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supply them with food preferred to the ordinary cultivated kinds. In 

 these and other ways that will suggest themselves our fruit growers can 

 make both friends and partners of the l)irds. 



* President Stevens: These papers are very interesting and valuable 

 and should be discussed, but the time is too short to permit, so we will 

 now take up the election of the officers. The first in order is the election 

 of a President. 



The Society proceeded to the election of officers, which resulted as 

 follows: 



For President, Warder W. Stevens of Salem. 

 For Vice-President, H. H. Swaim of South Bend. 

 For Secretary, W. B. Flick of Lawrence. 

 For Treasurer, Sylvester Johnson of Irvington. 



MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Mr. Edward Y. Teas of Centerville, to serve one year. 

 Mr. Walter S. Ratlift' of Richmond, to serve two years. 

 Prof. James Troop of Lafayette, to serve three years. 



MEMBERS OP THE COMMITTEE ON HORTICULTURE. 



First District— W. J. Ritterskamp, Princeton. 

 Second District— W. C. Reed, Vincennes. 

 Third District— Chas. N. Lindley, Salem. 

 Fourth District— W. S. Young, Franklin. 

 Fifth District— Evan B. Davis, Danville. 

 Sixth District— Calel? W. King, Richmond. 

 Seventh District— J. J. Milhouse, Vailey Mills. 

 Eighth District— A. W. Shoemaker. Daleville. 

 Ninth District— D. F. ISLaish, Frankfort. 

 Tenth District— H. W. Henry, Laporte. 

 Eleventh District— Snead Thomas, Marion. 

 Twelfth District— J. C. Grossman, Wolcottville. 

 Thirteenth District— C. W. Foote, South Bend. 



President Stevens: Are there any reports of committees to be given? 



Sylvester Johnson: I understand the Memorial Committee is now 

 ready to report. 



President Stevens: We will now hear the report of the Memorial 

 Committee. 



Mr. Kingsbury: Calvin Fletcher of this city, and Jonathan Beard, 

 of New Albany and Jesse P. Elliott of Fayette County, were horticultur- 



