Feb., 'lo] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. Q3 



The report of the Executive Committee showed among' other 

 things that sixteen new members had been received during the 

 year and twenty-two memberships had terminated, not includ- 

 ing those who had died. Also that a memorial drawn up by 

 Mr. W. C. Wood regarding the tariff on insects and signed 

 by the President and Secretary had been productive of no ac- 

 tion by Congress. 



The question of appointing delegates to the approaching In- 

 ternational Congress of Entomology was referred to the Ex- 

 ecutive Committee. 



The following officers were elected: President, Dr. John R. 

 Smith; First Vice-President, Dr. S. A. Forbes; Second rice- 

 President, Prof. Y. L. Kellogg; Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. C. R. 

 Crosby. 



ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Prof. J. H. Comstock, Prof. J. M. Aldrich, 



Dr. W. M. Wheeler, Rev. Prof. C. J. S. Bethune, 



Mr. E. A. Schwarz, Prof. Lawrence Bruner. 



MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON NOMENCLATURE. 



Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell (to succeed himself.) 

 The report of the Committee on Nomenclature concerning 

 the nomenclature of gall insects read at the Baltimore meet- 

 ing, and printed in the Annals for 1909, was adopted as printed, 

 with the provision that the Society express itself as standing 

 with the majority of the Committee in Section V. 



Mr. Brues suggested that Prof. Felt submit a list of names 

 of gall insects that he thought could be accepted as standard. 



Moved and carried that the request of Dr. Stile's, published 

 in Science, for the preparation of a list of one hundred im- 

 portant names to be adopted by the Congress of Zoology as 

 standard be referred to the Executive Committee. 



The following amendment to the Constitution was adopted : 



Article V, Sec. 3. Election of Officers. All officers shall be 



elected by ballot at the annual meeting for the term of one year 



and shall be eligible for re-election. Their term of office shall 



commence with the first of June following their election. 



