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nursery stock that is infested with the San Jose scale, or of distrib- 

 uting and establishing colonies of any injurious insect, except the gypsy 

 moth. Nor is there, so far as I know, any law in the land to prevent 

 the importation of injurious insects from any other country. 



I have generally felt very shy of legal enactments, because they are 

 so often couched in language quite beyond my comprehension, and in 

 many cases they seem to require a "Philadelphia lawyer" to interpret 

 them, and even then two lawyers frequently differ in their interpreta- 

 tion of the same legal point. I am therefore of the opinion that there 

 is need of great clearness and simplicity in the wording of an act, and 

 also that it would be wise to have more or less uniform laws in all the 

 States concerning those injurious insects which are, or are liable to be, 

 generally distributed through the country. In this matter we should 

 also consider our nearest neighbors, Canada and Mexico, for, while polit- 

 ically distinct from us, entomologically there is no dividing line. 



In conclusion allow me to congratulate you on the growth, importance, 

 and success of this association, and bid each and every member God- 

 speed and help in his chosen field of labor, assuring him that every good 

 piece of work he may perform will not only redound to his credit, but 

 will add to the sum total of human knowledge and human happiness. 



Following the reading of the president's address, the reports of offi- 

 cers and committees were listened to. 



The secretary presented a report in which the list of active members 

 of the association was shown to be 78 and the foreign members 22. 

 The same officer also presented a statement of the receipts and dis- 

 bursements of funds of the association for the year. 



An auditing committee of two, consisting of Mr. Smith and Mr. 

 Hopkins, was appointed to examine the accounts, and, on motion of 

 Mr. Smith, it was ordered to enforce the collection of the annual 

 assessment provided for in the by-laws of 50 cents per member. 



The following new foreign members were proposed and duly elected: 



Mr. Charles P. Lounsbury, Department of Agriculture, Cape Town, Cape of Good 

 Hope, South Africa. Proposed by Mr. Sniitb. 



Mr. Fred. Enock, 21 Manor Gardens, Holloway, Londou, England. Proposed by 

 Mr. Howard. 



Dr. Enzio Renter, Fredriksgatan 45, Helsingfors, Finland, Russia. Proposed by 

 Mr. Howard. 



Mr. Frederick B. Theobald, lecturer in entomology and zoology, Agricultural Col- 

 lege, Wyecourt, Kent County, England. Proposed by Mr. Webster. 



Dr. Antonio Berlese, R. Scuola superiore de agricoltura, Portici, Italy. Proposed 

 by Mr. Webster. 



Dr. Paul Marchal, chef des travaux a la Station entomologique de Paris, 16 rue 

 Claude Bernard, Paris, France. Proposed by Mr. Webster. 



Mr. W, C. Grasby, Parkside, Adelaide, South Australia. Proposed by Mr. Webster. 



