328 MEETINGS OF THE 



The following bills were allowed and ordered paid: 



J. S. Browne, expense of board meeting and cash 



advanced , $ 13.80 



Arthur Brj'^ant, expense of board meeting 15 . 75 



C. X. Dennis, expense of board meeting and ad-interim 



work , 22.51 



H. M. Dunlap, expense of board meeting\ 10.70 



F. I. Mann, expense of board meeting ..j>. 11 .83 



E. A. Kiehl, expense of board meeting, 6 .40 



J. T. Johnson, reporting annual meeting 20.00 



Bessie M. Xash, reporting annual meeting 20.00 



A. C. Hammond, expense of board meeting and cash 



advanced 16 . 10 



J. S. Browne, expense ad-interim work 17 .77 



J. S. Browne, hotel bill Col. Brackett 7 . 75 



H. M. DUNLAP, President. 

 A. C. HAMMOND, Secretary. 



JANUARY MEETING. 



Springfield, January 15th, 1889. 

 The Executive Board ol: the State of Horticultural Society con- 

 vened in the State House, with the following members present: 

 President, H. M. Dunlap; Secretary. A. C. Hammond; Arthur Bryant, 

 A. Dunning, C. N. Dennis, F. I. Mann, Wm. Jackson, and J. S. 

 Browne. 



Mr. Bryant moved that we ask the legislature to grant us an 

 annual appropriation of $4,000 to enable us to print a larger num- 

 ber of reports and other necessary work of the Society. Motion 

 adopted. 



Mr. Dennis moved that a committee of three be appointed to 

 confer with Gov. Fifer and Superintendent Edwards in regard to the 

 proper date for Arbor Day. Motion adopted, and Messrs. Dennis, 

 Browne and Bryant were appointed. 



Mr. Bryant moved that a committee of three be appointed to 

 examined the papers read at the Forestry Convention, and report as 

 to the propriety of publishing them in our volume of Transactions. 

 Motion adopted, and Messrs. Bryant, Mann and Browne were ap- 

 pointed. 



