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Considerable discussion was had as to the qualification of persons to 

 be elected to associate membership. Messrs. Weed, Forbes, Smith, Al- 

 wood, Gillette, and Wood worth participated in this discussion. In the 

 case of Dr. Packard, referred to a committee at the Washington meet- 

 ing, the secretary was directed to enter his name on the list of members. 



It was also decided that Dr. Kellicott was eligible to active member- 

 ship; and, on motion of Mr. Cook, the secretary was directed to enter his 

 name. 



On motion of Mr. Weed, Mr. E. W. Doran was elected as associa e 

 member, having ceased since the time of his application for membership 

 to hold an official position. 



Mr. A. D. Hopkins, special agent of the West Virginia Station, was 

 decided eligible to active membership, and his name was directed to be 

 entered. 



Messrs. J. M. Aldrich, Brookings, S. Dak. j E. Y. Wilcox, assistant 

 at the Ohio Station ; andC. A. Hart, assistant at the Illinois State Lab- 

 oratory, were entered as members at the suggestions of Messrs. Cook, 

 Weed, and Forbes respectively. 



The amendment to the constitution proposed by Mr. Forbes at the 

 Washington meeting was taken up, discussed, and, on motion of Mr. 

 Cook, adopted. Section 5 now reads as follows : 



Sec. 5. The annual meeting shall be held at such place and time as may be decided 

 upon by the association at the previous annual meeting, and special meetings may 

 be called by a majority of the officers. Eight members shall constitute a quorum for 

 the transaction of business. 



The amendment relating to the change of the title of the Association, 

 proposed at the Washington meeting by Mr. Liutner was taken up, 

 discussed, and laid over for future action. 



The association then adjourned. 



MEETING OF NOVEMBER 12. 



Twenty-nine persons present in the course of the session. The presi- 

 dent read his annual address, as follows : 



THE OUTLOOK FOR APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY. 



Gentlemen : You have made it the duty of your presiding officer to 

 give an annual address, a duty the less easy to perform for a new or- 

 ganization than for one which has a history behind it, and not facili- 

 tated by my absence in Europe at the time of your organization. 



I had thrown together a sort of resume of the results obtained during 

 the year in economic entomology, more particularly by the entomolo- 

 gists of the different State stations, in the belief that this would be one 

 of the most appropriate themes to present ; but when I learned, from 

 his circular of September 15, that Professor Forbes intended covering 

 substantially the same ground, and that it was expected of him as 

 one of his duties as chairman of the committee on entomology of the As- 



