Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-26
THE ENTOM0LOG|STS
Annual Meeting Of the Asso-
citation Opens Today.
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
TITLES OF PAPERS TO BE READ
THIS AFTERNOON.
Committee on Program Announced
List Of Oh1cers-The Members
in Attendance.
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS

The fifteenth annual meeting of the AS
ISOLATION of Economic Entomologists was
called to order this forenoon in the natural
history room Of Columbian University,
10Th and H streets. The president. Mr.. E.
P. Felt Of Albany. N. Y, read a paper on
1.-THE Literature Of American Economic En-
tomology," in which he showed that from
an estimate based on photographers and a
calculation of the number of articles pub
lished between January 1, 1900, and Decem-
Der, 1902. the number Of articles issued
since 1860 appropriated 1913.
Mr.. Felt said that, next to newspaper ar
ticles. bulletins reach the popular mind
He pointed to the advantages derived from
technical bulletins. He said that 1t was
difficult to define the scope and character
Of the popular bulletin, but generally speak
ing 1t should be brief. concise and contain
very little more information than necessary
for the practical fruit grower.
Monographs economic accounts OF insects
are he said, exceedingly valuable ana are
also necessary to the advancement OF
science. Technical bulletins are or an en-
tirely different class and should be designed
almost solely for the use Of the economic
worker and not for the general public. Mr.
Felt showed that the literature Of American
economic entomology has become so extend
ed that detailed indexes are an absolute
lost so far as the busy worker Is concerned
A general discussion followed the pres1-
dents address. Among those who partici-
pated were Prof Washburn Of Minnesota,
C. L. Marlatt Of the United states Agrl-
cultural Department, DR.. Howard. Nathan
Banks and Prof. H. Osborne.
A number of names were presented Tor
membership and they were referred to a
committee yet to be appointed Messrs; e.
L. Marriott H. T. Fernald and A. F. Bur-
CESS were appointed by the chair as COM
mittee on program.
Afternoon Program.
The committee prepared the following
program for this afternoons session:
Economic Notes on the Coccinellidae,"
A. F. Burgess. Columbus. Ohio; "Distribu-
ton Of the Chinch Bug in Minnesota" F.
L. Washburn. St. Anthony Park, Mimi;
"Notes on the Larger Sugarbeet Leaf Bee
tie Monoxia puncticollis. say)." F. H.
Chittenden, Washington, D. c.; "Observa-
lions on the Grape Vine Root Worm" E. P.
Felt: Life Histories and Hibernation Of
Mosquitoes" H. A. Morgan and DR.. J. w.
Dupree Of Baton Rouge. La; PLANT En-
vironment and Insect Depreciation" F. Will
liam Rane. Durham, N. H.; distribution of
Broods Of the Periodical Cicada in New
Jersey" ]. B. Smith. New Brunswick, N.
j.; Notes on Culex Sollicitans. It's Habits
and Distribution" ]. B. Smith. New Bruins
wick. N. J.
A telegram was received from James
Fletcher. dominion entomologist Of Can
ada, saying that he would reach Washing
ton at 4:3O this afternoon.
The last meeting Of the Association OF
Economic Entomologists was held in Pitts
burg. The officers are: President, DR.. e.
p Felt Albany, N. Y; first vice president,
William H. Ashmead. Washington, D. c.;
second vice president, Prof. Lawrence Bru-
ner, Lincoln, Neb.; secretary and treasurer,
Prof. A. L. Quaintance. College Park, Md.
Members in Attendance.
Among those in attendance at today's ses-
sions were: Dr. E. P. Fit, Albany; DR.. L.
o. Howard. Washington, D. c.; Prof. Her.
bert Osborn, Columbus, Ohio; DR.. H. T.
Fernald, Amherst, Mass; Prof. F. L.
Washburn, ST. Anthony Park, Mimi; c. L.
Marlatt, Washington, D. c.; Dr. H. G.
Dyor, Washington, D. c.: W. F. Fisk, At
lanta, Ga; Prof. Wesley Webb, Dover,
Del; Nathan Banks. Washington, D. c.:
G. F: Barber. Washington, D. G.; August
Busck, Washington, D. c.: A. F. Burgess,
Columbus, Ohio; E. A Schwarz. Washing
ton, D. c.; DR.. A. 1. Hopkins, Washington,
D. c.; A. N. Crandall, Washington, D. c.;
R. G. Currie, Washington, D. c.; C. B.
Simpson, Washington, D. c.; J. Kotinsky,
Washington, D. c.; D. w. Coquilette,
Washington, D. c.; Prof. A. L. Quaintance,
College Park, Md; Otto Hederman, Wash
ington, D. c.; G. H. Harris, Washington,
D. c.; H. e. Burk, Washington, D. c., and
Frank Benton, Washington, D. G..