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FINAL RESOLUTIONS. 



Mr. Edwards, from Committee on Final Resolutions, reported the 

 following : 



1. Resolved, That the thanks of this Society are hereby tendered our retiring officers 

 for the faithful discharge of their duties. 



2. Resolved, That we return our thanks to the officers of the C. & N. W. and 111. 

 Central Railroads, for granting reduced rates of fare on return tickets to our members. 



3. Resolved, That we have been highly gratified and aided by the attendance of our 

 friends from Iowa, Wisconsin, and Indiana, and trust they may find it convenient to come 

 often again in increased numbers. 



4. Resolved, That the citizens of Sterling and vicinity, by their cordial reception ami 

 generous entertainment, eminently deserve, and we hereby tender them, our cordial 

 thanks. 



5. Resolved, That in being .again permitted, with numbers undiminished hy death, 

 to enjoy another pleasant re-union and profitable consultation, we recognize the kindness 

 of Him " in whose hands our breath is," and " whose mercies are over all His works." 



C. \V. RICHMOND, ) 



LEWIS ELLSWORTH, \ Committee. 



SAMUEL EDWARDS, j 



The Society then finally adjourned. 



OFFICERS 



Northern Illinois Horticultural Society, for 1874. 



President — Tyler McWhorter, Aledo, Mercer county. 



Vice-Presidents — H. C. Gr.^ves, Sandwich; L. K. Scokield, Free- 

 port; E. H. Beebe, Geneva; D. F. Kinney, Rock Island. 



Corresponding Secretary — D. W. Scoi"r, Galena. 



Recording Secretaries — Edmund Hathaway, Damascus ; C. VV. 

 Richmond, Naperville. 



Treasurer — L. Woodard, Marengo, McHenry county. 



