MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 



OF THE 



ILLINOIS STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



DECEMBER MEETING. 



The Board met at the Pacific Hotel^ in the city of Jacksonville, 

 December 15th, 1886. 



Present, Arthur Bryant, A. C. Hammond, C. N. Dennis, Milo 

 Barnard, J. S. Browne and T. E. Goodrich (proxy for J. M. 

 Pearson). 



The Secretary's report was referred to a committee consisting 

 of C. N. Dennis, J. S. Browne and T. E. Goodrich. 



The Secretary read a letter from J. W. Franks & Sons, Peoria, 

 proposing to print our forthcoming volume of Transactions in the 

 same style, type, paper, etc., as last year, at the same price. 



On motion of Mr. Barnard the proposition was accepted, and the 

 Secretary instructed to use all possible diligence in getting out the 

 work. 



Mr. Dennis offered the following resolution, which was unanim- 

 ously adopted: 



Whekeas, There is a public demand tor more copies of the Proceed- 

 ings of this Society then the Buard is able to i)ublish with the amount tiiat 

 has formerly been appropriated; therefore, be it 



ResinJreri, That we recjnest the lion. R. <i. Offlesby, Governor of Illinois, 

 to recoramond the ai)proi)nation of the sum of S4.00() per annum to enable 

 the State Horticultural Society to i)rint a suflioient number of copies to 

 supply said demand and do other important work of the Society. 



