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Mr. Weeks: I wish to offer resolutions just at this junc- 

 ture because I see from the importance of the papers the ur- 

 gency of the resolutions and the necessity of having these 

 papers, which are of worldwide importance, published, and 

 these resolutions propose also to cover that point. 



Mr. Weeks then read the following 



RESOLUTIONS ON 



Permanent Organization, Publication of Proceed- 

 ings, ETC. : 



In Anti-Mosquito Convention Assembled: 



Whereas, a rapidly growing interest in the subject of this 

 Convention seems to emphasize the need of there being some 

 central organization of a national character with which the 

 many local organizations could affiliate and thus afford the 

 means of spreading information of their methods, their work 

 and their conclusions for the benefit of all and for other pur- 

 poses of a co-operative character ; 



Resolved, That the Presiding Officer of this Convention 

 appoint ten persons as a Provisional Committee to consider the 

 question of forming such an organization, who, if they shall 

 decide affirmatively, shall be empowered to prepare a Consti- 

 tution and By-laws to present to the next Convention to be 

 held at the call of said Committee. 



Resolved, That said Provisional Committee is hereby em- 

 powered to act for this Convention pending final organization, 

 if so decided, in relation to any matters as to the presentation, 

 of the subject to legislative bodies and to any authority 

 charged with such matters, with a view of advancing the idea 

 and the actual work as widely as possible and otherwise to 

 act for this body. 



Resolved, That if the Committee shall decide that it is 

 advisable and practicable to publish the proceedings of this 

 Convention and spread the same gratuitously or otherwise, 

 the Committee is hereby so authorized. 



Mr. Weeks : This leaves the matter entirely, so far as 

 organization goes, for the consideration of the Committee of 

 ten, because we have not to-day the opportunity or time for a 

 long discussion. (See Appendix C.) 



