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Life is made of sunshine and shadows. These men probably had 

 their share of both but on the "Shadowy shores of death the sea 

 of trouble casts no waves." 



The President: You have heard the report of the committee on 

 resolutions. If no comments are to be made, this report, together with 

 Mr. Littlepage's remarks, will become a part of the minutes of the 

 meeting. 



The next thing to be considered is the place for the next meeting. 

 We have liere a telegram from the Talbot County Chamber of Com- 

 merce. Easton. Md.. inviting: us to come there next vear. I will 

 read the telegram: 



The Talbot Count}' Chamber of Commerce cordially invites 

 you to hold your next annual convention at Easton, Md. 

 Considerable interest in nut culture as evidenced by old and 

 new plantings would be interesting to your members, as would 

 also a visit to Canterbury Nurseries here, which we believe 

 to be tb.e largest boxwood nursery in the world. Talbot 

 County, the heart of the Gre:it Eastern Shore, extends you 

 a cordial invitation. 



Henry P. Turner, Pres. 



Other places mentioned are Canada, — Prof. Xeilson wishes us 

 sometime to come to Canada, — Washington, D. C where we have al- 

 re'idv met four times and where Mr. Tittlepage's plantings are of great 

 interest, and Mr. Bixby's place on Long Island. 



Mr. Bixby: I think, Mr. President, if we can decide now the 

 place of the next meeting it would be very advantageous. 



Mr. Reed: I move that the invitation to Easton, Md., be accepted. 

 I am in a way the father of it. I am in favor of going to Easton. 

 The Eastern Shore of Maryland to my mind offers the greatest op- 

 jwrtunity for development in nut growing. Climatic conditions there 

 are very favorable. There are a good many plantings of nut trees 

 there. There are a great many large estates owned mostly by wealthy 

 people. The people are experimenting in nut trees. They are grow- 

 ing English walnuts and Japanese walnuts, and this nursery that is 

 mentioned is going into nut culture. The president wrote to California 

 for the Franquette walnut and is going into the business. We will 



