ANNUAL MEETING AT SAGINAW. 



509 



DISBURSEMENTS. 



Paid 38 checks, aggregating... $1,994 12 



Leaving balance Dec. 5, '87, of.. $ 983 44 



LIFE FUND. 



We have 203 life members, the fund of which is invested as follows: 



Seymour mortgage. 1 1,000 00 



Lytell mortgage. 300 00 



Jacob Swell mortgage 300 00 



Mrs. Mary J. Steariies' mortgage 130 58 



U. S. Bonds. 150 00 



Alfred Smith's note 140 00 



Aggregating |3, 020 58 



All of which is submitted. 



S. M. Pearsall, 

 Treasurer. 

 Grand Rapids, Dec. 4, 1887. 



On motion of Mr. Rosencrauz the report was accepted and referred to an 

 auditing committee. 



The President named as such committee : Messrs. Rosencranz, Sessions and 

 Cutting. 



Then followed 



THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF LIBRARIAN. 



To the Executive Board and Members of the State Horticultural Society : 



Gentlemen, — I have the honor to submit herewith my annual report as 

 librarian of the State Horticultural Society for the year ending December 1, 

 1887. The following tabulated exhibit shows the number of our reports 

 which have been received and distributed during the past year: 



Reports for the years 1871 and 1877 will be gladly received if members 

 have extra copies on hand. 



On November 11, 1887, 500 copies of " History of Michigan Horticulture " 

 were received from State printers and were distributed according to the 

 direction of Secretary Garfield, thirty copies being reserved in the library. 



The following books have been donated to the library and received through 

 exchanges duriug the year: 



