STATK IIOUTK'ULTl'KAL SOCIETY. 3 



The report of the Tresisurer was received and rcicrrcil to a special 

 aiulitiii^ committee, as ])rovided by Sec. IV <»t' By-Laws. 



\\ . T. Nelson. H. K. Vickroy. and S. M. Slade were appointed 

 such committee, whose re])ort. afterw^ard.s nntde. was. that haviiif^ ex- 

 amined the books and vouchers of the Treasurer, they found his re- 

 port correct. 



Announcement of Special ( ouiniittees bein^' next on the pro- 

 f]jrainni('. President (Talusha. in langua<>'e eloquiuit and pathetic, re- 

 cited the names of the eminent men. memhers of this Society who 

 have died since our last Annual Meetini<. naniin<< tirst, Arthur 

 Bryant. Sr.. the veteran horticulturist of the West, and one of the 

 founders of this Society. Dr. .Tohn A. Warder, the eminent pomol- 

 o«^ist of Ohio, who has worked with us and has advised us, has also 

 passed away. Death, too. has claimed for his own that ^J^ood old 

 man. Prof. Tice. who has instructed us in ineteorolo^cal science. 

 Isaac Baldwin has also passed into that slee}) that knows no waking. 

 [ think, gentlemen, that it would be most fitting to have a committee 

 ap))ointed to draft resolutions and take sudi other action as they 

 see tit on the death of these old and esteemed members of our 

 Society: what will you do in regard to the suggestion? 



S. (t. Minkler — It is with reverence that I mention the names 

 of siu h men as Arthur Brvant. Dr. ^Varder. and Prof. Tice. We 

 all knew and honored them as earnest, efficient workers in the great 

 field of scientific investigation. 1 move you. sir. that the committee 

 be a])])ointed. The motion was unanimously concurred in. and Prof. 

 .). B. Turner. Tyler McWhorter. and Parker Karle. were appointed. 



The Secretary suggested that before adjourning the Society 

 should fix uj)on some hour for its regular sessions to commence, and. 

 upon mf)tion of Mr. Xelson. the time agreed u]»(Ui for the nu)rning 

 session to commence was 1) o'clock, a. m.. I ::>(• i". m. Wn- the afterno(ui. 

 and 7 i'. M. for the evening session. 



.\djourne<l to meet at 1 :80 v. M. 



