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nard, Mr. Albert Koebele, Judge Lawrence Johnson. Mr. B. P. 

 Mann, Rev. Dr. J. G. Morris, Prof. C. V. Riley, Dr. A. J. 

 Shaffirt, Mr. E. A. Schwarz, Mr. A. H. Stewart, and Mr. L. 

 O. Howard. Letters were read from Capt. T. L. Casey, Mr. 

 C. R. Dodge, and Prof. John Murdock. That Nestor of North 

 American entomology, Dr. J. G. Morris, occupied the chair. 



Salient events in the history of the Society have been almost 

 entirely lacking. We have worked steadily along, making no 

 particular noise in the world. We have been satisfied with a 

 small beginning and in a slow but steady improvement, believing 

 that the safest method is to feel our way slowly and establish 

 ourselves upon solid ground as we proceed. There is little, then, 

 in our history except a recital of those slow steps and a grouping of 

 dry figures. We met for a while in the lecture-room of the 

 National Museum, through the courtesy of Prof. Baird and Prof. 

 Goode, but the desirability of introducing the social element soon 

 forced itself upon us, and the ease with which this could be 

 accomplished with so small a society was so apparent that at the 

 close of the second year the meetings began to be held at the 

 houses of members. The three preliminary meetings for organi 

 zation were held at Professor Riley's former residence, 1700 i3th 

 street, and the seventeen meetings immediately succeeding were 

 held in the Council Room of the National Museum. The change 

 just indicated was signalized by the eighteenth regular meeting, 

 which was, upon invitation, held at the residence of Dr. Marx. Dr. 

 Marx was followed in regular order by Messrs. Howard, Schwarz, 

 Smith, Heidemann, and Mann, and these six members, together 

 with Professor Riley, took turns in entertaining the Society 

 up to the thirty-eighth meeting, when Dr. Fox entered the 

 list of hosts. The 626 meeting was held at Mr. C. R. Dodge's 

 and the yoth and three later meetings at Mr. Fernow's. When 

 the 76th meeting was reached the so-called " bachelor members " 

 of the Society, having accepted for so many months the 

 hospitalities of the married members, entertained the Society at 

 Faber's Hall, and this they have done three times since. Mr. 

 Ashmead acted as host at the 84th meeting and Professor Gill at 

 the 99th. The list, then, stands as follows : National Museum, 

 17; Professor Riley, 14; Mr. Schwarz, 12; Dr. Marx, 12; Mr. 

 Howard, 9 ; Mr. Heidemann, 8 ; Dr. Fox, 8 ; Mr. Smith, 4 ; Mr. 

 Mann, 4; Mr. Fernow, 4 ; the "bachelor members," 4; Mr. 

 Ashmead, 2 ; Mr. Dodge, i ; Dr. Gill, i. Out of this whole list 

 Dr. Fox's hospitality stands out, since he was a member of the 

 Society for a comparatively short time and yet entertained it on 

 no less than eight occasions. In corresponding proportion 

 Professor Riley, Dr. Marx, and Mr. Schwarz follow close behind. 

 All of the annual meetings have been held at the residence of 



