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layers of cake and in the frosting." It was one of the most dehcious 

 cakes I ever tasted in my life. With that recipe you can make a 

 white cake in about three minutes, fill your flour and your frosting 

 with pecans and you certainly will have a feast for the gods. 



Doctor Morris : Mr. President, the committee on resolutions 

 has referred matters to the secretary for action. 



The Secretary : It was the duty of the committee on resolu- 

 tions to prepare the resolutions on the deaths of Doctor Van Fleet 

 and Colonel Sober, copies of which are" to be sent to their families. 

 The committee not having had time to meet that task has been 

 assigned to the secretary, who will be very glad to carry it out to 

 the best of his ability. 



The other and more important task of that committee was to 

 take action on the suggestions made by the president in his paper 

 in regard to increasing the membership of the association. As it has 

 been impossible to take such action in the committee I propose that 

 we now take up consideration of that matter as a committee of the 

 whole. 



I would like at least to say that Mr. Jones has offered to the 

 association five hundred nut trees to be given as premiums with new 

 memberships. I think Mr. Jones said that they included Stabler 

 walnut trees, Chinese walnuts, and what others, Mr. Jones ? 



Mr. Jones : Chinese English walnuts, or Chinese Persian wal- 

 nuts, Mayette & Franquette English walnuts and Stabler black wal- 

 nut seedlings. I have an idea the Chinese walnuts would be the 

 most attractive. 



The Secretary: They would all be seedling trees, of course? 



Mr. Jones : Yes ; they would all be seedling trees. We would 

 put them up and mail them out. 



The Secretary : Think of what an extraordinary, generous 

 offer that is on the part of Mr. Jones, to contract to send out five 

 hundred nut trees to as many new members, dig and pack and send 

 them out! 



Mr. Jones : Well, growing the trees doesn't cost very much. 

 Of course packing the single trees will cost more than the trees but 

 we are glad to do that if it will help out. 



The Secretary : I know that to some members this premium 

 offering for new members does not seem an advisable thing; to 

 others it does seem a good thing to do. Perhaps that would be a good 

 question to debate at the present time. 



The President : I think it is a good idea. Doctor, to the end 

 of getting a thousand members this year ? 



Mr. Jones: Set aside a thousand trees if you get a thousand 

 members. 



Mr. Olcott : Mr. President, Mr. Jones said the cost of growing 

 the tree isn't so much, but the packing and mailing is something. 

 How would it do to offer the tree at cost of packing and mailing — 



