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American Association of Economic Entomologists. Injurious insects and plant dis¬ 
eases are important subjects in the immediate plans of the Foundation. Because of 
the importance of rubber in plans before the Foundation for consideration, it is 
probable that the next national society to be approached will be the American 
Society of Foresters. Further, it is the intention of the Foundation to become a 
member of the federation known as the Institute for Research in Tropical America. 
At the organization meeting of the Foundation, I accepted an appointment as one 
of the scientific trustees for a term of one year, pending the presentation of the sub¬ 
ject to this Association for consideration. Representing the Board of Trustees and 
at their direction, I would enlist your interest and active support in this matter and 
would urge that this reauest of the Foundation be given favorable action. 
D. L. Van Dine, 
Scientific Trustee , Tropical Plant Research Foundation 
Voted that the statement be referred to the Committee on Policy for 
its consideration and report at the final business session. 
Mr. J. J. Davis: I would like to call the attention of the members to 
the work of the Thomas Say Foundation. Its purpose is to publish 
monographs on insects. One volume has been published up to the 
present time and plans are being made to publish a second volume early 
in the coming year, and it is hoped that other volumes may appear at 
rather frequent intervals. The success of these publications depend 
wholly on the number of volumes that can be sold. Less than 250 
copies of Volume I have been sold and only a small percentage of the 
economic entomologists and a smaller percentage of institutions have 
purchased the first volume. I want to urge you as individuals to support 
the Thomas Say Foundation by purchasing the volume issued and by 
having institutions secure them for their libraries. 
Mr. W. E. Hinds: The Southern Entomologists have held a number 
of meetings under the name of the Association of Southern State 
Entomologists. The meeting this year will be held at Birmingham, Ala., 
January 10 to 12. We would like to invite this association to send a 
representative to that meeting and would be glad to have any of the 
members attend. 
President A. G. Ruggles: This invitation will be passed on to the 
new President of the Association and I have no doubt that a representa¬ 
tive will be appointed. 
At the afternoon session the following report by the joint committee 
on Crown-Gall inspection was read by Mr. H. F. Dietz. 
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CROWN-GALL INSPECTION 
The committee on crown-gall inspection begs to submit the following report: 
1. Owing to the wide distribution of Bacterium tumefaciens, the large number of 
