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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGISTS. 



The second annual meeting of the Association was held at Champaign, 

 IlHnois, in room 6 of the University of Illinois, beginning November 11th. The 

 following officers and members were present during the meeting : 



President, C. V. Riley, Washington ; 1st Vice-president, S. A. Forbes, Illinois ; 

 2nd Vice-president, A. J. Cook, Michigan ; Secretary, John B. Smith, New 

 Jersey. J. M. Aldrich, S. Dakota ; W. B. Alwood, Virginia ; G. F. Atkinson, 

 Alabama ; M. H. Beckwith, Delaware ; James Fletcher, Ottawa, Canada ; 

 Lawrence Bruner, Nebraska ; H. Garman, Kentucky ; C. P. Gillette, Iowa ; F. W. 

 Goding, Illinois ; C. A. Hart, Illinois ; F. L. Harvey, Maine ; L. 0. Howard, 

 Washington ; John Marten, Illinois ; Herbert Osborn, Iowa ; F. H. Snow, Kansas ; 

 H. E. Summers, Tennessee ; Roland Thaxter, Connecticut ; F. M. Webster, Indiana ; 

 Clarence M. Weed, Ohio ; C. W. Woodworth, Arkansas ; E. F. GofF, Wisconsin. 



Several others interested in entomology, not members of the Association, also 

 attended the meeting, giving an average attendance of about 20 at every meeting. 



The secretary read his report and submitted some letters for action by the 

 Association. 



On the motion of Prof. Cook it was decided that an assessment of 25c. should 

 be made from each member attending the meeting to defray the necessary 

 expenses. 



The committee on co-operation (Profs. Riley, Cook, Forbes, Comstock and 

 Lintner) reported progress and was continued. 



The requisites of membership were discussed and Drs. A. S. Packard, D. S. 

 Kellicott and Messrs. J. M. Aldrich, E. V. Wilcox, C. A. Hart and A D. Hopkins 

 were placed on the list of active members. Mr. E. W. Doran was elected an 

 associate member, 



The constitution was amended by striking out the provision allowing special 

 meetings to be called at the request of members. 



SECOND DAY'S SESSION. 



On November 12th 29 members were present, including some ladies, and the 

 Hon. Edwin Wiilits assistant secretary of agriculture for the United States. 

 The president, Prof. Riley, delivered his annual address on " The Outlook in 

 Applied Entomology." This address was a masterly effort and was intently 

 hstened to by all who had the good fortune to hear it. It will be published in 

 full in the pages of Insect Life. 



Mr. James Fletcher, of Ottawa, spoke in high terms of the paper. He said : 

 " You have drawn our attention to the fact, Mr. President, that this is the most 

 remarkable meeting of economic entomologists w hich has ever met together, and 

 I feel sure, sir, that everyone present will agree with me that your address is one 

 of the most remarkable we have ever had the privilege of listening to. You have 

 covered so much ground and spoken upon so many subjects on which we know 

 you to be the highest authority, not only from the exceptional advantages you 

 possess from your official position, but also from the experience you have gained 

 from earnest and close attention for a quarter of a century to this special subject 

 which we have gathered together to-day to discuss, that if we heard nothing else we 

 should be well repaid for the trouble of attending this meeting. This great know- 

 ledge makes yon facile princeps the most eminent living economic entomologist — a 

 title to which, on account of the work you have done in developing the science of 

 practical entomology, no one will dispute your claim. The present meeting 



