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find other charter members of the A. A. A. S., whose bibliographies 
show that they had a special interest in economic entomology. These 
are Walter I. Burnett of Boston, F. P. Buckley of New York, E. C. 
Herrick (1811-1862) of New Haven, Conn., C. Hildreth of Marietta, 
Ohio, C. P. Jackson of Boston, and J. P. Kirtland of Cleveland, Ohio. 
Those old enough to belong to the Association at that time but either 
not in this country or not yet having had the opportunity to join the 
association were, Wm. LeBaron (1814-1876) who was at that time 34 
years of age; Townend Glover (1813-1883) who was 35; H. A. Hagen 
(1817-1893) who was 31; Joseph Leidy (1823-1891) who was 25; 
J. A. Lintner (1822-1898) who was then 26; C. R. Osten Sacken (1828- 
1906) who was only 20; Henry Shimer (1828-1895) who was also only 
20; Cyrus Thomas (1825-1910) who was 23, and B. D. Walsh (1808- 
1869) who was at that time 40 years of age. All of these were on the 
stage and had probably started their work in entomology. 
It will be interesting to note also those entomologists who were just 
coming on the stage. Two of this number we have with us today, 
namely C. J. S. Bethune (1838- ), and S. A. Forbes (1844- ). 
A. J. Cook (1842-1916) was then 6; C. H. Fernald (1838-1921) was then 
10; A. R. Grote (1841-1903) was then 7; Otto Lugger (1844-1901) 
was then only 4; A. S. Packard (1839-1905) was then 9; Theodore 
Pergande (1840-1916) was then 8 years of age; C. V. Riley (1843- 
1895) was then only 5; Wm. Saunders (1835-1914) was then 13; S. H. 
Scudder (1837-1911) was then 11; F. H. Snow (1840-1908) was then 
only 8, and P. R. Uhler (1835-1913) was then 13 years old. 
Of those who have come upon the stage in entomology since and have 
passed on we have such never-to-be-forgotten names as W. H. Ashmead 
(1855-1908), D. W. Coquillet (1856-1911), James Fletcher (1852- 
1908), C. G. Hewitt (1885-1920), H. G. Hubbard (1850-1899), G. W. 
Kirkaldy (1873-1910), M. V. Slingerland (1864-1909), J. B. Smith 
(1858-1912), F. M. Webster (1849-1916), S. W. Williston (1852- 
1918), and without question a number of others whom I have over¬ 
looked. But these are undoubtedly some of our most valuable workers 
in entomology lost by death in comparatively recent years. 
Fortunately many excellent workers such as Britton, Bruner, Com¬ 
stock, Gillette, Felt, Forbes, Howard, Oestlund, Osborn and Schwarz, 
are still here to carry on and inspire the younger generation in economic 
entomology. 
As previously mentioned Linnaeus was probably the first scientific 
economic entomologist. From his time on it will be seen that the ento- 
