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committee, \vliich resulted in the following selections: Prof. W. J. Beal, 

 Lansinp-, chairman, A. G. Gnlley, of South Ilavcn, and C. N. !Merriman, of 

 Grand Kapid^, members. 



CIIAS. W. GAIIFIELD, 



Secretary. 



Moved and supported that we lix tlie salary of the Secretary at $400.00. 

 Carried. 



Moved tliat the Secretary 1)0 allowed $50.00 for extra services in compiling 

 the report of 187G, and that said action do not establish a precedent in the 

 future, and that Secretary Garfield bo requested to finish the work of the re- 

 port, keep accurate account of all time spent on said rej)ort, and present the 

 same to the Executive Committee for tlicir consideration. Carried. 



N. CHILSOJ^'", 

 Secretary, pro teni. 



MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. 



A meeting of the Executive committee of the State Pomological Society was 

 called to meet at the office of Prof. J. C. Holmes, in Detroit, Thursday evening, 

 Julv 12th. 



At 7 o'clock the meeting w'as called to order, and, in absence of President 

 Lyon, Mr. E. H. Eeynolds, of Monroe, was called to the chair. 



At the request of the members present certain portions of the proceedings of 

 the last two meetings were read by the Secretary. The law was read under 

 which the society was incorporated, and Mr. Webber explained that the society 

 could not prescribe any narrower limits for its work than indicated in this 

 statute, until the statute itself is changed. At this juncture Mr. Calvert, of 

 the Calvert Lithographing Company, came in with a design for a diploma for 

 inspection, and on motion the Board proceeded to the consideration of the 

 matter of a diploma. After some time spent in viewing the design, on motion 

 the further consideration and adoption of the design was referred to the next 

 session of the Board. The Secretary Avas instructed to notify the absent mem- 

 bers that the design would be in the hands of the Calvert Company and request 

 them to call and look at it, making such suggestions as they see fit to its 

 improvement. 



On motion, the action taken at South Haven, instructing the Secretary to 

 withdraw the account and check for illustrating Prof. Cook's cabbage-worm 

 article was reconsidered. 



On motion, further action on the matter was indefinitely postponed. 



By request the Secretary read the following from the minutes of the South 

 Haven meeting : 



"Moved and supported that we fix the salary of the Secretary at 8400. 

 Carried. 



''Moved that the Secretary be allowed 150 for extra service in compiling the 

 report of 1876, and that said action shall not be considered a precedent in the 

 future, and that the Secretary be requested to finish the work of the report, 

 keeping accurate account of all time spent on the said report, and present the 

 same to the executive board for their consideration. Carried." 



On motion, this action regarding the Secretary's salary was made to take 

 effect at the close of the present year. 



