80 Wisconsin State Horticultural Society. 



Mr. Kellogg offered a substitute for the resolution. It was 

 said that this resolution would be too late, and Mr. Kellogg 

 withdrew his resolution. Mr. Plumb's second resolution was 

 now voted upon, and lost. 



Mr. Stickney — Now, Mr. President, I notice the name of 

 Mr. Jewett on the list of members. If you wish to do it, 

 you can expel him. 



Mr. Plumb — I have too much regard for this society to 

 take any such action as that. If he will come up to the an- 

 nual meeting and face the music it is all right. But I know 

 a little more about this perhaps than some of you. That 

 Mr. Jewett has a show of reason, if there could be any rea- 

 son, for these circulars were furnished him by Mr. Scott, and 

 he would very naturally circulate these circulars if he had 

 them from the secretary. 



President Smith now read a letter showing that Mr. Jew- 

 ett has been acting as vice-president for the state of Wis- 

 consin. 



Mr. Ring — It seems to me that if we fail to rebuke that 

 piece of usurpation we virtually endorse Jewett: 



Mr. Stickney — I don't regard it in that way at all. I think 

 the error in the main is with the secretary of the American 

 Nurserymen's Association. 



Mr. Ring — But it is an error of Z. K. Jewett's as well, for 

 he and his wife were present at the meeting. 



Mr. Stickney — That is very true, but after all he may not 

 have known of it all until very late, and may not have had 

 time to correct the error. The collection of the information 

 desired may have been of so great value as to require that 

 he act as vice-president. The error is not solely with him 

 nor perhaps all the blame. 



Mr. Plumb — It would be better not to have said anything 

 about this matter at all. Virtually we have endorsed the 

 action of Mr. Jewett in sending out these circulars. I offer 

 this resolution: 



Whereas, Word having come to us of the action of the American Nur- 

 serymen's Association accrediting Mr. Z. K. Jewett as vice-president of 

 Baid association for the state of Wisconsin, ignoring the election of Mr. 



