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committee, and have compared them with the vouchers in the hands of the Secretary, 

 and find them correct. Also the report of said committee of amounts received for 

 rent of booths and all other sources, were duly paid over to the Treasurer, and his 

 receipts given for the same. 



WILLIAM BALL, 



E. W. RISING, 



M. P. ANDERSON. 



Upon motion the foregoing reports of the Finance Committee were accepted 

 and adopted. 



The committee further reported that they had examined the bonds of the 

 Secretary and Treasurer, and recommended their approval: 



On motion the report was adopted. 



Mr. Cobb read a communication from the Secretary of Michigan State 

 Association of Agricultural Societies, inviting the society to send three dele- 

 gates to the tenth annual convention of that society, which will be held in the 

 city of Lansing, on the 7th day of February next. 



Mr. Cobb moved and it was supported, to appoint three delegates to the 

 convention. The motion prevailed and the President appointed as such 

 delegates, Messrs. AV. H. Cobb, \?m. Ball, and A. F. Wood. 



Messrs. C. W. Green and John Starkweather, old and honored members of 

 the Executive Committee, were invited to address the meeting, and each made 

 a few remarks. 



Mr. E. 0. Humphrey referred to the death of Hon. J. Webster Childs, and 

 moved that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to take action on 

 the death of Mr. Childs. The motion was uuamiously adopted. 



The President announced as such committee, Messrs. Humphrey, Smith, 

 and Gilbert. 



The President then announced the Committee on Programme, F. V. Smith, 

 A. 0. Hyde, G. W. Phillips. 



Mr. Parsons read the report of the committee on that part of the President's 

 address relating to the State Horticultural Society as follows : 



To the President and Executive Committee of the State Agricultural Society: 



Gentlemen — Your Committee on so much of the President's address as refers to 

 inviting the Horticultural Society to exhibit with the State Agricultural Society in 

 1883, and the amount of money to be appropriated to aid in making such exhibit, 

 would respectfully report that we have great pleasure in recommending a hearty 

 invitation and an appropriation of §1,000, to be distributed in premiums on the 

 same terms and conditions, if awarded, as in 1882; also §1,400 for expenses, on such 

 amount, limited by the foregoing sums, as the wants of the said society may require. 

 In this connection we beg leave to bear witness to the untiring energy and wisdom 

 displayep by the officers of the Horticultural Society, in contributing to the success 

 of the meeting of 1882. 



PHILO PARSONS. 



J. L. MITCHELL. 



J. Q. A. BURRINGTON. 

 Detroit, Jan. 10, 1883. 



The Horticultural Society accepted the proposition of this society in the 

 followiug letter: 



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January 11,1883. 



Mr. President and Members of the Executive Comraittee of the Michigan State Agri- 

 cultural Society : 



Gentlemen — In behalf of the Executive Committee of the State Horticultural 

 Society I thank you for your courtesy, and accept your invitation to hold our annual 

 exhibit with you this fall, on terms named, viz., one thousand dollars for premiums, 



