250 State Horticultural Society. 



We understand that every person and every county did not get 

 what they wanted, but the exhibit as a whole was never surpassed, and 

 our State secured the greatest honor any State ever won. 



I have just received a letter from ^Ir. Bonfoey, chairman of Mis- 

 souri Horticultural exhibit, saying that he was trying to get the award 

 of two grand prizes made to our exhibit given to our Society for their 

 keeping. 



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The Niagara Falls desecration has been presented to this Society by 



the National Civic Association urging upon us the necessity of action on 

 our part. 



This great wonder is in danger of being destroyed, and we should 

 take action strongly against it. We want to send a good strong resolu- 

 tion to every one of our members in Congress and to our two Senators, 

 asking the government to interfere and prevent this wanton use of 

 the water for commercial purposes. 



OUR PROGRAJM. 



We present to you the best program ^ve have ever had, and hope 

 3'ou will be wonderfully benefited during the sessions. By a combina- 

 tion with the Kansas State Society we secured these good, strong 

 specialists, and we shall enjoy them I am sure. By this plan the Ex- 

 ecutive Committee decided to change the business meeting from the 

 third day to the first day, thus hoping to get all our members here in 

 time for the whole program. (It seems that this would be a good plan 

 to follow in our future gatherings.) 



The pleasant gathering this Society has held every six months dur- 

 ing the last twenty or more years have been meetings of value to each 

 one of us, just as far as we have made the knowledge thus gained our 

 own. To you, many faithful members who have so loyally stood by 

 every efifort of your Executive Committee, be the praise and the credit 

 for what of success we have had. You may be sure that other states 

 recognize our work, our power, our influence, our authority, and, as Mr. 

 M. J. Wragg of Iowa says, "I am always jealous of your Society and of 

 vour work as Secretary, and often hold you up as a model for other 

 states to follow." 



This work has been the work of my life. I have loved it and all 

 you faithful workers, as no words can tell, and from the first it has been 

 my ambition to make this the best Society in all our Nation, and by your 

 unity of action we have succeeded in making it second to none. I thank 



