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The Chair appointed Messrs. Burchard, Berry, and Kellogg, such Com- 

 mittee. 



The Hon. Warren Chase having been called upon, rose and addressed the 

 Meeting in some very appropriate remarks upon the subject of Agriculture and 

 Agricultural Societies, and the oi'ganization, customs, &c., of the Wisconsin 

 Phalanx. 



Mr. Parsons introduced the following resolution, which was unanimously 

 adopted, to wit: 



Resolved — That the thanks of this Meeting be presented to Mr. Warren 

 Chase, for the interesting history of the system, theory, and practice of the Wis- 

 consin Phalanx ; and also to Mr. Parkinson for his interesting description of 

 the Oregon Territory. 



On motion of Mr. Berry, the Meeting adjourned until next Thursday Evening. 



ORGANIZATION. 



Thursday, December 3, 1846, 



The Meeting was called to order by the Chairman, when Mr. Bctrchard, from 

 the Committee appointed to obtain some suitable person to deliver an Address, 

 reported that Mr. Griswold, of Dane, would address the Meeting this evening. 



Mr. Burchard moved that a Committee of five be appointed to prepare a 

 Constitution for the Agricultural Society proposed to be formed for the future 

 State of Wisconsin. 



Which was agreed to. 



The Chair appointed Messrs. Burchard, Gilmore, Beall, Meeker and Boyd, 

 the said Committee. 



Mr. Griswold having been introduced to the Meeting, delivered a very neat 

 and appropriate Address on the subject of the formation of the Society. 



Mi\ Burchard, from the Committee appointed to draft a Constitution for the 

 Society, reported the following Constitution — {See Constitution.) 



On motion of Mr. Doty, the Constitution was taken up and unanimously 

 adopted. 



The Meeting was then addressed by Mcssrg. Burchard, Elmore, Randall, 

 NoGGLE, Strong, of Racine, Crawford, and Tweedy, in some interesting 

 remarks upon the subject of Agriculture in general. 



