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the preliminary arrangements a committee was appointed, consisting of 

 Mr. Schvvarz as Chairman, and including also Messrs. Fletcher, Herbert 

 Osborn, Kellogg and Hopkins. This committee held a meeting at the 

 Cosmos Club on the afternoon of December 28th, and arranged for a re- 

 vival of the old Entomological Club of the American Association, and 

 fixed the first meeting for Tuesday evening, Dec. 3othj at 7.30, in a room 

 provided in the Columbian Law School. 



This meeting of the Club was called to order at the hour named by 

 Mr. Schwarz, as Chairman of the Provisional Committee. The following 

 persons were present : 



Henry A. Ballou, Amherst, Mass.; J. Chester Bradley, 2221 Spring 

 Garden St., Philadelphia, Pa.: H.. E. Burke and A. N. Caudell, Washing- 

 ton, D. C; E. P. Felt, Albany, N. Y.; F. W. Foxworthy, Ithaca, N. Y.; 

 Otto Heidemann and W. E. Hinds, Washington, D. C.; Jas. S. Hine, 

 Columbus, Ohio ; A. D. Hopkins, Washington, D. C; Chas. W. John- 

 son, Philadelphia. Pa.; W. G. Johnson, New York ; Vernon L. Kellogg, 

 Stanford University, Cal.; B. Pickman Mann and C. L. Marlatt, Wash- 

 ington, D. C.; Geo W. Martin, Nashville, Tenn.; Herbert Osborn, 

 Columbus, Ohio ; Raymond C. Osburn, New York ; A. L. (^uaintance, 

 College Park, Md.; Wm. D. Richardson, I'ledericksburg, Va.; E. A. 

 Schwarz and C B. Simpson, Washington, 1). C.; Otto H. Swezey, Colum- 

 bus, Ohio, 



Mr, Schwarz called attention to the fact that the old Entomological 

 Club was still in existence, and all that was necessary to put it in opera- 

 tion was to proceed to the election of three officers : President, Vice- 

 President, and Secretary. On motion of Mr. Ashmead, Mr. Schwarz, one 

 of the oldest members of the Club and the one most familiar with the 

 organization, was nominated, and duly elected President of the Club for 

 tile ensuing year. On motion of Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Ashmead was duly 

 elected to the office of Vice-President. On motion of Mr. Felt, Mr. 

 Marlatt was elected Secretary x-^f the Club. 



Following the election of officers, a historical review of the Entomo- 

 logical Club of the A. A. A. S. was read by Mr. Schwarz, the different 

 meetings of the Club being dwelt upon and described individually. It is 

 deemed advisable to include this paper entire, as portion of the minutes 

 of this meeting. 



A Sketch of the History of the Entomological Club of 

 THE American Association. 



BY E. a. schwarz. 



Since the majority of the Entomologists present at this meeting be- 

 long to a younger generation, who have never attended any of the meet- 



