1C6 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGISTS. 



In pursuance of the call published in the Canadian Entomplogist, 

 in Entomologica Americana., and distributed by James Fletcher, President 

 of the Entomologica] Club of the A. A. A. S., the following persons met 

 in Toronto on August 28th, at 4 p.m.: — James Fletcher, Clarence M. 

 Weed, A. J. Cook, L. O. Howard, John B. Smith, C. J. S. Bethune, H. 

 Garman, W. Saunders, C. W. Hargitt, and others. Organization was 

 effected by the election, upon motion of Prof. J. B. Smith, of Mr. James 

 Fletcher as Chairman, and Clarence M. Weed as Secretary. Mr. Fletcher, 

 in taking the chair, set out the advantages of organization, and urged the 

 formation at the present time of an association that might be specially 

 devoted to entomology in its economic aspect. Remarks to the same 

 purpose were made by Prof. Cook, Prof. Smith, Mr. Weed, Mr. Howard, 

 Dr. Bethune and Mr. Garman. After full discussion. Prof Cook moved, 

 seconded by Prof Smith, that we do now decide to organize an " Associa- 

 tion of Official Economic Entomologists." Carried unanimously. 



Mr. Fletcher submitted a draft of a constitution drawn by Mr. Howard 

 and himself, after consultation with others. 



The proposed constitution was discussed clause by clause, amended 

 and corrected, and finally adopted as a whole in the following shape : — 



CONSTITUTION. 



1. This Association shall be known as the Association of Official 

 Economic Entomologists. 



2. Its objects shall be : (i) To discuss new discoveries, to exchange 

 experiences, and to carefully consider the best methods of work ; also 

 (2) to give ojDportunity to individual workers of announcing proposed 

 investigations, so as to bring out suggestions and prevent unnecessary 

 dupHcation of work ; (3) to assign, when possible, certain lines of investi- 

 gation upon subjects of general interest ; (4) to promote the study and 

 advance the science of entomology. 



3. The membership shall be confined to workers in economic ento- 

 mology. All economic entomologists employed by the general or State 

 Governments, or by the State Experimental Stations, or by any agricul- 

 tural or horticultural association, and all teachers of economic entomology 

 in educational institutions, may become members of the Association by 

 transmitting proper credentials to the Secretary, and by authorizing him 

 to sign their names to this constitution. Other persons engaged in 

 practical work in economic entomology may be elected by a two-thirds 



