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of Missouri, after allusion to the very excellent meeting lield at St. Louis some 

 5^ears since, invited the society to hold its next meeting in that city, assuring 

 them that they would be cordially received and their sessions fully attended. 

 Your delegation also, under your authorization, tendered them a hearty invi- 

 tation to Michigan, remarking that while Detroit is our metropolitan city, the 

 great pomological interests of the State are largely at the west, asking for 

 that reason that tho place of such meeting be left to subsequent arrangement 

 and pledging tliat wherever in the State it shall be lield, it sliall be made 

 pleasant and interesting to the society. It was also added that we had been 

 jriven to understand that it is tlie wish of President Wilder that the next ses- 

 sion be held in Boston, and as we inferred that there would be a strong incli- 

 nation to accede to his wishes in the matter, we expressly disclaimed all dispo- 

 sition to urge our invitation in opposition thereto. 



No other invitations were extended, and we only add that if for any cause 

 the coming meeting shall not be located at Boston, we indulge a somewhat 

 confident hope that it mav be accorded to our State. All which is respectfully 

 submitted. " T. T. LYON, 



Chaiiman of Delegation, 



SECRETAKY'S ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR 1S79. 



Mr. Presidenty Ladies and Gentlemen of the Society : 



Li submitting my brief annual statement, I can but indicate the work that 

 otir society has been doing the past year. The months have brought 

 more for me to do than those of previous years, still I can not describe to you 

 in a short half hour anything of its character. Suffice it to say, each day has 

 brought something to do, and, like a woman's work, mine has never been done. 



I shall deal more particularly witli those things which concern the society at 

 large, and in which you all must have a deep interest as well-wishers of our 

 cause. 



First let me call your attention to the finishing up of the odds and ends of 

 last year, and speak of the 



REPOIiT OF 1S78. 



The manuscript for our volume of 18T8 was all in the hands of the printer 

 by the close of the year, as required bylaw; and great credit is due Messrs. 

 W. S. George & Co., state printers, for the promptness with which the volumes 

 wore made ready for distribution. One hundred copies were ready to be given 

 out to new members at the winter meeting in February, and the general distri- 

 bution occurred about the first of May. 



Knowing the desire of our executive committee to place the reports in the 

 hands of men who would appreciate their worth, I v,'as particularly careful in 

 the selection of those to whom boxes were to be forwarded. Tlie packages 

 were put up in 10s and 303 and sent to the following addresses: 



South Haven Pomological Society; L E. Ilgenfritz, Monroe; A. J. Dean, 

 Adrian; Chas. W. Sheldon, Burr Oak ; E. H. Reynolds, Monroe ; F. M. Man- 

 ning, Adrian; H. 0. Hanford, Plymoutli ; N. Ohilson, Battle Creek; W'm. 

 Mebert, Traverse City; D. A. Blodgett, Ilersey ; Samuel A. Cady, Wayne; 

 II. A. \\''ycoffe, Clyde; Thomas Wilde, Berlin; John J. llubbell, Bcjnzonia; 

 AVm. Caldwell, Commerce; Henry Fralick, Grand Rapids; J. W. Cliilds, 

 Ypsilanti; W. H. Raymond, Grass Lake; Wm. Probcrt, Pleasanton ; C. Chil- 



