OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 19 



The following officers were elected for the year 1912: Presi- 

 dent, A. L. Quaintance; First Vice-President, August Busck; 

 Second Vice-President, A. N. Caudell; Recording Secretary, 

 E. R. Sasscer; Secretary-Treasurer, S. A. Rohwer; addi- 

 tional members of Executive Committee, H. G. Dyar, Nathan 

 Banks, and E. A. Schwarz. Prof. A. L. Quaintance was elected 

 to represent the Society at the Washington Academy of 

 Sciences. 



Mr. F. W. Urich was called upon and gave a very inter- 

 esting and detailed account of the spittle insect that is so in- 

 jurious to sugarcane in Trinidad. 



THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF 



WASHINGTON. 



ARTICLE I. NAME. 



The name of this organization shall be The Entomological 

 Society of Washington. 



ARTICLE II. OBJECTS. 



The objects of the Society shall be to promote the study of 

 Entomology in all of its bearings, to publish a magazine contain- 

 ing its proceedings and such papers as are accepted for publi- 

 cation, and to cultivate social and friendly relations between 

 those in any way interested in the science. 



ARTICLE III. MEMBERS. 



SECTION 1. The Society shall consist of active, correspond- 

 ing, and not more than ten honorary members. Active mem- 

 bers must be residents of the cities of Washington, Baltimore, 

 or vicinity. Corresponding members may be from any State 

 or country. Honorary members can be selected only from 

 among foreign entomologists. 



SECTION 2. Any active member of the Society, in good 

 standing, who may leave the cities above named to reside for a 

 year or more elsewhere, may, on motion of any active member 

 of the Society, or at his own request, be transferred to the 

 list of corresponding members, and shall for the time of ab- 

 sence have the privileges of such members only. 



SECTION 3. Candidates for active membership may be pro- 

 posed at any stated meeting by any active member, but shall 

 not be elected until the next following meeting, except upon 

 the motion of some person other than the proposer, and upon 



