4e6 JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOiNIOLOGY [Vol. 5 



At the meeting before the Federal Horticultural Board at Washington, D. C, on 

 October 30, in relation to cstabUshing a quarantine against the Gypsy and Brown-tail 

 Moths, the following officials were present, representing their respective states: 

 J. P. Buckley, Commissioner of Agriculture, Maine; Prof. W. C. O'Kane, State 

 Nursery Inspector, New Hampshire; Dr. H. T. Fernald, State Nursery Inspector 

 and r. W. Rane, State Forester, Massachusetts; A. E. Stene, State Nursery Inspector, 

 Rhode Island; Dr. W. E. Britton, State Entomologist, Connecticut; Mr. G. G. 

 Atwood, in charge of nursery inspection, and Mr. C. R. Pettis, State Superintendent 

 of Forests, New York. Dr. L. O. Howard and Mr. D. M. Rogers of the Bureau of 

 Entomology spoke briefly at the hearing and Assistant Secretary of Agriculture W. M. 

 Hays was present. There was a good attendance of nurserymen from Massachusetts^ 

 Rhode Island and Connecticut, several of whom gave their views to the board. 



Mr. Frederick Blanchard, a Coleopterist of note, died at his home in Tyngsboro, 

 Mass., November 2, at the age of 69 years. For many years Mr. Blanchard was 

 cashier of the Prescott National Bank of Lowell. He leaves a widow and one brother. 

 Mr. Blanchard was always ready to identify the captures of amateur collectors in 

 the order Coleoptera and will be greatly missed. 



There are over 1,000 beekeepers in the State of Teimessee and an attempt will be 

 made to obtain from the next legislature a larger appropriation for inspection of api- 

 aries. On account of insufficient funds for the two years since the law went into^ 

 effect, this work has been limited. Prof. G. M. Bentley, State Entomologist, has 

 charge of the inspection work. 



The public address of the Cleveland meeting of the Entomological Society of 

 America will be given by Dr. Philip P. Calvert of the University of Pennsylvania^ 

 on Wednesday evening, January 1, at 8.00 p. m. His subject will be: An Ento- 

 mologist in Costa Rica. He will give an account of a year spent in this entomo- 

 logically very rich country, primarily for the study of the seasonal distribution^ 

 life-history and habits of Odonata, but including references to other groups of in- 

 sects, characteristics of various collecting grounds and topics of general interest. It 

 will be illustrated by lantern slides. 



The following note will undoubtedly be of interest to many entomologists : 

 Mr. C. E. Hood carried a pohcy in an Accident Insurance Company at the time 

 of his death in a motorcycle accident at Urbana, Illinois. The Company has refused 

 to make settlement with the beneficiary, who has been compelled to bring suit. 

 The plea made by the Company is that the policy was issued to Mr. Hood under 

 Class A (preferred), and that it should have been under Class D (hazardous), "as 

 the work of an entomologist is very hazardous." The apphcation executed by Mr- 

 Hood referred to his duties as "Agent and Expert, U. S. Department of Agriculture." 

 It will be news to entomologists that their occupation is considered hazardous and 

 the outcome of the suit will be watched with interest. 



Mailed Dec. 16, 1912. 



