52 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Vol. xm. 



Apropos of our use of headings of class and order to precede all 

 articles, we have heard some criticism to the effect that it was an 

 affront to the intelligence of the reader to inform him of such an 

 '• obvious " matter. We are, however, recently in receipt of a com- 

 munication signed by the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution on 

 behalf of the international catalogue of scientific literature, requesting 

 the class, order and family to which should be referred a short paper 

 published by us in this Journal before the above custom was adopted. 

 If the compilers of bibliographies go to the trouble of correspondence 

 with authors before they can list their works, it needs no further proof 

 of the usefulness of our headings. 



LIST OF ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE NEW 

 YORK AND BROOKLYN ENTOMO- 

 LOGICAL SOCIETIES. 



The following names were omitted from the list of members which was printed 

 in the September issue (vol. XII, pp. 193-196) and should be added thereto: 

 Aaron, Eugene, Br. Soc. ; Cramer, A. W. P., 142 W. 87th St., N. Y. City, Br. 

 Soc; Fulda, Carl, M. D., 1096 Halsey St., Brooklyn, N. Y., Lepidoptera, I'.r. 

 Soc.; Kalbert, John, 181 Russell St., Brooklyn, N. Y., Br. Soc; Wood, Wm., 51 

 5th Ave., N. Y. City, Coleoptera, N. Y. Soc. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW YORK ENTO- 

 MOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Meeting of October 4, 1904. 



Held at the American Museum of Natural History. President C. H. Roberts in 

 the chair with thirteen members and one visitor present. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved. 



The treasurer reported that the Society and Journal fund had now a balance of 



Mr. Weeks reported that the Brooklyn Entomological Society was now affiliated 

 with the Scientific Alliance of New York City, and suggested that the Xew York 

 Entomological Society take some action in reference to holding but one meeting 

 monthly. 



Mr. William Wood, of 51 Fifth Avenue, was proposed as an active member by 

 Mr. Leng. 



