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ANNUAL MEETING. 



Till' State Agricultural Society held its auuual meeting at (Viitral 

 Hall, on K Street, hetweon Seventh and Eighth Streets, on Tuesday, 

 January t\venty-ei<j:hth, eifihteon liundred and seventy-nine. 



At three o'l-loek I'. M. I'resident IJoruck called the nieetini: to order 

 and stated the ohjects of the n^eetin^^ aildin^ his heartl'elt thanks to 

 the Society for liavins honored him with the jiresidcncy during the 

 past year. lie apprtniated the high honor confi-rred on him, and 

 tru.sted that he returned the oiliee without s])otor blemish. He then 

 read the law of the State under which the meeting is held, and hy 

 which District Societies had representation in the meeting, which, in 

 the law, is termed a Convention. He called attention to the fact that 

 the election ahout to be held was to Ijc conducted under the laws of 

 the State regarding elections, and that all i)enalties specified in that 

 law ai)plie(l to the elections of the Society as to l)ribery and other 

 crimes. He then i)roceeded to read the renort of the Directors, an<l 

 when i)artly through, on motion of L. J. Kose, of Los Angeles, the 

 further reading was susi)ended. The financial rejiort was submitted, 

 and botli reports ordered printed in the .Journal of Transaction.s. 



Nominatit)ns were then declared in order for President. 



Honorable Grove L. Johnson, in a few hearty, complimentary 

 remarks, nominated Jerome ('. Davis. 



li. U. Cravens nominated Honorable Hugh ^1. Larue, and eulo- 

 gized the nominee in a brief and earnest speech. 



The announcement of the names of the nominees were greeted 

 with applause. 



Dr. ,Manlovc .seconded the nomination of Mr. Larue. 



The nominations were then clo.sed, and the Chair named as tellers 

 Honoralile Marion Biggs, L. V. Shi]>i)ee. Honorable V. < >. Townsend, 

 and C. M. Chase. 



The members of the Society then balloted, with the following 

 result: 



Total vote _ r.'.tl 



Npcf.H^iry to ft choice luti 



Mr. Lnnie roccivcd . 'J2H 



Mr. navis received . Ifi."? 



Mr. Tvarue was declared elected. 



Mr. Larue, amid loud applausi', was called for and took the chair. 

 He made a few remarks, stating that he had been twenty-nine years 

 an agriculturist, and i)romising faithfulness and activity in the ofhce 

 intrusted to him, and asking for the aid of the jx'ople and Directors 

 in advancing the interests of the Slate Agricultural Society. 



R. O. Cravens introduced the following resolution, which was 

 nnanimously ado))ted : 



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Jfcso/rtd, Hy tl>o .Stat<> .\cricnlliiral Society, in .\niiniil Convention ns!»enil)le(i. that (he lhnnk» 

 of tlii.s Society are due and herehy tendered' (o Ilonorahle M. 1). Boruck, late President of Uhh 

 Society, for the ahle and efTicient manner in which he hap conducted the affairs of this Society 

 during the year eighteen hundred and seventy-eieht, and for the administrative energj* which 

 resulted in the unprecedented success which attended the annual exhibition of that year. 



