

 off season; he was, nevertheless, struck by the comparative absence of mos- 

 quitoes. On the Amazon no Anopheles, and no malaria; on certain tributaries 

 some Anopheles, and some malaria; elsewhere only scattering mosquitoes, 

 and no malaria; at other places no mosquitoes, yet malaria is reported. 

 In general the distribution of mosquitoes seems to be quite local. 



Dr. H. M. Smith exhibited specimens of "unnatural historv^" from Peking, 

 China — artificial lizards, scorpions, millipeds, etc., made from beads, seeds, 

 and common materials. Dr. T. S. Palmer called attention to the special 

 exhibit of bird drawings at the Library of Congress, some very ancient, 

 some recent and the best of their kind. Dr. L. O. Howard also announced 

 the special exhibition of insect drawings at the Corcoran Art Gallery. 



