PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OP 



AMERICA. 



Minutes of the New York Meeting of December 28, 1906. 

 American Museum of Natural History, New York. 



The annual address arranged for by the provisional officers 

 was delivered by Prof. Wm. Morton Wheeler, of the American 

 Museum of Natural History, New York, on Polymorphism in 

 Ants, and was illustrated by an extensive and very beautiful 

 series of lantern slides. [A quite full abstract of this address is 

 published in this number of the Annals.] 



The business meeting was called to order by Prof. J. H. 

 Comstock, Chairman of the Committee on Organization, and 

 an order of business was adopted. 



Prof. Comstock was elected Chairman, and E. S. G. Titus, 

 Secretary, of the Meeting. 



The Chairman announced that 216 persons had signified their 

 intention of becoming members of the Society. On motion of 

 Dr. L. O. How^ard the Secretary cast the ballot making these 

 persons members of the society. 



• The Chairman announced that the Committee on Organization 

 were ready to present the constitution for consideration of the 

 members. It was voted to adopt the constitution section by 

 section, as read. Mr. Needham was appointed temporary secre- 

 tary. Mr. Titus then read the constitution. 



Articles I and II adopted as read. Article III, Dr. Skinner 

 proposed an amendment making a third class of members: hon- 

 orary fellows. 



On motion of Prof. H. E. Summers, final consideration of this 

 article was deferred until after passing upon the remainder of the ' 

 constitution and by-laws. 



Articles IV, V, VI, VII and by-laws were adopted with the 

 amendments read by the Secretary. 



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