GRAND RIVER VALLEY HORTICULT- 

 URAL SOCIETY, 



To the Secretary of the Michigan State Fomological Society : 



Dear Sir : — In compliance with the act of the State Legislature, I have the 

 honor to hand yon herewith the first annual report of the Grand Eiver Valley 

 Horticultural Society, for 1874, and papers pertaining to its transactions. 



Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 



C. J. DIETRICH, 

 Sec'y G. B. V. Hort. Society. 



OFFICERS FOR 1874. 



President — Edward Bradfield of Ada, Kent county. 



Vice-President — Henry Holt of Cascade, Kent county. 



Secretary — C. Joseph Dietrich of Grand Eapids City. 



Treasurer — George W. Dickinson of Grand Eapids City. 



Executive Board — Henry Holt of Cascade ; William Eowe of Walker; John 

 Suttle of Grand Eapids; C. N. Merriman of Grand Eapids City. 

 ;i Ex Officio— The President, E. Bradfield ; the Secretary, C. J. Dietrich ; the 

 Treasurer, George W. Dickinson. 



ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. 



In compliance with the requirements of an act of the Legislature of the State 

 of Michigan, entitled, *'An act to provide for the incorporation of societies for 

 the promotion of pomology and horticulture and the kindred arts and sciences 

 in the State of Michigan," said act approved April 15th, A. D. 1871, we the 

 undersigned, at the city of Grand Eapids, this tenth day of February, in the 

 year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, do hereby 

 associate ourselves under the name and style of the Grand Eiver Valley 

 Horticultural Society, and agree to be regulated by the following articles 

 of association : 



ARTICLE I.— OBJECT. 



Tlie object of this society is to develop facts and promulgate information connected with 

 pomoiogy and general horticulture. 



ARTICLE II. — OFFICERS. 



The oflBcerg of this society shall consist of a president, a vice-president, a secretary, a 

 treasurer, and an executive board of seven members, of which the president, secretary and 



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