110 Annals Entomological Society of America [Vol. IX, 



The Secretary presented for the Temporary Committee of the 

 Thomas Say Foundation appointed at the Philadelphia meeting, the 

 following report: 



REPORT OF THE THOMAS SAY FOUNDATION. 



The Temporary Committee of the Thomas Say Foundation, by 

 special permission of the Executive Committee of the Entomological 

 Society of America, sent to each member of the Society with the call 

 that was issued for the San Francisco meeting, the following letter: 



May loth, 1915. 

 Members of the Etifonwlogical Society of America: 



The Entomological Society of America at its Philadelphia meeting estab- 

 lished the Thomas Say Foundation for the publication of works dealing with 

 American insects. These works to be limited to those of a monographic or biblio- 

 graphic character and to be of such size as to make a separate volume of one 

 hundred or more pages. The persons named at the head of this sheet were 

 appointed a temporary committee with power to solicit funds, to choose works for 

 publication, to determine the form of the publication, and to print such volumes 

 for which the committee has funds and which it considers worthy of publication. 



The committee on publication must have funds before the publication of such a 

 series of volumes can be inaugurated. With the consent of the Executive Committee 

 of the Entomological Society of America, the committee of the Thomas Say Foun- 

 dation are sending the following appeal and proposition to the members of the 

 Society. 



It is agreed that those persons who will make a preliminary subscription of ten 

 dollars ($10.00) towards the Thomas Say Foundation are to be considered charter 

 subscribers and are to receive such volumes as the Foundation may issue, equiv- 

 alent to the amount of their subscription. The Executive Committee of the 

 Entomological Society of America also authorizes the publication committee of 

 the Thomas Say Foundation to guarantee to those persons making a subscription 

 of ten dollars, that in case no volumes of the Thomas Say Foundation are issued, 

 that they shall be freed from the payment of all annual dues to the Entomological 

 Society of America for a period of five years or for an amount equivalent to their 

 subscription. 



It is hoped that all those persons who are interested in the development of 

 such a series of monographs and catalogues of American insects as is contemplated 

 in the Thomas Say Foundation will aid the Committee. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



Morgan Hebard, Treasurer. 

 Alex. D. MacGillivray, Editor. 



SUBSCRIPTION. 



I send herewith the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) to Morgan Hebard, Treasurer 

 of the Thomas Say Foundation as a preliminary subscription to the said Founda- 

 tion with the understanding that I am to be considered a charter subscriber, that 

 I am to receive such volumes of the Foundation as are issued equivalent to the 

 amount of my subscription, and that in case no volumes are issued the Entomolog- 

 ical Society of America is to credit me with the payment of my dues to the Society 

 for a period of five years. . 



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The following report was received from the Treasurer of the 

 Foundation: 



I regret that I will be unable to attend the Columbus meeting and 

 would therefore like to submit to you the report of the Thomas Say 



