104 Annals Entomological Society of America [Vol. XV, 



The report of the Secretary was presented as follows: 



REPORT or THE SECRETARY. 



At the Chicago meeting of the Society a new Secretary-Treasurer was elected, 

 necessitating the removal of the office and accounts from Washington to Columbus. 

 This Secretary-Treasurer subsequently moved from Columbus to Urbana, again 

 necessitating a change of address, the transfer of accounts, etc. The Secretary 

 begs the indulgence of members for any inconvenience or annoyance that may 

 have arisen from this incertis sedis of their official and trusts he may be able to 

 manage the affairs entrusted to him in a much more efficient manner another year. 

 That the Society is in a healthy condition is evidenced in several ways. The 

 number of titles on the program for the present session is more than twice the 

 average number of papers presented for the past ten years. There are this year 

 fifty titles including the annual address. The largest previous number the Sec- 

 retary could find listed was thirty titles for the year 1913. 



The membership including the newly elected members is 606. The correspond- 

 ing figures for the past ten years are: 



1911—391 1916—611 



1912—410 1917—606 



1913—439 1918—594 



1914—551 1919—601 



1915—578 1920—567 



Financially it may be said that the total receipts for the year are in excess 

 of those of any year in our history. Even after subtracting the large balance 

 remaining from last year, the income during the year is within a few dollars of the 

 largest amount ever received by the treasury in a single year (1917). The large 

 balance of 1920 was due to two causes: first, the imusual number of issues of the 

 Annals that were not paid for when the books were closed; and, secondly, the 

 unusual number of members (281) who had paid in advance for the following year, 

 both factors operating to reduce our balance this year. Due to the greater cost 

 of printing, engraving, clerical help, etc., the expenses of the Society have been 

 very high. Five issues of the Annals were paid for during the year, this bill alone 

 amounting to $1,854.31. We still owe printing and engraving bills totalling $80.25, 

 and for the entire fourteenth volume of the Annals. Estimating the cost of this 

 1921 volume at approximately the same as that for 1920 it will be seen that the 

 balance in the current fund is about $350 short of our liabilities. In this connec- 

 tion it is well to keep in mind that our present balance includes about $450 of dues 

 already paid for 1922 and subsequent years. The amount that may be expected 

 from the dues of members during the coming year for the coming year, hardly 

 exceeds $750. Of course, the Society has the permanent fund ($840.00) which 

 would more than meet our liabilities. The Secretary does not wish to imply that 

 we are in an unusual financial condition, but wishes the members to be informed 

 that we are practically running behind a year, to cover which liability we have 

 the permanent fund. 



In spite of the evidences of health and prosperity of the Society the Secretary 

 does not believe that we are living up to our full opportunity for service to Ento- 

 mology in America. The membership is not what it should be by at least two or 



