134 Wisconsin State Horticultural Society. 



Our attendance here is not large, but we have thirty per 

 cent, more here than we had in Madison. We want to ex- 

 tend our work; we want to get more men and women in- 

 terested in it, and I approve of going to different points in 

 the state to hold our winter meetings, in the hope of build- 

 ing up and organizing local societies. The Michigan state so- 

 ciety dates its strength from the fact of its having so many 

 local societies, and if we secure the greatest results we desire 

 to secure, it will be by forming as many local societies as 

 possible. We feel this as members of the state society. For 

 this reason the amendment has been submitted. 



G. J. Kellogg — I think this is one of the most important 

 moves we have ever made, especially in connection with 

 the state institution. I should like to hear from Mr. Gar- 

 field. 



Mr. Garfield — Mr. Adams has stated the facts in the case. 

 The strength of the Michigan state society lies in her 

 children. Wherever we go with the state society we go for 

 the purpose of organizing a local society. We make them 

 stronger in that locality. A system was inaugurated six or 

 seven years ago by which our local societies became parts of 

 the state society; in other words, if a man became a member 

 of any local society, by virtue of that membership he be- 

 came a member of the state society. The annual fee is one 

 dollar, and one-half of that fee goes to the state society, 

 and in return we send them copies of our books that each 

 member may have a copy of the report of the state society. 

 We require a report from each local society, and they can 

 claim a place in our volume for each report. In this way 

 there goes back not only an account of their own society, 

 but of all the societies throughout the state. They are all 

 joined together, and the strength of the local societies is a 

 building up of the state organization. We have about 4,400 

 copies of our report. 



The change in the constitution was adopted. 



Pres. Smith — Gentlemen, the next thmg in order is the 

 presidenn's address, which will perhaps take seven or eight 

 minutes. 



H. C. Adams — Before you read the address, I would sug- 



