38 Psyche [February 
FIFTH MEETING OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 
OF AMERICA. 
Tue Fifth Meeting of the Entomological Society of America was 
held at the Harvard Medical School, Boston, Dec. 30th and 31st, 1909. 
The President, Dr. Henry Skinner, presided throughout the sessions. 
The President announced the deaths of William H. Edwards, an 
Honorary Fellow, Prof. Mark Vernon Slingerland, a Fellow, B. H. 
Guilbeau, W. Brodie and H. M.S.Seib, Members. Suitable resolutions 
on the deaths of Mr. Edwards and Professor Slingerland were adopted. 
The Report of the Executive Committee showed among other things 
that 16 new members had been received during the year and 22 mem- 
berships had terminated, not including those who had died. Also 
that a memorial drawn up by Mr. N. C. Wood regarding the tariff 
on insects and signed by the President and Secretary had been pro- 
ductive of no action by Congress. 
The question of appointing delegates to the approaching Interna- 
tional Congress of Entomology was referred to the Executive Com- 
mittee. 
The following officers were elected: 
President, Dr. JoHN B. Situ. 
First Vice-Pres., Dr. S. A. ForBES. 
Second Vice-Pres., Pror. V. L. KELLoGG. 
Secretary- Treasurer, Mr. C. R. Crossy. 
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 
Prof. J. H. Comstock Prof. J. M. AtpricH 
Prof. W. M. WHEELER Rev. Prof. C. J.S. BETHUNE 
Mr. E. A. ScHwarz Prof. LAWRENCE BRUNER. 
MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON NOMENCLATURE. 
Prof. T. D. A. CocKERELL (to succeed himself). 
The Report of the Committee on Nomenclature concerning the 
nomenclature of Gall Insects read at the Baltimore meeting, and 
printed in the Annals for 1909, was adopted as printed, with the 
provision that the Society express itself as standing with the majority 
of the Committee in Section V. 
