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luggage is transferred from the Grand Trunk to the Intercolonial, and vice 

 versa; and the creatures might have been brought by American tourists 

 from Boston (where it abounds), or by immigrants from Germany, or other 

 parts of Europe. The latter supposition is the more likely, inasmuch as 

 the immigrants far exceed the tourists in number, and also are of a differ- 

 ent class — a class less likely to be careful as to their properties and equip- 

 ments. No doubt the " bug " was carried to Boston by immigrants. It 

 is not a " Yankee invention." 



MEETING OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL CLUB OF THE 

 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCE- 

 MENT OF SCIENCE. 



Pursuant to notice, the members of the Entomological Club of the 

 A. A. A. S. met at 2.30 p. m., September 3, 1884, at the Hotel Lafayette, 

 in Philadelphia. Present : Herbert Osborn, Ames, Iowa ; Dr. John G. 

 Morris, Baltimore ; Dr. G. H. Horn, Dr. Henry McCook, Eugene M. 

 Aaron, E. T. Cresson, Philadelphia, Pa. ; C. H. Fernald, Orono, Maine j 

 Rev. G. D. Hulst, John B. Smith, E. L. Graef, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; C. V. 

 Riley, B. P. Mann, Washington ; J. H. Emerton, G. Dimmock, Cam- 

 bridge, Mass. ; L. M. Underwood, Mr. Larkin, Syracuse, N. Y.; Dr. P. R. 

 Hoy, Racine, Wis. ; Wm. Saunders, London, Ontario : J. A. Lintner, 

 iVlbany, N. Y. ; Dr. Maclosky, Princeton ; Dr. Harte Merriam, Locust 

 Grove, N. Y. ; H. H. Lyman, G. J. Bowles, Montreal ; Prof Martin, 

 Messrs. Mooie, Hunt, Casey, Wenzell, and others. 



In the absence of the President, D. S. Kellicott, of Buffalo, N. Y., the 

 Vice-President, Herbert Osborn, was called to the chair. A letter was 

 read from Mr. Kellicott, regretting his inability to attend. 



The election of officers was then proceeded with, and resulted as 

 follows : — 



President Dr. John G. Morris. 



Vice-President Herbert Osborn. 



Secretary John B. Smith. 



Dr. G. H. Horn made some remarks on the historic associations con- 

 nected with the spot where the present meeting was held. Many years ago 

 when this site was far out of the City of Philadelphia, the Museum of 



