ILLINOIS STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 171 



hen. tSmall. oiie-lialf year's salary and expenses as Sec'y . . . 222.98 



\V. H. Fulkerson, exp. meelinf? Kx. Board, Dec. '8.] 12.75 



E. A. llield, exp. meeting Ex. IJoard. Dec. '83 11 60 



A. G. lliunpbrey, exp. meeting Ex. lioard, Dec. '83 7.50 



O. H. Galnsha, exp. meeting Ex. iJoard, Dec. '83 9.23 



A. C. ILiminoad, exp. meeting Ex. Board, Dec. '83 14.55 



Arthur Bryant, Jr., exp. meeting Ex. Board, Dec. 'H:i 10.95 



S. M. Slade, exp. meeting Ex. Board, Dec. '83 15.26 



J^en. Small, ex\>. meeting Ex. Board, Dec. '83 10.85 



On motion the Board adjourned. 



LEN. SMALL, Smrfari/. 



ANNUAL MEETING — Nkw Ro.vkd. 



The Executive Board convened in the Af^ricultural Rooms, 

 Sprinji^field. on Wednesday, .lanuary 9th. Present: John M. Pear- 

 son. President: A. C. Haninioiid. Secretary; S. M. Shide, Arthur 

 Bryant. Dr. A. (t. Humphrey. H. M. Duiilap. and E. A. Reihl. 



Mr. Dunhij) moved that the oificers of the Society be ex-officio 

 oificers of the board. Motion adopted. 



The Secretary presented the bond tif the Treasurer for approval, 

 which, after some discussion, was referred to the President and Sec- 

 retary. 



Mr. Len. Small, from the Publishing Committee, made the fol- 

 lowing report: 



Mr. President: 



Your committee met last evening and opened the proposals for 

 pul)lishing \'()1. XVII of our transactions. We found nine in num- 

 ber and accei)ted conditionally that of J. W. l'^-anl<s vK: Sons. Peoria. 

 Illinois. * * * We also examined and approved the Secretaries' 

 first day's nninuscrii)t. 



Report accepted Ity the Society. 



Pk()HI.\. Iij>.. danuary 7. 18S4. 



7'o flie Execiifire Board ()f IH'niois State Ilorficidfiii-iil Socicfi/. at 

 Sprinr/Jie/d. III.. .Jdiiiinnj !K 1884: 

 T have the liojior to make the following statement of the tiiian- 

 cial condition of the Illinois State Horticultural Society of whose 

 funds you are the legal custodians: 



