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  official 
  emblem 
  of 
  his 
  authority, 
  to 
  be 
  used 
  at 
  future 
  meetings; 
  the 
  

   other 
  I 
  am 
  presenting 
  to 
  you 
  as 
  a 
  personal 
  tribute 
  for 
  your 
  most 
  

   excellent 
  work 
  in 
  behalf 
  of 
  northern 
  nut 
  culture. 
  This 
  gavel 
  I 
  shall 
  

   ask 
  you 
  to 
  place 
  among 
  the 
  trophies 
  in 
  your 
  beautiful 
  mountain 
  

   home, 
  where 
  the 
  birds 
  sing 
  sweetly, 
  the 
  sun 
  shines 
  brightly, 
  and 
  the 
  

   breezes 
  murmur 
  softly; 
  and 
  where 
  the 
  days 
  are 
  made 
  to 
  rest 
  and 
  

   the 
  nights 
  are 
  made 
  to 
  sleep. 
  

  

  The 
  President: 
  Mr. 
  Littlepage, 
  not 
  being 
  prepared 
  for 
  this, 
  

   and 
  not 
  being 
  naturally 
  eloquent, 
  I 
  am 
  unable 
  to 
  make 
  a 
  speech. 
  

   However, 
  as 
  a 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  way 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  difficulty, 
  I 
  accept 
  this 
  

   one 
  officially 
  with 
  great 
  pleasure, 
  and 
  personally 
  accept 
  the 
  other 
  

   with 
  deep 
  gratitude, 
  and 
  desire 
  to 
  express 
  the 
  appreciation 
  of 
  the 
  

   meeting. 
  

  

  The 
  pecan 
  is 
  calling 
  the 
  walnut 
  meeting 
  to 
  order. 
  Last 
  year 
  we 
  

   went 
  to 
  see 
  the 
  pecan; 
  this 
  year 
  we 
  come 
  to 
  see 
  the 
  walnut, 
  whicli 
  

   has 
  done 
  more 
  than 
  any 
  other 
  nut 
  in 
  the 
  East. 
  

  

  We 
  will 
  now 
  listen 
  to 
  the 
  report 
  of 
  our 
  secretary-treasurer. 
  

  

  REPORT 
  OF 
  THE 
  SECRETARY-TREASURER 
  

  

  Balance 
  on 
  hand, 
  date 
  of 
  last 
  report 
  $7 
  . 
  23 
  

  

  Receipts 
  : 
  

  

  Dues 
  .$379.30 
  

  

  Advertisements 
  42 
  . 
  00 
  

  

  Contributions 
  42 
  .50 
  

  

  Sale 
  of 
  report 
  22.40 
  

  

  Contributions 
  for 
  prizes 
  40.00 
  

  

  Miscellaneous 
  1-05 
  

  

  $534.48- 
  

   Expenses: 
  

  

  Printing 
  report 
  $233 
  . 
  76 
  

  

  Miscellaneous 
  printing 
  51 
  .80 
  

  

  Postage 
  and 
  stationery 
  41 
  . 
  09 
  

  

  Stenographer 
  2 
  . 
  00 
  

  

  Express, 
  freight, 
  carting 
  3.74 
  

  

  Prizes 
  10.00 
  

  

  Check 
  J. 
  R. 
  S. 
  expenses, 
  circulars 
  37.30 
  

  

  Bills 
  receivable 
  10.00 
  

  

  Miscellaneous 
  4 
  . 
  55 
  

  

  $394.24 
  

  

  Balance 
  on 
  hand 
  $140 
  .24 
  

  

  This 
  is 
  the 
  best 
  financial 
  report 
  that 
  the 
  treasurer 
  has 
  ever 
  been 
  able 
  to 
  trans- 
  

   mit, 
  and 
  this 
  is 
  chiefly 
  due 
  to 
  the 
  efforts 
  of 
  our 
  president 
  who, 
  during 
  the 
  year, 
  

   has 
  sent 
  out 
  numerous 
  notices 
  of, 
  and 
  articles 
  about, 
  our 
  Association, 
  its 
  purposes,. 
  

  

  