February, '15] 



ENTOMOLOGISTS' PROCEEDINGS 



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Secretary A. F. Burgess: I would like to make a few remarks 

 in regard to the Journal". In 1913 we had a paid up subscription 

 list of 705; in 1914, 720. This does not include copies that go to 

 advertisers and possibly a half dozen free copies which are sent to 

 institutions which carry on bibliographical work. Of the 720 paid 

 subscriptions, 142 went to foreign countries, almost every country in 

 the world being represented. We have a large foreign list of sub- 

 scribers but I expect that it will be cut very heavily this year on ac- 

 count of the war. ^ 



At the last meeting of the Association, the Advisory Committee 

 brought in a report recommending that the subscription price of the 

 Journal be raised 50 cents, provided an amendment to the by-laws 

 raising the dues was accepted at this meeting. We do a large business 

 with subscription agencies. It is necessary for them to prepare cata- 

 logues and quote prices in mid- summer. As it was impossible to wait 

 for a decision at this meeting in regard to raising the price of the Jour- 

 nal, I increased it in my quotations to subscription agencies. 



We have been receiving a considerable number of subscriptions from 

 Japan during the past year and a noticeable increase of subscriptions 

 to Russia was made during 1914. 



I wish to explain this matter so that the members will understand 

 more accurately how the Journal stands at the present time. 



President H. T. Fernald: I will now read the Report of the 

 Executive Committee. 



REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 



No meeting of the Executive committee has been necessary during the year, only 

 two matters having arisen which needed consideration. 



The first of these was a renewal of the invitation by the Managers of the Panama- 

 Pacific Exposition to hold a meeting at San Francisco during the coming summer. 

 After correspondence between the members of the committee it seemed desirable to 

 avoid breaking in on our present custom of holding our regular annual meeting during 

 the Christmas holidays, and the invitation was therefore decHned. Since that time 

 certain developments seem to make it desirable to bring this subject before the 

 Association where it will be presented as new business. 



The other matter was the preparation of a seal, authorized at the last annual meet- 

 ing. The committee is not yet ready to make a final report as to what this seal shaU 

 represent and can at present only report progress. 



H. T. Fernald, 

 Glenn W. Herrick, 

 W. E. Britton, 

 WiLMON Newell, 

 A. F. Burgess, 



Executive Committee. 



President H. T. Fernald: The next on the program is the 



