Transactions at the Annual Meeting. 103 



February 3, 1881, voucher, 132. Express and stationery 3 85 



February 3, 1881, voucher, 134. Secretary's salary 25 00 



February 3, 1881, voucher, 135. Premiums and expenses at annual 



meeting 100 00 



February 3, 1881, voucher, 136. Incidental expenses of president . . 25 00 



February 3, 1881, voucher, 139. Attendant for fruit exhibition 8 00 



February 3, 1881, voucher, 140. Expenses of president at La Crosse 



meeting 16 00 



February 3, 1881, voucher, 141. George P. Peffer. Premium on 



Seedling apple 10 00 



February 3, 1881, voucher, 142. Traveling expenses of speakers at 



annual meeting 8 00 



February 4, 1881. Balance in treasury 342 56 



$849 41 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



M. Anderson, 



Treasurer. 



The report was referred to the Finance Committee for the usual 

 examination. 



Election of Officers. — As the hour appointed for the elec- 

 tion of officers had arrived, the society proceeded to ballot for 

 officers for the ensuing year, which resulted as follows: 



President — J. M. Smith, of Green Bay. 



Vice President — J. C. Plumb, of Milton. 



Recording Secretary — F. W. Case, of Madison. 



Corresponding Secretary — A. J. Philips, of West Salem. 



Treasurer — Hon. M. Anderson, of Pine Bluff. 



Superintendent — B. F. Adams, of Madison. 



The following persons were chosen as additional members of 

 the Executive Commitee, as provided by the constitution of the 

 .society : 



1st Congressional District — Geo. J. Kellogg, of Janesville. 



2d Congressional District — J. W. Wood, of Baraboo. 



3d Congressional District- — S. J. Freeborn, of Ithaca. 



4th Congressional District — J. S. Stickney, of Wauwatosa. 



5th Congressional District — Geo. C. Hill, of Fond du Lac. 



6th Congressional District — D. Huntley, of Appleton. 



7th Congressional District — Hon. A. A. Arnold, of Galesville. 



8th Congressional District — Augustus Cole, of Oconto. 



Mr. Stickney said that our work, in connection with the local 

 societies, had greatly increased the amount of work to be done by 

 our president. It had besn quite a tax on his time aad required 



