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evolution will continue. But if these hopes are to be realized, we must 
do better work, the results of which will be far-reaching and permanent, 
thus gaining and holding the respect and confidence of our fellows and 
the world at large. The “powers that be” among and over us must be 
brought to understand that science is truth and not something that is 
to be trifled with and debauched or made to answer for cheap advertise- 
ments or used tor the purpose of paying political indebtedness. Every 
member of this association can aid in doing this by allowing nothing 
to go out from his hands until he has given it his very best efforts— 
has made it as nearly perfect as heisable. If heisso situated as to be 
denied the privilege of doing this, then Jet him place on record, some- 
where, proof that the blame lies not at his own door. But whatever 
we do let it be done honestly, faithfully, and well, and the future will 
most surely speed the right. 
Following the address of the president, elections to active member- 
ship in the association were made as follows: 
George B. King, Lawrence, Mass., proposed by Mr. Howard. 
Gerald McCarthy, Raleigh, N. C., proposed by Mr. Howard. 
A. T. Britton, New Haven, Conn., proposed by Mr. Howard. 
Ephraim P. Felt, Albany, N. Y., proposed by Mr. Kirkland. 
Albert F. Burgess, Malden, Mass., proposed by Mr. Kirkland. 
The following foreign members were proposed and elected: 
Claude Fuiler, Perth, West Australia, proposed by Mr. Webster. 
Richard Helm, Perth, West Australia, proposed by Mr. Webster. 
W. W. Froggatt, Sydney, New South Wales, proposed by Mr. Howard. 
Prefacing his remarks with a brief review of the damage by the larvie 
of Orgyia leucostigma in Washington during the summer of 1895, and 
the important influence of parasites in controlling this outbreak, Mr. 
Howard presented the following paper: 
ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE PARASITES OF ORGYIA 
LEUCOSTIGMA. 
By L. O. Howarp, Washington, D. C. 
In Bulletin No. 5, Technical Series, Division of Entomology, United 
States Department of Agriculture, entitled ‘‘ A study in Insect Para- 
sitism,” it was shown that following an extensive attack by Orgyia 
leucostigma upon the shade trees of Washington, which culminated in 
August, 1895, there was an extraordinary development of parasites, 
Thirty-five true parasites were reared, of which 15 were primary 
hymenopterous parasites and 6 primary dipterous parasites, 14 species 
being hymenopterous hyper-parasites.. In the autumn of 1895 about 
90 per cent of the caterpillars were destroyed by primary parasites, the 
Vast majority of these being hymenopterous and the bulk of the work 
