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Experimental Stations or by any agricultural or horticultural association, and all 

 tuiicbers of economic entomology iu educational institutions may become members of 

 tlie association by transmitting proper credentials to the secretary, and by author- 

 izing him to sign their names to this constitution. Other persons engaged in practi- 

 cal work iu economic entomology may be elected by a two-thirds vote of the mem- 

 bers present at a regular meeting and shall be termed associate members. Members 

 residing outside of the United States or Canada shall be designated foreign members. 

 Associate and foreign members shall not be entitled to hold office or to vote. 



The officers shall consist of a president, two vice-presidents and a secretary, to be 

 elected annnally, who shall perform the duties customarily incumbent upon their 

 respective offices. The president shall not hold office for two consecutive terms. 



The annual meeting shall be held at such place and time as may be decided upon 

 by the association at the previous annual meeting. Special meetings may be called 

 by a majority of the officers, or shall be called on the -written request of not less than 

 five members. Eight members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi- 

 ness. 



The mode of publication of the proceedings of the association shall be decided upon 

 by open vote at each annual meeting. 



All proposed alterations or amendments to this constitution shall be referred to a 

 select committee of three at any regular meeting, and, after a report from such com- 

 mittee, may be adopted by a two-thirds vote of the members present : Provided, That 

 a written notice of the proposed amendment has been sent to every voting member 

 of the association at least one month prior to date of action. 



The adoptiou of the coustitiitioa was followed by an election of offi- 

 cers, which resulted as follows: President, Dr. 0. V. Riley, U. S. Ento- 

 mologist; first vice president, Prof. S. A. Forbes, State Entomologist of 

 Illinois; second vice-president. Prof. A. J. Cook, Professor of Entomol- 

 ogy in the Michigan Agricultural College; secretary. Prof. J. B. Smith, 

 Entomologist to the New Jersey Agricultural Exiieriment Station. 



The charter members are as follows: C. V. Riley, of Washington; S. 

 A. Forbes, of Illinois; A. J. Cook, of Michigan; J. B. Smith, of New 

 Jersey ; J. A. Lintner, of New York ; J. H. Comstock, of New York ; F. 

 L. Harvey, of JMaine; M. L. Beckwith, of Delaware; C. M. Weed, of 

 Ohio; F. M. Webster, of Indiana; J. P. Campbell, of Georgia; James 

 Fletcher, of Canada; C. J. S. Bethune, of Canada; E. Baynes Reed, of 

 Canada; William Saunders, of Canada; E. J. Wickson, of California; 

 C. W. Woodworth, of Arkansas; H. Garmau, of Kentucky; O. Lug- 

 ger, of Minnesota; C. P. Gillette, of Iowa; H. Osborn, of Iowa; L. 

 Bruner, of Nebraska ; L. O. Howard, of Washington, and one or two 

 others, whose names we are not able to announce at the present time. 



The association adjourned August 30 to meet the coming winter at 

 the time and place of meeting of the Association of Experiment Sta- 

 tions, presumably at Washington, the coming November. 



THE ENTOMOLOGICAL CLUB OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR 

 THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. 



This organization met at Toronto, Canada, August 28 to September 

 3. Among the members iu attendance were Mr. James Fletcher, Prof. 

 A. J. Cook, Prof. J. B. Smith, Prof. H. Garman, Mr. E. Baynes Reed, 



