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in the country on this subject. His views on mosquito control 

 were too sanguine. It seemed easy. It didn't seem a difficult 

 problem. This was way back in 1903 and 1904. The first asso- 

 ciation, so far as I know, which was formed in this country for 

 mosquito work, was the American Society for the Control of 

 Mosquitoes. The headquarters were in New York and Henry 

 Clay Weeks was the moving spirit in the organization. Num- 

 bered among; the members were such men as Spencer Miller and 

 Professor Smith, of our own State. This organization lasted 

 for some three or four years and held four annual meetings. 

 They finally disbanded and the work was taken up by other or- 

 ganizations. In the meantime the work of Professor Smith had 

 given such an impetus that local Boards of Health, under the 

 leadership, or under the stimulus, of Professor Smith's work, 

 began to take this work up and the problem was handled by the 

 local Boards of Health within the State. Soon after this was 

 formed the North Jersey Mosquito Extermination League, the 

 membership of which consisted largely of members of the 

 Boards of Health of New Jersey. The members from any sec- 

 tion were eligible, and anyone who' happened to be interested in 

 the work was allowed to join. This society used to meet in New- 

 ark and it grew in membership. The work became more inter- 

 esting and it kept on growing until finally it succeeded in passing 

 -the present County Mosquito Commission Act, under which our 

 Commissions to-day are working. 



Prior to this there were several laws passed in the Legislature 

 granting funds for the State Experiment Station, appropriations 

 which were made available for State experimentation, and the 

 general principles of the work were laid out so that any munici- 

 pality or any municipalities might follow the work and attempt 

 the control of mosquitoes. 



Perhaps one of the most important movements was the forma- 

 tion of this Association. This is our third annual meeting. I 

 have had the honor to be the presiding officer during these three 

 meetings, and have followed it somewhat closely. Each year we 

 have seemed to attract new enthusiasts and new blood, and once 

 they have come into the fold they never have left it, so that 



