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Chairman Sanders : Mr. Stockwell is not here to present his paper 

 on "The Japanese Beetle Quarantine," but we have his paper. Mr. 

 Sasscer asks that his paper on "Important Foreign Insect Pests Col- 

 lected on Imported Nursery Stock in 1920," be eliminated. 



The next thing is the transaction of business, the first item being 

 the report of the Nominating Committee. 



Mr. Dietz: Your Comjnittee on Nominations wishes to propose 

 the following names for officers of this Section during the ensuing year: 



Chairman of the Horticultural Section and Third Vice-President of 

 the American Association of Economic Entomologists: Prof. A. G. 

 Ruggles, St. Paul, Minnesota. 



For Secretary, Mr. E. R. Sasscer of the Federal Horticultural Board 

 of Washington, D. C, who has shown his ability to give us one of the 

 most interesting program.s the Section has had for several years. 



Mr. Cotton: I m_ove that the report be adopted, that we approve 

 the selection, and the names be referred to the Association for election. 



The motion was duly seconded and carried. 



Adjournment. 



Joint Meeting 



American Association of Economic Entomologists and 

 American Phytopathological Society 



Friday Morning, December ji, iq20 



The joint meeting of the American Association of Economic Entomolo- 

 gists and the American Phytopathological Society was held Friday 

 morning, December 31, 1920, at the University of Chicago. 



It was called to order at 10.30 a. m. by President Wilmon Newell 

 of the form.er association. 



President Wilmon Newell : This meeting is the result of an invita- 

 tion extended to the American Phytopathological Society by the Ameri- 

 can Association of Economic Entomologists which was most graciously 

 accepted by the former society. 



As entomologists we are ver\' glad that the Phytopathologists accepted 

 our invitation, as this means a great deal to us and it is an indication 

 of progress. It is also a confirrr.ation of our belief that the two societies 

 entertain fur each other that friendship and spirit of coo]jeration which 

 is invariably shown between Phytopathologists and Entomologists as 

 individuals. It is appropriate that the president of the visiting society 

 should preside over our deliberations this morning. He needs no intro- 



