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Prof. Tracy was overcome by the evidence of esteem shown him 

 by the Society, and accepted the valued testimonial, responding in 

 feeling terms. 



Miss Mathilde Rodriguez, of New Orleans, and Miss Stella 

 Daigre, of Metairie Ridge, Jetierson parish, in behalf of the ladies 

 of Louisiana, supplemented this valued gift by presenting to Prof. 

 Tracy and to President Earle two beautiful bouquets. 



Prof. Tracy, as Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions, 

 offered the following, which was unanimously adopted by a rising 

 vote: 



Mr. Prksiden't — In the gathering of the members of this Society from the snows 

 at the North, the prairies of the West, and the plains and mountains of the " Great 

 American Desert" of our schoolboy days, and in assembling them in this Crescent 

 Citv, with its balmy breezes, budding flowers and ripening fruits, commingled in 

 delightful confusion, we might be excusable if there arose in our minds some 

 anxiety as to the sufliciency of the arrangements that should be found needful for 

 the convenience of our deliberations; and even as to the success of our efforts to 

 interest its people in the object of our gathering; to say nothing of our desire to 

 visit and acquaint ourselves with the, to us, curiosities of this almost tropical 

 region. 



We are confident that we speak the unanimous sentiment of this Society when 

 we say that our fears in this respect have proved groundless, and our anticipations- 

 have been more than realized. 



In view of these facts. Mr. President, we submit the following : 



Resolved, That our most hearty thanks are due and are herebj' tendered to the N. O. 

 Liedertaffel, to the Continental (Tuards, to theN. O. Cold Storage Co., to the Presi- 

 dent of Leland University, and to Mrs. Dr. Richardson, for their kind invitations ; 

 and also to Major A. W. Rountree for his cordial welcome to his most attractive 

 orange plantation; to the various railroads for courtesies extended, especially to the 

 Louisville and Nashville, and the Mobile and Ohio roads ; to The Times- Democrat 

 and Picayune for unusually full and accurate reports of our discussions; to the re- 

 porters who have labored so untiringly to catch our every whisper ; to the pro- 

 prietor of the St. James Hotel, who has spared no pains to make our stay agreea- 

 l)le; and lastly, and more heartily than words can express, do we thank the Gulf 

 States Fruit Growers' Association, which, with such unbounded hospitality and 

 princely liberality, has paved the way for the most successful and enjoyable meet- 

 ing which we have ever held. Especially do we thank the ladies of New Orleans 

 for kind attentions shown our visiting ladies, and we feel that our deepest gratitude 

 is due to Messrs. Hudson, Mellon, Wiggins, Marx and Sambola for untiring indi- 

 vidual labors in our behalf. 



Upon motion it was resolved to leave the selection of the time 

 and place of the nexf meeting of the Society to the Executive Com- 

 mittee. 



