24 JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY [Vol. 15 



Entomologists in their training and development are something 

 like insects. They pass through certain stages. Now some of them 

 have striking and complete transformations. With others the develop- 

 ment goes on more slowly and takes place in an inconspicuous and 

 obscure manner. With some we may say that the transformation is 

 incomplete. I might go further and say that some of them never 

 reach the adult stage. Now we have as speakers to-night quite a 

 number who emerged as adults sometime ago. Some of you, of course, 

 are only second stage nymphs. (Laughter) 



Before we begin the program, of the evening I wish to refer to that 

 simimer meeting that we had last July. We had a very interesting 

 two days' meeting in Eastern Massachusetts, and we saw many things 

 of entomological interest, but the one thing that stands out in my 

 mind above all others, and will, as long as I remember anything, was 

 the ball game that we had just before dinner. We had reached Bass 

 Point, Nahant, where we were to spend the night. Dinner was not 

 ready and our genial secretary came around with a baseball bat in 

 hand. He g-aid if he could find a ball, we would have a game. Pretty 

 soon he came out with a tennis ball. He picked Messrs. Worthley and 

 Headlee as being the two fat men of the party, and they had to choose 

 sides to play the game. So Worthley chose Government men and 

 Headlee chose State men. Now the first man who went into the box 

 to pitch for the State men was Professor Parrott. (Applause) ^He 

 is the Ty Cobb of the Entomologists. He pitched two innings I think, 

 and then Dr. Headlee went into the box — and he was the Babe Ruth ! 

 You ought to have seen the fun that we had! 



Dr. Headlee's assistant, Dr. Peterson, was the catcher, and Dr. 

 Headlee used all the speed at his comm.and. He wps a little 

 wild and a little out of practice, and the spectators thought at first 

 that he was trying to kill his assistant. Very soon they thought he 

 was trying to kill off the Government men who came to bat. I can't 

 tell you the score, but we had a lot of fun and we have felt better for it 

 ever since. If there is any controversy between our Canadian friends 

 and the entomologists from the States, I think we had better settle it 

 by playing a baseball game. 



I have here a letter from Professor C. W. Hargitt written to Dr. 

 Felt, and I wish to read it to you. 



Syracuse, N. Y. 

 Dec. 22,'21 

 Dear Dr. Felt: 



Appropos of the meetings of the Economic Entomologists at Toronto 

 next week, and the proposed reunion of the Charter members of that Association 

 at which I was invited by the President, Professor Dean, to make a brief talk, I 

 regret that circumstances which have just culminated may prevent my attendance. 



