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Resolved, That this jissociatioii plju'cs itself on rt'conl as indorsing the policy 

 of the National Government in aiding the snppression of introduced pests of 

 a serious nature, and asks for a continuation and increase of (he Congressional 

 appropriations to the Bureau of Entomology for such work and for the intro- 

 duction of natural enennes of such pests ; and 



ReMolred, That this association has learned wiih great iiderest. through the 

 address of I'resident Kirlcland, of the attempt now heing made in Massachu- 

 setts and other New England States to control the gipsy and hrown-tail moths 

 through systematic C()o[)eration and liberal financial provision made for i)rosecut- 

 ing lield oju'rations and for the introduction of jyarasites of these insects: and, 

 Iteing convinced that the successful prosecution of this work will [jrotect the 

 entire country from a serious menace, this effort has the unqualified indorsement 

 of this association ; and 



Resolved, That this association extend its cordial greetings to tlu^ newly 

 formed Entomological Society of America, and that the programme connnittee 

 of this association be instructed to arrange its progrannne conjointly with the 

 progrannne committee of that society. 



.Tamks Flktchkr. 



M. V. SLlNaERr.ANI). 



E. D. Sanderson. 



At the request of the representatives of the American Xiirservnien's 

 Association, the following connnittee was appointed b}' the president 

 to attend the annual meeting of that association at Detroit in June, 

 1907: Messrs. H. A. Morgan, Wilmon Newell, S. A. Forbes, A. F. 

 Burgess, and E. D. Sanderson. 



The connnittee on certificate of membership for foreign members 

 was appointed, consisting of the president elect, the secretary, and Mr. 

 W. E. Britton. 



President Kirkland thanked the association for the honor of pre- 

 siding at this meeting, which was the largest in its history, and, as 

 there was no further lousiness, the meeting was then adjourned. 



A. F. Burgess, Secretary. 



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