PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 
OF AMERICA. 
Philadelphia Meeting. 
The first meeting of the Entomological Society of America 
was opened on Wednesday evening, December 30th, by Presi- 
dent Philip P. Calvert in the large lecture room of the Phila- 
delphia Academy of Natural Sciences for the giving of the An- 
nual Public Address. The speaker of the evening was Pro- 
fessor Stephen Alfred Forbes of the University of Illinois. His 
subject was, ‘Ecological Foundations of Applied Entomology.”’ 
In compliance with the request of the Executive Committee 
at the Atlanta meeting, Dr. Henry Skinner of the Phildelphia 
Academy of Natural Sciences presented a “History of the 
Entomological Society of America.’”’ In addition to the history 
of the Society, Dr. Skinner showed pictures of many of the 
pioneer entomologists of America. The slides were prepared 
from photographs, of which the American Entomological Socie- 
ety has the largest collection in America. The speakers were 
greeted by a large and enthusiastic audience. After the com- 
pletion of the addresses, the audience adjourned to the Library 
of the Academy, where the local entomologists entertained the 
visitors atasmoker. The exceptionally large number of visiting 
entomologists and the large number of persons in and about 
Philadelphia interested in collecting and studying insects, made 
it a great opportunity for the meeting of friends and acquaint- 
ances. It was pronounced by all a most enjoyable evening. 
The Society was honored at this meeting by the attendance 
of the pioneer American hymenopterologist and Honorary 
Fellow of the Society, Mr. Ezra Townsend Cresson. 
The meeting for the reading of papers was called to order 
by President Calvert at 10:00 A. M., Thursday, December 31st., 
in Class Room D of the Veterinary Building of the University 
of Pennsylvania. The following committees appointed previous 
to the meeting were announced. 
Committee to draft resolutions on the death of Mr. H. H. Lyman.—Rev. 
C. J. S. Bethune, Dr. W. J. Holland, and Dr. E. A. Smyth. 
Committee to draft resolutions on the death of Mr. J. A. Grossbeck.—Dr. 
Frank E. Lutz, Mr. Wm. T. Davis, and Mr. E. L. Dickerson. 
Committee to draft resolutions on the death of Dr. William Saunders.—Rev. 
C. J. S. Bethune, Mr. F. M. Webster, and Dr. C. Gorden Hewitt. 
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