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to collect, at one place taking him twenty miles in- 

 land. He had the captain and passengers so interested that 

 everybody wanted to help him, and he obtained many inter- 

 esting specimens. At Panama he had a four-day stop, which 

 he employed in looking over the ruins of the Panama canal. 

 He had with him a Mr. Slavin, a former engineer of the 

 works, who showed him about. Mr. Fuchs was somewhat 

 interested in the canal, as his brother had lost 75,000 francs 

 in the unfortunate enterprise. This trip also resultd in his 

 finding more insects. 



After arriving in San Francisco, his first call was at the 

 California Academy of Sciences, at that time located at Cali- 

 fornia and Dupont streets. From that time on he kept in 

 close connection with that institution. He was the only per- 

 son who was allowed by the late Dr. Behr to handle his but- 

 terflies. He became a member of the Academy in 1890. 



On August 7, 1901, Mr. Fuchs issued a call for the organ- 

 ization of an entomological society, as follows: 



"With the view of organizing a Club of Entomologists on 

 the Pacific Coast, for the purpose of promoting interest in 

 entomological research, a meeting will be held at the Cali- 

 fornia Academy of Sciences on Thursday, August 15, at 2 

 o'clock. You are urgently invited to attend." 



That memorable meeting was attended by the following 

 persons: Dr. H. H. Behr, W. G. W. Harford, Beverly 

 Letcher, Prof. Wm. Ashmead, Carl Fuchs, Dr. E. C. Van 

 Dyke, Professor H. C. Fall, F. W. Nunenmacher, and Dr. 

 F. E. Blaisdell. 



The meeting resulted in the founding of the California En- 

 tomological Club. At the fifth regular meeting of the club 

 it was voted to change the name to the Pacific Coast Ento- 

 mological Society, by which name it has been known ever 

 since. 



Mr. Fuchs was elected the first president of the society, a 

 position which he filled until the 26th regular meeting, held 

 November 27, 1907, when he requested to be relieved. He 

 was succeeded by Dr. Edwin C. Van Dyke. The society 

 prospered and grew under Mr. Fuchs's able leadership. 



In 1908 he made a trip to the East for scientific purposes, 

 but he visited only New York, Brooklyn and Washington. It 



