STATE HORTlCt'LTURAL SOCIETY. 125 



COMMITTEE ON IIOKTICUI.TURAL ENTOMOLOGY. 



The President — We will now hear the report of the Executive 

 Board, with reference to the appointment of a committee to co-operate 

 with our Entomologist, and Prof. Burrill, in devising some plan to carry 

 out the recommendations contained in the address of our Entomologist. 



The President of the Executive Board announced the following 

 names of persons to constitute that committee : O. B. Galusha, Normal; 

 James E. Starr, Alton ; Samuel Edwards, Mendota ; Prof. S. A. Forbes, 

 Normal ; Prof. Cyrus Thomas, Carbondale ; and Prof. T. J. Burrill, 

 Champaign. 



LOCATION OF ANNUAL MEETING FOR 1S76. 



Dr. Humphrey invited the Society to Galesburg ; 



Mr. Leslie " " Ipava; 



Mr. Walker " " Warsaw ; and 



President Scofield " " Freeport. 



Each one inviting the Society urged the advantages of his location ; 

 and after a few minutes spent in discussing the matter a vote was taken, 

 resulting as follows: For Galesburg, 14 votes; for Ipava, 19 votes; for 

 Warsaw, 18 votes; and for Freeport, 2 votes. 



The President stated that there had been no selection of a place, 

 and allowed, by common consent, a short time for further discussion, 

 which was held in quite an animated though friendly manner. 



Upon the vote being taken the second time, Galesburg received 38 

 votes; Ipava, 11 ; Warsaw, 3 ; and Freeport, i. 



After the announcement of the result of the vote, the Society 

 adjourned. 



THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 



The Society assembled at the usual hour. President Scofield in the 

 chair. 



REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE. 



The Auditing Committee reported as follows : 



Your Committee, to whom was entrusted the reports and papers of the 

 Secretary and Treasurer, report that we have examined the same, with the 

 vouchers, and find thejii correct. 



[Signed by the Committee.] 



