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Resolved, Thai this association places itself on record as indorsing the policy 

 of the National Government in aiding the suppression of introduced pests of 

 a serious nature, and asks for a continuation and increase <>t' the Congressional 

 appropriations to the Bureau of Entomology for such work and for Hie intro- 

 duction of natural enemies of such pests; and 



Resolved, That this association has learned with great interest, through the 

 address of President Kirkland, of the attempt now being made in Massachu- 

 setts and other New England States to control the gipsy and brown-tail moths 

 through systematic cooperation and liberal financial provision made lor prosecut- 

 ing field operations and for the introduction of parasites of these insects: and. 

 being convinced that the successful prosecution of this work will protect the 

 entire country from a serious menace, this effort has the unqualified indorsement 

 of this association ; and 



Resolved. That this association extend its cordial greetings to the newly 

 formed Entomological Society of America, and that the programme committee 

 of this association he instructed to arrange its programme conjointly with the 

 programme committee of that society. 



James Fletcher. 



M. V. Slingerland. 



E. D. Sanderson. 



At the request of the representatives of the American Nurserymen's 

 Ass ociation, the following committee was appointed by the president 

 to attend the annual meeting of that association at Detroit in June, 

 1907: Messrs. H. A. Morgan, Wilmon Newell. S. A. Forbes, A. F. 

 Burgess, and E. D. Sanderson. 



The committee on certificate of membership for foreign members 

 was appointed, consisting of the president elect, the secretary, and Mr. 

 W. E. Britton. 



President Kirkland thanked the association for the honor of pre- 

 siding at this meeting, which was the largest in its history, and. as 

 there was no further business, the meeting was then adjourned. 



A. F. Burgess. Secretary. 

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