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MINUTES OF THE EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LEPIDOPTERISTS' SOCIETY
The eighth annual meeting of the Lepidopterists' Society was held in room 43 of the United States National Museum, Washington, D. C, on 27-28 December, 1957.
On 27 December, at 2:17 P.M, following registration, President A. B. Klots opened the meeting. After a few remarks he introduced Dr. J. F. Gates Clarke, Curator of the Division of Insects of the U. S. N. M., who made a brief welcoming speech.
President Klots opened a preliminary business meeting with a few announcements of Society business as follows:
In a letter written 20 November 1957, Secretary John G. Franclemont expressed his desire to resign as Secretary of the Society. This resignation was accepted by President Klots in a letter written 23 November. In this letter Dr. Klots expressed his regret at Dr. Franclemont's action, and his realization of the loss to the Society, and thanked Dr. Franclemont for his services.
The President announced that Dr. Paul R. Ehrlich of the Chicago Academy of Sciences had agreed to take on the job of Secretary of the Society, pro tern., to fill in for the unexpired part of Dr. Franclemont's term; that he had therefore appointed Dr. Ehrlich for this job and term as an emergency measure; and that he had notified by mail all members of the Executive Council except those present at the Washington meeting (whom he was now notifying by this announcement), and in addition the nominee for the Presidency for 1958, Mr. N. D. Riley of London, of his action and asked that if they disapproved they notify Mr. Riley. He also suggested that the name of Dr. Ehrlich be placed on the ballot for 1958 officers when this was sent out. [This was constitutionally incorrect and was not done.]
The President announced that in May he had appointed a Nominations Committee, which had prepared the slate of nominees for 1958.
The Treasurer, Mr. S. A. Hessel announced that the ballots had been printed and addressed in New Haven, but had not yet been mailed.
The President announced that in November at the request of the Treasurer, he had appointed an Auditing Committee consisting of Asher Treat, New York, Chairman ; Donald Farquhar, New York and Frederick Rindge, New York. The Treasurer informed this Committee that no audit of the books had been made for several years, and the Treasurer submitted his accounts for 1954, 1955, 1956, and 1957. The Committee audited the accounts and approved them, and so notified the President. The Secretary, it was suggested, should obtain and preserve the certified copies of the accounts.
The President called the attention of the Society to the fact that the local Committee of Arrangements for the present meeting, Chrmn. John Fales, had been in being and working efficiently and actively since May; and that it was in no way the fault of the committee that notification of the meeting had not been sent out to the members of the Society months ago, since they had kept the President, the Secretary, and the Editor fully informed of their activities and plans.
The President reported the receipt of an invitation, through Dr. Ehrlicli, for the Society to hold its 1958 meeting at the Chicago Academy of Sciences. He placed this on the agenda for the business meeting on Saturday, December 28th. He asked members to bring up at this meeting any other items which they considered important.
The presidential address was then read. [See pp. 1-5 of this issue.] (The minutes of this preliminary business meeting were compiled from notes taken by Dr. Klots and Mr. Fales).
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Dr. Clarke then spoke on the insect collections housed in the National Museum, preparatory to an open house in the Division of Insects. The meeting adjourned at 3 :20 for a group picture and the open house.
The theme of the annual banquet on the evening of the 27th was the Tenth Anniversary of the Society. Mr. Fales, Dr. W. T. M. Forbes, Dr. C. L. Remington, Dr. G. W. Rawson and Dr. Klots informally recounted the history of the Society. Mr. Fales , the Master of Ceremonies, presented Dr. Remington with a framed hand-engraved certificate of merit in recognition of his unceasing efforts in behalf of the Society.
After the banquet an informal session of slides and exhibits was held. This was highlighted by slides of Trinidad butterflies shown by Woodbridge Williams and slides of U. S. Lepidoptera shown by Dr. Klots.
Dr. Klots presided at the morning session of Saturday, December 28th. The following papers were given and discussed:
1. ''Comparative morphology, phylogeny and higher classification of the butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)." Paul R. Ehrlich, Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago, Illinois. (Invitational paper).
2. "The thoas group of the genus Papilio in Mexico." Louis S. Marks, Biological Laboratory, Fordham University, New York City.
