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propriate action on the death of William H. Ashmead, a promi- 

 nent member and former president. 



President Hopkins presided and there were present Messrs. 

 Banks, Barber, Burgess, Burke, Caudell, demons, Coquillett, 

 Crawford, Currie, Heidemann, Hopkins, Howard, Knab, 

 Kraus, Marlatt, Ouaintance, Russell, Sanders, Sasscer, 

 Schwarz, Snodgrass, Strauss, Van Horn, and Webb. 



Doctor Howard moved that the chair appoint a committee 

 of three to draft the necessary resolutions. This was seconded 

 by Mr. Schwarz and carried. Messrs. Howard, Schwarz, and 

 Banks were appointed, and reported the following resolutions 

 which were ordered to be sent to the family of the deceased 

 and to be printed in the PROCEEDINGS of the Society : 



WHEREAS, the Entomological Society of Washington has 

 lost by death its former President, William Harris Ashmead. 

 and 



WHEREAS, Doctor Ashmead was one of the oldest members 

 of the Society and had, by his extraordinary activity and genius 

 in entomological investigations, especially of a systematic 

 character, contributed very greatly to the interest of the meet- 

 ings of the Society and to the importance of its publications, 

 and 



WHEREAS,, his warm-hearted enthusiasm and his kindly help- 

 ful character had brought him to occupy a high place in the 

 affections of all of the members of the Society, therefore, 



Be it resolved, that in the death of Doctor Ashmead the 

 Society has suffered a very great loss ; that the field of syste- 

 matic entomology has been deprived of one of its most promi- 

 nent workers, and that the development of that branch of 

 science not only in this country but throughout the world will 

 be retarded by his untimely end. And 



Be it further resolved, that the members of the Society who 

 loved and admired him will always profit by the memory of 

 his indefatigable energy and his untiring effort to bring order 

 out of the chaos of described and undescribed forms. 



Be it further resolved, that a committee be appointed to 

 prepare a sketch of Doctor Ashmead's life (including bibliog- 

 raphy) for publication in the PROCEEDINGS of this Society, 



