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siiid lluit sucli sak'S since thcii- iiiaujiiiiJition had only netted the State 

 f«>8,()(IO. The GovGinor dwelt on the linancial conditiou of the State^ 

 and said that for the iunnin<; of the State goverument and institutions 

 next year aliont $2, 000. Odd wonld ha\'e lo be ajtpropriated. 



On the subject of new Slate inslitulions, he favored an institution for 

 the care of girls discharged from the Adrian Industrial School and 

 larger facilities for the care of the insane and feeble minded. The Mar- 

 (luelte prison and (he Mining School, he said, were botli of them of doubt- 

 ful value to the State at large, although he did not say that he would 

 favor their abolition. 



The Governor was listened to witli marked attention, and after his 

 address lie remained to answer such questions as the members wished to 

 ask him. 



A response to the address of welcome was given by E. L. Lockwood of 

 Petersburg. Mr. Lockwood emphasized particularly the fact suggested 

 by (ioveruor ]\ich that the Association must be broadminded in its 

 delibeiiitions, and that they had met together as business men to dis- 

 cuss affairs and conditions which were intensely practical. 



The report of the secretary for the last annual meeting was then read 

 and ado])ted. 



The following committee appointments were then announced by Presi- 

 dent Kimniis: 



Credentials — Messrs. Wood, Mitchell, Tooley, Wilcox and Smith. 



Kesolutions pertaining to legislation — Messrs. J. T. Daniells, Merrill, 

 Jackson, Waches and Mann. 



General resolutions — Messrs. Wells, Noble and King, and Mesdames 

 Hazen and Leightou. 



A motion prevailed to apply the receipts from club memberships at 

 this meeting on the expenses of tlie coming year. 



A motion to appoint a committee of conference with the State Grange^ 

 the president to be chairman, w^as carried. As such committee, in addi- 

 tion to himself, the chairman named Messrs. Bird, Daniells, Lockwood 

 and Shepard. 



An invitation was then extended to Mrs. Mayo of Battle Creek to ad- 

 dress the convention. Mrs. Mayo resjjonded. She urged upon the dele- 

 gates the fact that the (juestion of taxation interested women as well 

 as men, for directly and indirectly the burden falls upon the women fully 

 as much as upon the men. Her w^ords of praise for ttie great work of 

 women in the home, in the club and in the Grange were warmly received 

 by every listener, and a liearty vote of tlianks followed the address. 



The session closed with the naming of a committee on amendments to 

 constitution and by laws, consisting of Messrs. Ives, Hudson, Bird, Green 

 and Peckham. 



