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The report of the committee on resolutions was next read, and is as 

 follows : 



Resolved by the Association of Economic Entomologists, That we appreciate 

 most fully the past favors of the Department of Agriculture in publishing the 

 proceedings of the Association, and respectfully request that the proceedings of 

 the present meeting be published as heretofore. 



Resolved, That the thanks of the Association be tendered to the board of educa- 

 tion for the courtesy extended in the use of their building and for the excellent 

 luncheon provided. 



Resolved. That our thanks be extended to the local committee of arrangements 

 for their successful efforts in behalf of the meeting. 



Resolved, That we appreciate and do hereby tender our thanks to the Com- 

 missioners of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition for the invitation extended to 

 the members of this Association to visit the grounds of the exposition. 



Resolved, That our thanks are due and are hereby extended to the University 

 Club for their courtesy in entertaining members of the Association. 



Resolved, That our thanks be expressed to Dr. William Trelease, director Mis- 

 souri Botanical Gardens, for his most cordial invitation to the members of the 

 Association to visit the gardens. 



Resolved, That we hereby acknowledge our indebtedness to the various mem- 

 bers of the Association who have contributed so largely, by their papers, to the 

 success of the meeting. 



Respectfully submitted. 



Thomas B. Symons, Chairman. 

 William Lochhead. 

 E. Dwight Sanderson. 



By vote of the Association this report was accepted and adopted, 

 as was the report of the treasurer and auditing committee, which 

 follows : 



REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR 1903. 



Balance on band March 12, 1903 i $5. 57 



EXPENDITURES. 



Printing announcements and programmes $3. 75 



Postage on announcements, programmes, and correspondence 3. 50 



Envelopes for mailing announcements and programmes .55 



7.80 



Deficit 2.23 



Respectfully submitted. 



A. F. Burgess, Treasurer. 



St. Louis, Mo.. December 30, 1903. 

 We have examined the report of the treasurer, above given in full, and find it 

 correct. 



Respectfully submitted. 



James S. Hine, 

 Charles A. Hart, 

 Auditing Committee, 



