[@por52; @has62] determined that the comet–Earth distance is close enough to observe a meteor shower and predicted the radiant positions and activity of the shower on Dec. 15 (Dec. 20 respectively) and the geocentric velocity of meteors $\sim40\,$km/s. The first few meteors associated with the comet C/1917 F1 Mellish were obtained by the Harvard Super Schmidt photographic survey [@whip54; @mcc61]. Several candidates of this meteor stream, later designated as the December Monocerotids (MON), were also detected and distinguished by radar surveys [@nil64; @sek73]. Another study connecting the December Monocerotids with the comet C/1917 F1 Mellish was made by @drum81 [@olson87]. Surprisingly, the radar data published by @nil64 and @sek73 revealed that the meteors having similar radiant positions, activity and geocentric velocities appear to have 10$^\circ$ lower inclinations. @kres74 noted that December Monocerotids seem to have 2 components. The author also speculates that the stream may have a common origin with the Geminid meteor stream. Moreover, Harvard radio data revealed a possible meteor stream with low inclined orbits but almost the same orbital elements as the December Monocerotids, active between November 27 - December 7 [@nil64; @sek73]. The possible genetic connection between the comet and the December Monocerotids was studied by 