ANNALS 



OF 



The Entomological Society of America 



Volume II MARCH, 19 09 Number 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF 



AMERICA. 



The fourth meeting of the Entomological Society of America 

 was held in Baltimore, December 30th and 3 ist, 1908, in affiliation 

 with the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 



The meeting was called to order by the President, Dr. W. M. 

 Wheeler, in the Eastern High School, at 11 a. m., December 31st. 

 The minutes of the previous meeting were adopted as printed. 

 Dr. Fernald read the report of the committee on nomenclature. 

 Moved and carried that this report be received and printed and 

 discussed one year later, and that this should be the general 

 policy in dealing with these reports. This report is appended 

 to the minutes. 



The Managing Editor made an informal report upon the con- 

 dition of the Annals. Moved and carried that the chair appoint 

 a committee on nominations. The chair appointed Messrs. C. W. 

 Johnson, C. L. Marlatt and H. T. Fernald. The President 

 announced the death during the year of Dr. W. H. Ashmead, an 

 Honorary Fellow, Dr. James Fletcher, a Fellow; and of three mem- 

 bers, C. Abbott Davis, Albert V. Taylor and Alexander Craw. 

 The President" announced that he had appointed Committees to 

 draw up suitable resolutions upon the death of Drs. Ashmead and 

 Fletcher. These resolutions were then read by the Secretary 

 and adopted as read. They are appended to these minutes. A 

 letter from Dr. L. O. Howard, concerning a request from Dr. 

 Carlos E. Porter for separata and an offer to specialists of material 

 for study, was read, and Mr. Webster made some explanations 

 thereto. The Secretary read a communication from W. C. Wood 

 suggesting action looking toward abolishing the tariff on insects. 

 Moved and carried, "That it is the sense of this Society that the 

 duty on insects is objectionable and should be abolished." The 

 matter was referred to the Executive Committee with power. 

 Adjournment until 1 :oo p. m. 



