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Doings of Societies. 



The American Entomological Society. 



Meeting of December n, 1916, in the hall of the Academy of Natural 

 Sciences of Philadelphia; Dr. Henry Skinner, President, in the chair. 

 Nine members and two associates of the Entomological Section of the 

 Academy present. The annual reports were read; 577 additions to the 

 library by gift, exchange, etc., were recorded; new By-Laws had 

 been adopted and copies printed and distributed, and a new agree- 

 ment with The Academy adopted. The report of the Publication 

 Committee mentioned the completion of Volume XLII of the Trans- 

 actions and the issue of Number I of the Memoirs of the Society. 

 On motion it was voted that the Society's meetings during 1917 be 

 held on the fourth Thursday of February, April and October, and 

 the second Monday of June and December. The following were elected 

 to serve for the year 1917: President, Henry Skinner; Vice President, 

 James A. G. Rehn; Corresponding Secretary, Morgan Hebard ; Re- 

 cording Secretary, R. C. Williams, Jr.; Treasurer, E. T. Cresson ; Pub- 

 lication Committee, J. A. G. Rehn, E. T. Cresson, P. P. Calvert; 

 Finance Committee, J. A. G. Rehn, D. M. Castle, Morgan Hebard ; 

 Property Committee, E. T. Cresson, Jr., Morgan Hebard, Philip Lau- 

 rent. 



Meeting of February 15, 1917, in the same hall. Dr. Henry Skinner, 

 President, in the Chair; five members and four associates of the En- 

 tomological section of the Academy present. 



A communication from the North Carolina College of Agriculture 

 was read, requesting the appointment of a delegate from the Society 



