STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. XVll 



MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Bloomington, June Ist, 1869. 



At a called meeting of the Executive Committee of the Illinois 

 State Horticultural Society, held at the Ashley House, in the city of 

 Bloomington, on this day, there were present Tyler McWhorter, 

 President ; A. M. Brown and Elmer Baldwin, ex-Presidents, and W. 

 C. Flagg, Secretary. Absent — Parker Earle, ex-President. 



The place and time of the next winter meeting were first discussed, 

 and it was then voted to meet at Ottawa, December 14th, 15th, 16th- 

 and 17th, 1869. 



The matter of offering premiums for fruits, etc., exhibited at the 

 winter meeting, which had been referred to the Executive Committee 

 for their action, was next taken up, and it was voted that no pre- 

 miums be oflPered, but that a full exhibition be solicited, and that a 

 committee be appointed to make a special report on all fruits, etc., 

 exhibited. 



Appropriations being next acted upon, the following were voted : 



To Dr. E. S. Hull, State Horticulturist, the sum of seven hundred 

 and fifty dollars ($750), with the understanding that he perform what 

 service he can during the year for that compensation. 



To the Ad Interim Committee, to pay traveling expenses, an 

 amount not exceeding two humlred and fifty dollars ($250). 



To W. C. Flagg, Corresponding Secretary, for ofiice rent an amount 

 not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100). 



To the Executive Committee the actual expenses of each member 

 in attending this meeting. 



Several essayists and topics for discussion at the next meeting were 

 named, and the Secretary instructed to correspond with the persons 

 suggested, and to invite their attendance. 



Adjourned sine die. 



TYLER McWHORTER, President. 



W. C. FLAGG, Secretary. 



