174 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



OUR MEMBERSHIP. 



Our annual membership the past year has been larger than for several pre- 

 vious years, and still it is far below what we have reason to expect. The dollar 

 is very little to give by men who reap the benefits of the society's existence 

 and have none of the work to do in its maintenance, and yet it is quite notice- 

 able that in the list of members we find the men who are doing the work of 

 the society while of those that reap the results and do nothing we have but a 

 very few. 



The life membership fund has secured quite an addition during the year ; 

 the report of the treasurer will give the exact figures. This fund is perma- 

 nently invested and its income helps to pay bills that accrue in carrying on 

 the work of the society. With the advent of better times I trust that this 

 fund will grow very rapidly and eventually reach such an amount as will 

 render the existence of the society a permanency. 



FINANCES — RECORD OF DISBURSEMENTS. 



As secretary of the society I draw all checks and hold in my possession the 

 vouchers upon which the checks are drawn. In order to place the disburse- 

 ments of the society in such shape as to be reviewed by every member, I have 

 annually presented a classified summary of the bills paid during the year, and 

 as no money is paid out without a check, this summary is the aggregate of all 

 expenses between the dates named. The following statement is for the year 

 ending December 1, 1880 : 



President's office $23 60 



Secretary's office 23 40 



Treasurer's office 1 69 



Librarian's office 24 67 



Secretary's salary . 600 00 



Printing ." 17 75 



Advertising 10 40 



Executive board. . _ 142 89 



State fair 349 73 



Fruit catalogue 99 00 



Eeport, 1879 23 04 



Report, 1880 4 10 



Back reports and exchanges 17 22 



Delegates abroad 29 40 



Room in capitol 4 00 



Local societies 36 45 



Total disbursements for the year $1,407 34 



WORK OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. 



The executive board have held six meetings during 1880 as follows : 



Hillsdale, February 12. 



Lansiug, June 9. 



Battle Creek, June 18. 



Detroit, September 13. 



Lansing, November 4. 



Ann Arbor, December 7. 



