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examples, will l)ear fruit fragTant with ha])piiiess and rich with 

 lilessings, hy laying tlie foundations of other Ironies, rivaling, if pos- 

 sible, the dear old home. Then I say, for these reasons, and as the 

 best answer that I can give to the question, make home a place of 

 happiness, a place of cheerfulness, a place of love and kindness, and 

 in the memories of your children, through all their lives, it will be 

 the sweetest place under heaven's dome — the brightest place beneath 

 the stars. 



The discussion was continued for nearly an hour and was par- 

 ticipated in by Messrs. W. S. Hawker, R. H. Hawker, 0. W. Barnard, 

 Mellon, Miner, Stroud, Beedy, Mrs. Mann, and others, who expressed 

 varied opinions. Many of the speeches were very interesting and 

 highly deserving of publication, being entirely free from the mo- 

 notony which is apt to characterize the remarks at a horticultural 

 meeting, but not having been reduced to writing could not be 

 inserted. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



R. A. Lane moved that Dr. A. L. Small be appointed a delegate 

 to the Nineteenth Session of the American Pomological Society to 

 be held in Philadelphia during September. Carried. 



Some discussion was had in regard to the Society making a horti- 

 cultural display at the coming County Fair, and on motion of Dr. A. 

 L. Small, R. A. Lane was appointed agent for the Society to take 

 charge of and exhiliit horticultural products. 



Richard H. Hawker, on behalf of the Bontiekl Driving Park 

 Association, invited the Seciety to hold a meeting in the Driving 

 Park Hall. 



Len. Small moved that the invitation be accepted, and that the 

 thanks of the Society be extended to the Park Association. Carried. 



Among those who contributed to the large and beautiful dis- 

 play of cut flowers, were Mrs. Powell, Mrs. Mary J. Barnard, Mrs. 

 Henry, Miss Edith Hawker, Miss (jertie DeLamartre, Mrs. Lane. 

 Mrs. Schreffler, Mrs. Ross, and Mrs. L Dole. 



The Society is under obligation to Messrs. A. B. and L. P. Henry 

 for accommodating the teams of members. 



