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session, was duly presented and your representative urged upon the committee in 

 charge, to the best of his ability, that this country be selected for the next Congress. 

 This was ably supported by a number of other American entomologists, especially 

 certain of the delegates from the Entomological Society of America, but the committee 

 had quite determined upon a European meeting for the next Congress, and our efforts 

 were futile. 



We were given, however, cordial assurance of the desire of the Congress to meet 

 in America in the near future, with the quite positive assurance that the next succeed- 

 ing Congress should come here, if our invitation for the second period be given. Your 

 representative felt free to assure the committee that in all probabiUty our invitation 

 would be as cordial as for the present occasion. 



While regretting that this particular mission could not be fulfilled and that there 

 is no more actual growth to report, I desire to urge the Society to extend its cordial 

 support of the Congress, and that as many of the members as possible should be- 

 come members and if possible attend the next session to be held at Vienna, under 

 the presidency of Doctor Handlirsch, and that we exert our influence toward such a 

 development of the Congress as will serve to make it a world-wide influence in the 

 development of our Science. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Herbert Osborn, 



Delegate. 



President W. D. Hunter: I do not think a special motion is 

 necessary relative to this report. I will, however, in behalf of the 

 Association extend our thanks to Professor Osborn. 



Mr. H. a. Gossard: I believe that the position of this Associa- 

 tion would be better understood by the International Congress of 

 Entomology, and would be little more emphatic if we should ask 

 that the changes suggested by Professor Osborn be made. I move, 

 Mr. President, that Doctor Forbes and two other members, to be 

 named by the Chair, be appointed to consider this matter and report 

 a resolution for action by the Association before the close of this session. 



By vote of the Association this motion prevailed and the following 

 committee was appointed. 



Messrs. Forbes, Britton, and Osborn. 



Under the head of miscellaneous business the secretary presented 

 an invitation from the directors of the Panama-Pacific Universal 

 Exposition for this Association to hold its annual meeting in 1915 

 at the exposition in San Francisco. He stated that he had advised 

 the Executive Officer of the exposition that it was the custom of this 

 Association to hold its annual meeting in connection with the meeting 

 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, but that 

 the matter would be brought to the attention of this Association. 

 The Secretary also presented two designs for permanent buttons for 

 use of the members of the Association, should they care to adopt a 

 button for general use. Some few years ago this matter had been 

 considered by the Association but no definite action had been taken. 



