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ballot, when two or more ])ersons are put in nomination for the same 

 office ; otherwise by voice. 



Mr. ScoFiELD nominated Robert Douglas, Esq., of Waukegan, as 

 President. 



The nomination w^as concurred in, and Mr. Douglas was unanimously 

 elected. 



vice-presidents. 



The following gentlemen were elected Vice-Presidents : 



S. G. Minkler ist district. 



A. R. Whitney 2nd " 



A. C. Hammond 3rd " 



L. C. Francis 4th " 



B. Pullen 5th " 



Isaac Snedecker 6th 



T. A. E. Holcomb 7th 



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On motion, O. B. Galusha was unanimously re-elected as Secretary, 

 H.J. Dunlap as Assistant Secretary, and Jona. Huggins as Treasurer. 



LOCATION OF NEXT ANNU.VL MEETING. 



Mr. Butterworth presented a verbal invitation from the Adams 

 County Horticultural Society, and nominated the city of Quincy. 



Mr. BouRLAND nominated the city of Peoria. 



After a brief conversation upon the relative merits of the two cities, 

 a rising vote was taken, resulting in fourteen votes for Quincy, and 

 twenty-six votes for Peoria, whereupon the latter city was declared as the 

 place of next annual meeting. 



HONORARY MEMBERS. 



On motion of Mr. Daggy, the following gentlemen were elected 

 honorary members of the Society for the year 1874 : 



Dr. John A. Warder Cleves, Ohio. 



Prof. J. H. Tice St. Louis, Mo. 



Prof. C. V. Riley... St. Louis, Mo. 



Hon. Suel Foster Des Moines, Iowa. 



J. H. Nicholson Brideport, Ind. 



Dr. AUenFurness Danville, Ind. 



Dr. Wm. Le Baron, State Entomologist Geneva, 111. 



