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been in existence for about two years. Several meetings had been 

 held during 1891 by Dietz, Beyer, Tunison and Schaeffer, devoted 

 entirely to Coleoptera, at which Mr. Schaeffer had often suggested 

 the organization of a Society. Mr. Dietz, taking up the idea ear- 

 nestly, finally succeeded in interesting several other men, and on June 

 29, 1892, the Society was organized with Charles Palm as temporary 

 chairman. This meeting was held at Mr. Palm's house. Those 

 present were Palm, Beutenmuller, Dietz, Tunison and Rabe. They 

 elected as members Neumogen, Beyer and Mrs. Annie Trumbull 

 Slosson. The next meeting was held after the summer vacation on 

 September 7. 1892, when seven more members were elected, namely: 

 Ottolengui, Angell, Havell, Meitzen, Seibelt, Bradford and Julich. 

 Regular meetings were held thereafter, sometimes at the homes of 

 Palm, Neumogen or Mrs. Slosson, sometimes at the German-Ameri- 

 can school, 244 East 53d St., and finally, through Mrs. Slosson's 

 intercession with the late Morris K. Jesup, in the American Museum 

 of Natural History. Many active and associate members were 

 elected at these meetings prior to the incorporation of the Society of 

 whom the following survive and are still members : Mrs. Slosson, 

 Beyer, Ottolengui, Angell, Fillion, Groth, Schaus, Schaeffer, Kudlich 

 and Bird. During this preliminary period the Journal was started 

 by subscription, to which Mrs. Slosson was the largest contributor, 

 with Beutenmuller as editor; it was supported in part by the proceeds 

 of auction sales of the insects; here again Mrs. Slosson was the 

 donor of many of the specimens sold. It will be seen, therefore, how 

 important her assistance was in the inception and establishment of 

 the Society and its Journal. 



Following its incorporation, the Society continued a successful 

 career for about ten years, with Mr. Beutenmuller as editor of the 

 Journal. The average attendance was about eight persons and only 

 occasionally a meeting was informal for lack of quorum; the Journal 

 was published regularly. Scientific matter of great value was con- 

 tributed to it and presented at the meetings by Dyar, Beutenmuller, 

 Schaeffer, Zabriskie and Joutel. The late Louis H. Joutel became 

 a member of the Society February i, 1893; he was for many years 

 thereafter a most valuable member, serving the Society as secretary 

 for four years and as treasurer for five years. His artistic talent, 

 made him an efficient member of the Publication Committee and his 



