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And do you know, in a community of which I have intimate 

 knowledge, where mosquitoes have been eliminated, the advanced 

 alien shows greater appreciation and a better understanding of the 

 work, than the average native. 



I have been surprised at the intelligent discussions I have over- 

 heard on the subject. 



At the Italian home, the mosquito inspector is a welcome visitor. 



Quite in contrast with many natives who greet him or her, with a 

 frown or worse, a salutation like this, "you are wasting the public 

 money, and increasing our taxes. We are not interested in species. 

 They all bite." 



We need a hundred percent efficiency. 



My impression is, that it is not so much money that we need for 

 digging ditches and supplying oil, as educational propaganda. 



When all communities learn, as some have, the economic value, 

 say nothing of the comfort enjoyed as a result of the work, they 

 will all want it done, and the money will come willingly and freely. 



Bank deposits are the best barometer of municipal progress. In 

 the town where I live, one of our principal suburbs to Atlantic City, 

 they have increased from $200,000 to two and one-half millions, 

 since mosquitoes were eliminated. 



Possibly the messages we have sent out to the public have been 

 too scientific, have reached only the cultured, and passed over the 

 heads of the masses. 



Our friend Gaskell has given us the slogan for New Jersey *'The 

 Mosquito must go." How soon shall we be able to respond **He's 

 a goner?" 



President Rider: Opportunity will now be given if any one 

 wants to criticise Dr. Headlee for the scoring he gave our good old 

 friend Noah and his qualification for entomology. Hearing none 

 I will take pleasure at this time in introducing a gentleman who is 

 one of my first acquaintances in connection with mosquito work — 

 in fact, I think I knew him somewhat before that, but he is a man 

 who has always encouraged me to struggle along in the work and 

 gave me great encouragement personally and I know he has been of 

 great service to this organization. It gives me pleasure at this time 

 to introduce Dr. Hunt, who will now address us. (Applause). 



Dr. Ralph H. Hunt: Mr. President and gentlemen: It gives 

 me pleasure to meet with you once more. The last four years I 

 have missed, largely because of being in the service of the govern- 

 ment, and in the last year I was so busy trying to pick up the loose 



