494 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



EVENING SESSION. 



The committee met pursuai\t to adjournment, the President in the chair. 



Present, Messrs, Angel, Burrington, Cliilds, Dewey, Hanford, Howard, 

 Manning, Smith, Wood, Ball, Cobb, Fralick, Hyde, Kipp, Piiillips, Rising, 

 Sterling, M. Shoemaker, W. G. Beckwith, W. J. Baxter, E. 0. Humphrey, 

 the treasurer. Secretary and the President. 



The President announced the following committees: 



Committee on Organic Law on Amendments to Constitution, Messrs. Baxter, 

 Beckwith and Angel. 



Committee on (youuty and other agricultural societies, Messrs. Sterling, 

 Shoemaker and Kipp. 



Committee on Agricultural College and its Relations to this Society Messrs. 

 Cobb, Smith and Phillips. 



Mr. Shoemaker, from tiie committee to which was referred that part of 

 President Humphrey's address, referring to the death of Colonel Dickey of 

 Marshal], submitted the following, which was adopted : 



The committee to whom was referred that part of President Humphrey's address 

 announcing the death of Colonel Charles Diciiey, would respectfully make the follow- 

 inc; report: 



The Executive Committee of the Michigan State Agricultural Society have heard 

 with deep regret of the death of Colonel Cliarles Dickey, an ex-president of the 

 Society, which occurred on the 12th inst. at liis residence at Marshall. 



The record of the life of Colonel Dickey is one of which his family, the community 

 in which he lived, and tlie people of the State of Michigan may well be proud. 



One of the pioneers of tlie State, he lias always occupied a prominent place in its 

 history, 



He lias filled many offices of honor and trust, in his county, in the State, and under 

 the general government, always with credit to himself, and to the entire satisfi\ction 

 of his constituents. 



At an early day a member of the Senate of the State of Michigan, he discharged 

 the duties of his place in a manner calculated to promote the best interests of the 

 State. 



As president of this society in 1858 and 1859, and as one of the executive commit- 

 tee, of which lie has since been a member, lie identified himself with the agricultural 

 interests of the State, and his counsel was of great value, as it was always dictated 

 by a desire to do tlie greatest good, and governed by a compreliensive knowledge of 

 the relations existing between the society and the people, as well as of the measures 

 best adapted to promote tlie interests of both. 



Colonel Dickey was always a leading citizen of his own county, and often chosen 

 by its people to fill offices of a local nature. He enjoyed, as he deserved, the fullest 

 confidence of the entire communitj'. Genial in his manners, amiable in his disposi- 

 tion, unbounded in his hospitality, he was as universal a favorite in society, as he 

 was beloved in the family circle. 



Called from among us full of years and of honors, we feel that we but express the 

 general sense of his merits when we say of him that he was '' an honest man, one of 

 the noblest works of God." 



liesolcerl, That this Society, in giving expression to their sense of the high charac- 

 ter of Colonel Charles Dickey, and of the great loss caused by his death, feel that 

 the good he has done will live after him, and that his example in all the walks of life 

 will be of great value to thecommunit}' in which he lived, as well as his best epitaph. 



ResoloecU That a copy of the above report and resolutiun, be engrossed by the Sec- 

 retary and forwarded to the famil3'^ of Colonel Dickey. 

 Detroit, Mich., January 74th, 1S79. " ]\r. SHOEMAKER, 



W. G. BECKWITH, 

 W. J. BAXTER. 



Committee. 



Mr. Burrington, from tlie committee to confer witli tlie Committee of State 

 Pomological Society, submitted the following report, which was accepted and 

 adopted : 



