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the Chambers of Commerce, Boards of Freeholders, civic organ- 

 izations, women's clubs, improvement leagues and such other 

 organizations as were suggested by the various county mosquito 

 commissions. In the replies received from the organizations 

 invited to participate there was evident a general approval of 

 the work in which we are engaged and a sincere regret, if a 

 representative could not be sent, that it was not practicable to do 

 so. The nature of the invitation is as follows: 



New Brunswick, N. J., December 27, 1916. 



Dear ,Sir — The Fourth Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Mosquito 

 Extermination Association will be held at Atlantic City, on Thursday and 

 Friday, the 25th and 26th of January, 1917. An excellent program has 

 been prepared, and, it is hoped that we may have the attendance of as many 

 delegates from organizations as possdble. Your organization is cordially 

 invited to send a representative to attend these sessions and to learn what 

 is being , done in the way of mosquito extermination in this State, other 

 States of this country, and other parts of the world. A copy of the pro- 

 gram' is included in order that you may see the nature of the meetings. 

 The Executive Committee of the Association will welcome any individual 

 member of your organization at the meetings. 



Hoping . that you may see your way clear toward sending a delegate, 

 I am, 



Very truly yours, 



, Secretary. 



P. S. — Notification of action will greatly oblige. 



On the 17th of this month invitations, accompanied by the 

 final program, were forwarded to 1,450 individuals, including 

 the entire membership of this Association, persons specified by 

 the various mosquito commissions, members of the Legislature, 

 State officials whom we thought to be interested, members of the 

 State Board of Health, members of the Fish and Game Com- 

 mission, members of the Board of Education and County S'uper- 

 intendents of Schools. In addition, three hundred copies of the 

 program were furnished to the Atlantic County Commission for 

 local distribution. Thirty copies were furnished to the Ocean 

 County Commission for the same purpose and fifteen copies 

 were sent to the Bergen County Commission. 



The Secretary has carried on the correspondence necessary to 

 the preparation of the program for the present sessions. 



