82 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



MEETING OF FEBRUARY 1, 1912. 



The 256th meeting of the Society was entertained by Dr. 

 Dyar at the Stud jo Hall, 1219 Connecticut avenue NW., 

 on the evening of February 1, 1912, and there were present 

 Messrs. Babcock, Barber, Crawford, Cushman, Dyar, Ely, 

 Hammar, Heidemann, Howard, Hyslop, Jennings, Johnson, 

 Knab, Morgan, Pierce, Quaintance, Rohwer, Runner, San- 

 ford, Sasscer, Schwarz, Siegler, Snyder, and Vickery, members, 

 and Messrs. E. B. Blakesley, W. V. King, T. E. Halloway, 

 E. A. McGregor, W. Middleton, F. L. Simaton, and R. S. 

 Woglum, visitors. President Quaintance occupied the chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and ap- 

 proved. 



Mr. Rohwer stated that he had recently received a com- 

 munication from the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences 

 extending a very cordial invitation to the members of the 

 Entomological Society of Washington to attend their centen- 

 nial meetings March 19, 20, and 21. Mr. Schwarz moved 

 that Mr. Viereck be elected a delegate to represent the Ento- 

 mological Society of Washington at these meetings. Carried. 

 President Quaintance suggested that a memorial in the nature 

 of a written communication be sent to the Philadelphia 

 Academy of Natural Sciences. Dr. Howard moved that this 

 matter be referred to the Executive Committee with power 

 to act. Carried. 



The names of E. B. Blakesley and H. E. Smith, of the Bureau 

 of Entomology, were proposed for active membership and in 

 accordance with the rules were laid over until the next meet- 

 ing. The name of P. H. Timberlake, Whittier, California, 

 was proposed for corresponding membership and referred to 

 the Executive Committee. 



Dr. Howard stated that it was customary among the 

 affiliated Societies of the Washington Academy of Sciences 

 to nominate their presiding officer for the ensuing year to 

 represent the organization as Vice President, and fearing that 

 the vote of the Society had been misplaced he begged to re- 

 sign and nominated President Quaintance. On a vote Presi- 

 dent Quaintance was regularly nominated to represent the 



