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The United States National Museum has recently received, as an exchange from 
the British Museum, about 300 species of Old World Orthoptera, most of which are 
new to the collection. 
Transfers in the Bureau of Entomology have been announced as follows: A. C. 
Mason, Orlando, Fla., to Lindsay, Calif.; A. J. Flebut, Fresno to Lindsay, Calif.; 
E. R. Van Leeuwen, Medford, Ore., to Riverton, N. J. 
Mr. Samuel T. Sealy, deputy in charge of mosquito control work in Connecticut, 
resigned April 1, and the work has been assigned temporarily to Mr. B. H. Walden, 
Assistant Entomologist of the Connecticut Station. 
Dr. E. A. Back of the Bureau of Entomology gave an address on insects attack¬ 
ing upholstered furniture before the National Association of Upholstered Furniture 
Manufacturers, on April 11, at the Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City, N. J. 
Mr. G. F. Moznette of the Bureau of Entomology with headquarters at Miami, 
Fla., attended a meeting of the State Horticltural Society at Orlando, April 16, and 
gave advice on tropical and subtropical fruit insects. 
Mr. Harold E. Woodworth, formerly professor of entomology at the University of 
the Philippines, Los Banos, has resigned his position and is at present connected 
with the California Spray Chemical Company with headquarters at Watsonville. 
Dr. J. M. Swaine has been appointed Associate Dominion Entomologist in place 
of Chief, Division of Forest Insects, and will assist the Dominion Entomologist in the 
general work of the Branch, particularly that pertaining to research. 
Mr. C. M. Smith of the Bureau of Entomology read a paper entitled “Excretion 
from Leaves as a Factor in Arsenical Injuries to Plants,” at the meeting of the Ameri¬ 
can Chemical Society, New Haven, Conn., April 2-7. 
According to Science , Dr. Vernon Kellogg gave a series of three lectures on March 
13, 14 and 16 at Princeton University on “Kinds of Minds.” These lectures will be 
published in book form by the Princeton University Press. 
According to Science , Professor A. C. Burrill has resigned as extension ento - 
mologist of the University of Missouri, to accept a position as curator with the 
Missouri Resources Museum Commission in the new State Capitol Building, Jefferson 
City, Mo. 
The Thomasville, Ga., substation of the Bureau of Entomology has been dis¬ 
continued on account of the light infestation of the bean beetle during the past 
season, and the fact that available funds no longer permit the maintenance of this 
station. 
The following appointments to the Bureau of Entomolgy have been announced: 
H. S. Adair, Fort Valley, Ga.; C. K. Fisher, Junior entomologist, Alhambra, Calif,; 
Wm. D. Mecum, Madison, Wis.; temporaiily for Japanese beetle quarantine seivice, 
F. H. Wersinger Jr., G. B. Stichter, C. H. Buckman; insecticide investigations, L. L. 
Golden. 
Dr. John N. Summers of the Bureau of Entomology gipsy moth parasite labora¬ 
tory at Melrose Highlands, Mass., who visited Japan last year to secure parsites of 
the gipsy moth, has gone to that country again and will continue his studies of the 
gipsy moth and its parasites. 
On the evening of April 19th, W. R. Walton gave a lecture before the Manitoba 
Natural History Society at the University of Manitoba on the subject of “Some 
