For secretary-treasurer, H. E. Summers, Ames, Iowa. 
For members of the council, C. L. Marlatt, Washington, D. C.; Herbert Os- 
born, Columbus, Ohio. ; 
Respectfully submitted. 
M. V. SLINGERLAND, Chairman. 
HERBERT OSBORN. 
J. L. PHILLIPS. 
On motion, the secretary was instructed to cast the ballot of the 
association for the officers nominated, and they were duly elected. 
The committee on membership recommended the following for | 
membership, and on motion they were declared elected: 
For foreign members: H. A. Ballou, Imperial Department of Agriculture, Bar- 
bados, West Indies; W. E. Collinge, University. Birmingham, England. 
To be changed from associate to active members: F. C. Bishopp, Washington, 
D. C.; C. T: Brues, Washington, D. C.; A. A. Girault, Washington, D. C:; 
S. Arthur Johnson, Fort Collins, Colo.; G. W. Martin, Nashville, Tenn.; E. P. 
Taylor, Urbana, Ill. 
For active members: J. C. Crawford, jr., Dallas, Tex.; Edgar L. Dickerson, 
New Brunswick, N. J.; C. O. Houghton, Newark, Del.; W. J. Phillips, Urbana, 
Ill.; W. Dwight Pierce, Dallas, Tex. ; George I. Reeves. Washington, D. C.; C. E. 
Sanborn, College Station, Tex.; H. L. Viereck, New Haven, Conn.; B. H. Wal- 
den, New Haven, Conn. 
For associate members: Gordon M. Bentley, Raleigh, N. C.; F. D. Couden, 
Washington, D. C.; Harper Dean, jr., Blacksburg, Va.; Enos B. Engle. Harris- 
burg, Pa.; W. A. Hooker, Amherst, Mass.; John Tsaac, Sacramento, Cal.; 
A. D. MacGillivray, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.:; Leslie Martin, Washing- 
ton, D. C.; A. C. Morgan, Dallas Tex.; E. F. Phillips, Philadelphia, Pa. ; 
H. J. Quayle, Berkeley, Cal.; John M. Rankin, Washington, D. C.; W. A. Riley, 
Ithaca, N. Y.; J. G. Sanders, Washington, D. C. 
JOHN B. SmiTH, Chairman. 
C. E. CHAMBLISS. 
EK. S. G. Trrus. 
The following were reported as having been added to the lst of 
active members during the year by the secretary, in accordance with 
the constitution : 
Frank Benton, Washington, D. C.;: Mel T. Cook, Santiago de Jas Vegas, Cuba; 
D. L. Van Dine, Honolulu, Hawaii. 
The committee on resolutions, Messrs. Felt, Burgess,-and Wash- 
burn, reported resolutions thanking the Secretary of Agriculture for 
his courtesy in publishing the proceedings of previous meetings, and 
asking him to continue that courtesy; and thanking the University of 
Pennsylvania, the Zoological Society of Philadelphia, the Academy 
of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, and the American Entomo- 
logical Society for favors and courtesies extended. 
The secretary called attention to the limitation of size of the pro- 
ceedings and suggested the appointment of a committee to edit these, 
with power to require the preparation of abstracts from members 
