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scale and, after much trouble, succeeded in finding the means to send 

 an investigator to study and collect them. By careful attention and 

 judicious distribution whole districts were rendered nearly free from 

 the pest, and a means shown to be open for keeping it under control. 

 In 1894, on account of failing health, he severed his connection 

 with the division, but retained that of Honorary Curator of Insects in 

 the National Museum. This post had been given him some years 

 before, and in consequence of the necessary provisions being made for 

 its care and preservation, he made over to the museum his entire pri- 

 vate collection, containing about 18,000 species, represented by 

 over 115,000 specimens in all orders of insects. He had expected to 

 devote his remaining years to the study of pure science, and all the 

 world must regret that his plans were cut short by the accident which 

 terminated his life. On the 14th of September, while on the way to 

 the City of Washington from his home on Columbia Heights, his 

 bicycle struck a stone lying on the concrete and Dr. Riley was thrown 

 from it head-foremost, striking the pavement with such force as to 

 fracture the skull. Though given the best of medical care his death 

 followed early the following morning — September 15th. 



H. F. WiCKHAM. 



Messrs. M. Bunker, C. A. Mast, and Ira R. Tabor were elected regu- 

 lar members. 



Mr. C. E. Harrison called attention to the fact that in a paper by 

 W. R. Hoffman, published in the Modern Illustrator and Home Journal 

 for October, 1895, entitled ''Pottery of the American Indians," a 

 number of specimens in the Museum of this Academy were accredited 

 to the National Museum at Washington. The Corresponding Secre- 

 tary was instructed to direct the attention of the editor to the mistake. 



November 21 , i8g^. — Trustees' Meeting. 



President Hammatt in the chair ; six members present. 



It was voted to put a nev/ furnace in the Academy building. 



November 2g, i8gj. — Regular Meeting. 



A paper by Prof. H. F. Wickham of Iowa City on " Some Species 

 of Coleoptera from the Southern Shore of Lake Superior ; ' ' and a 

 paper by Prof. Jerome McNeill of the University of Arkansas entitled 

 "A Revision of the Truxalinae of North America," were presented 

 and referred to the publication committee. 



December 27, i8gs- — Regular Meeting. 

 President Hammatt in the chair ; five members present. 