3. "Diseases of Lepidoptera." Samson R. Dutky, Insect Pathology Laboratory, U. S. D. A., Beltsville, Maryland. (Invitational paper).
4. "Spring occurrence of the Monarch butterfly in Maryland." John H. Fales, Entomology Research Division, U. S. D. A., Beltsville, Maryland.
5. "Megathymus yucca in North Carolina." Robert Butler, Pleasantville, New York.
6. "Beak marks on the wings of Lepidoptera: clues to inedibility." Charles L. Remington, Department of Zoology, Yale University, New Haven} Connecticut.
7. "Observations on birds attacking butterflies and moths." John H. Fales.
Mr. Fales presided over the afternoon session of December 28th. The session opened with a lively discussion of Tield Notes and Their Value, led by Dr. Clarke, Dr. Klots and Mr. Fales. This was followed by the reading and discussion of the following papers:
1. "Photography of butterflies." M. Woodbridge Williams, National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C. (Invitational paper).
2. "A correlation of some butterfly distributions with geological formations." T. N. Freeman, Division of Entomology, Canada Dept. of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada. (Read for Dr. Freeman).
3. "Random observations of Florida Lepidoptera." George W. Rawson, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
4. "On the occurrence of Phcebis senna sennce in Maryland." John H. Fales.
5. "Preliminary investigations of the pigmentation of Colias eurytheme." Ward B. Watt, FTyattsville, Maryland.
The regular annual business meeting was called to order by the President at 4:29 P.M., 28 December. The Local Arrangements Committee, and in particular its Chairman John H. Fales was congratulated on its excellent job of organizing the meetings. A motion was made and unanimously passed directing the Secretary to draft and send letters of thanks to the local committee for its efforts, and through Dr. J. F. G. Clarke to the U. S. National Museum for its kindness in acting as host to the Society.
President Klots informed the meeting that an invitation had been received for the Society to hold its 1958 meeting at the Chicago Academy of Sciences. It was moved and carried that the concensus of the meeting group be communicated to the
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Executive Council to the effect that the Academy's offer should be accepted with thanks. The Secretary of the Society was directed to request immediate action by the Chicago group in setting up a Local Arrangements Committee.
There was a lively discussion of ways and means to increase the revenue of the Society. Dr. T. R. Blevins moved and it was unanimously passed that the President appoint a committee to investigate the matters of junior membership, the raising of dues for members from the United States, and other sources of additional revenue, and to report this for the information of the Executive Council for any necessary changes in the By-Laws and of the members for any necessary changes in the Constitution. Dr. P. F. Bellinger moved that the meeting recommend to the Executive Council that no change in dues be made before the Council has informed itself of the feelings of the Society as a whole. The motion was passed unanimously.
President Klots adjourned the meeting at 5:20 P.M.
The following members (29) and guests (24) registered at the meeting: W. A. Anderson, Louisa Bellinger, P. F. Bellinger, T. B. Blevins, R. B. Butler, H. W. Capps, Margaret M. Cary, F. H. Chermock, P. W. Chermock, Father C. Julie, J. F. G. Clarke, R. V. Dusek, S. R. Dutky, G. R. Ehle, P. R. Ehrlich, D. H. Fales, J. H. Fales, Mrs. J. H. Fales, W. D. Field, W. T. M. Forbes, A. D. Franklin, A. B. Gurney, Mrs. L. S. Hellborn, Miss M. Hellborn, S. A. Hessel, G. W. Kamp, Mrs. G. W. Kamp, Katherine A. King, D. H. Kistner, A. B. Klots, Margaret R. Mac-Kay, E. G. MacLeod, L. S. Marks, J. R. Merritt, J. Neuland, K. W. Phillip, Betty Ann Phillips, G. W. Rawson, C. L. Remington, Mrs. C. L. Remington, E. E. Remington, M. A. Roberts, R. S. Rozman, Mrs. R. S. Rozman, R. I. Sailer, M. Shulgin, R. S. Simmons, E. L. Todd, R. W. Watt, Mrs. R. W. Watt, W. B, Watt, H. W. Williams, Mrs. H. W. Williams.
Respectfully submitted, Paul R. Ehrlich Secretary, pro. tern.