36. GENERAL HISTORY. 



At the November meeting H. Holt presided, President Thompson being- 

 ill at his rooms. 



There was a fine display of fruits. 



Notice was given of a proposed amendment to article 2 of the constitution 

 to be offered at the next meeting, providing for a vice-president of the soci- 

 ety for every county in the State. Also of an amendmoit to the same article 

 providing for two vice-presidents for each congressional district. 



On motion of Mr. Bradfield, Messrs. Bradfield, Dietrich and Garfield were 

 appointed a committee to frame a set of by-laws lor the government of the 

 society and of the executive committee. 



The society adjourned to the date of the annual meeting, December 3d, 

 1872. 



The annual meeting was held at Grand Rapids pursuant to the foregoing 

 adjournment. 



The proposed amendment to article 2 of the constitution being under con- 

 sideration, the following substitute was offered by A. T. Linderman: 



Resolved, That each county in the State be entitled to nominate one vice- 

 president, such nomination to be subject to the satisfaction of the executive 

 board, which nomination and satisfaction shall constitute the election of such 

 nominee as vice-president for the current year. 



No further action appears to have been taken upon this matter, and the 

 society gave attention to a paper by D. R. Waters, of Spring Lake, on thje 

 fruit crop of Spring Lake in 1872, a copy of which was requested for publi- 

 cation. 



T. T. Lyon moved that a standing committee on synonyms be appointed, 

 to whom shall be referred conflicting names of fruits. 



A. kJ. Dyckman gave the history of Hill's Chili, or Stanley's Late Peach. 



The chair announced the names of the following persons as members of 

 the committee on synonyms: T. T. Lyon, A. S. Uyckman, J. D. Boynton, 

 and D. R. Waters. 



The President then read an address on '•' Agriculture and its relation to 

 Pomology." 



The following persons were elected oflficers of the Sjciety for the year 

 1873: — 



Pr.esident — A. S. Dyckman, of South Haven. 



Secretary — J. P. Thompson, of Grand Rapids 



Treasurer — S. L. Fuller, of Grand Rapids. 



Eu-ecutivc C(jmmittee — T. T. Lyon, Plymouth; H. G. Wells, Kalamazoo; 

 A. R. Nowleii, Benton Harbor; C. J. Dietrich, Grand Rapids; J. G. Rams- 

 dell, Traverse City; Joseph M. Sterling, Monroe. 



The resolution offered by A. T. Linderman proposing to elect a vice- 

 president for each county was amended by adding the words '^ so far as is 

 deemed necessary," when it was adopted. 



Whereupon twenty-four vice-presidents wore elected. 



W. B. Ransom, of St. Joseph, was voted a life membei" of the society in 

 consideration of his curculio trap; and the same was voted to A. T. Linder- 

 man in consideration of services as secretary. 



The finances of the society being under consideration, Judge Wells sug- 

 gested that the society would require the sum of $2,500 to conduct its opera- 

 tions during the coming year, and added that the present members were 

 able to control the means to raise this sum. 



