ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN 

 FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 



REPORTED BY 

 Mrs. Lydia Adams-Williams 



In animation and inspiration, in one- eluding the publishing of the maga- 

 ness of purpose, in sanguine and un- zine Forestry and Irrigation, and 

 aaunted faith for ultimate success, in Secretary Will's lecture tours, was 

 breadth of technical and expert testi- covered ; and complete details proved 

 mony introduced, in scope and weight the encouraging success of the year's 

 of argument advanced, in eloquence - progress and furnished inspiration 

 and logic, and, lastly, in the splendid and incentive to the workers through- 

 and unsurpassed personnel of those in out the country to continue their no- 

 attendance, the twenty-seventh annual ble efforts. 



meeting of the American Forestry As- it was with genuine regret that his 



sociation, which was held in the red hearers saw Secretary Wilson relin- 



room of the New Willard, in Wash- quish the chair, on account of other 



ington, D. C, on January 29, 1908, in duties; but they congratulated them- 



three sessions, forenoon, afternoon, selves on the exxellent substitute. Col. 



and night, outshone and totally William S. Harvey, director of the 



eclipsed any previous meeting of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum, 



Association. whose close attention to details, hu- 



Noticeable among the audience morous appreciation, and impartial 



were several earnest and inter- rulings won the admiration and appro- 



ested women, among them Mrs. Grace bation of all, and helped to promote 



M. Stoddart and Mrs. Josephine A. the spirit of harmony and concerted 



Rich, nearly all of whom took notes of action which permeated the proceed- 



the proceedings, some for the news- ings. 



papers and journals they represented. The chairman appointed the follow- 



and others that they might make re- ing persons on committees : 



ports to the clubs which sent them as Committee on Nominations — 



delegates. Messrs. H. S. Graves, H. A. Pressey, 



The meeting was opened by the and F. W, Rane. 



Secretary of Agriculture, James Wil- Committee on Resolutions — Messrs. 



son. President of the American Fores- G. K. Smith, L. Johnson, H. A. 



try Association, who gave his annual Barker, E. A. Start, and C. L. Pack, 



address, and whose cordial, true-ring- Committee on By-Laws — Messrs. 



ing words of welcome expressed the W. S. Harvey, J. H. Cutler, and T. E. 



kind and genuine personality of the Will. 



man, and sank deep into the hearts of Committee on Audit — Messrs. G. P. 



his hearers, to be remembered and Whittlesey and J. B. Adams, 



cherished long after many incidents of a Committee on Co-operation was 



the meeting have been forgotten. named to prepare data and program 



Undivided attention and enthusias- for the hearing before the House 



tic applause marked the reading, by Committee on Agriculture, with Gov. 



Secretary Thomas Elmer Will, of the Hoke Smith as chairman, and includ- 



comprehensive annual report of the ing Messrs. W. S. Harvey, P. W. 



board of directors. Every phase of Ayres, E. A. Start, and others. 



the broad scope of the work of the The excellent report of the financial 



American Forestry Association, in- condition of the American Forestry 



