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Entomologists' dinner, at the Prince George Hotel, on Friday 

 evening, December 30. At this occasion, Professors J. H. 

 Comstock and Herbert Osborn, guests, with Dr. Howard, of 

 the Association of Economic Entomologists, gave some very 

 interesting reminiscences of early events in their respective 

 careers. 



Not included in the lists we have given, but of great interest 

 to entomologists and biologists generally, were three symposia, 

 one by the botanists, "The Species Concept" ; one by the Nat- 

 uralists, "Origin of Variations," and one by the Zoologists, 

 ''Orthogenesis." Here too we must mention the addresses by 

 Prof. William Hateson, guest of the A. A. A. S. and of the 

 Zoologists, on "The Evolutionary Faith and Modern Doubt" 

 before a general session of the Association, and on "The Out- 

 look in Genetics" at the Zoologists' dinner. 



The total of 152 papers, all hough, as usual, not all of them 

 were given, is, we believe, the highest ever listed for one of 

 these meetings. 



Notes and Nevsrs. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL GLEANINGS FROM ALL QUARTERS OF 



THE GLOBE 



Mulford Biological Exploration of the Amazon Basin 

 News Bulletin No. 5. 



The arrival in Philadelphia of a second shipment of scient.fic speci- 

 mens from the Mulford Exploration is announced. The H. K. Mulford 

 Company has arranged for their clearance through Customs and, in ac- 

 cord with Dr. Rusby's instructions, has distributed them to specialists of 

 the Universities and Museums who are co-operating in the work of this 

 expedition. 



The latest letters received from Dr. Rusby and his party, were writ- 

 ten Oct. 21st, 1921, and mailed from Rurrenabaque, Bolivia. Dr. Rusby 

 and his party had at that time started out on the trip to Lake Rocagua 

 and surrounding territory, with the expectation of finding much that was 

 new, including geographical facts as well as biological and botanical 

 imens. Although all the maps of South America show the Kin 

 .\egro as the outlet of Lake Rocagua, their information was that no 

 connection exists between the lake and the river but that the river origi- 

 nated in a low range of hills situated near the lake. 



Cable messages since received indicate the successful termination of 

 their trip to Lake Rocagua and progress as far as Kiberalta in Bolivia 

 near the Brazil. an border. All the members of the party were reported 

 in excellent health and spirits except the director himself. Dr. Rushy 

 has been suffering I'nun infectious rheumatism brought on and height- 

 ened by the exposure and hardships of the life in the wilderness. It is 

 probable that on account of the state of his health it may be necessary 

 lo abandon the second part of their trip up into Columbia, as contemplat- 

 ed in the original plans. R. 11. Hi n HISON, Secy., Philadelphia, Fa. 



