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Resolved, That the Secretary be and is hereby further 

 instructed to procure the services of competent horticulturists 

 to conduct the tests of such new varieties as may be sent for 

 that purpose. 



Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to prepare 

 a petition to the Legislature for a special charter, under which 

 the Society can be incorporated. 



Resolved, That Article II of the Constitution be so amended 

 as to read as follows : 



11. The officers of the Society shall consist of a President, 

 eight Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and such Local 

 Secretaries as may be elected by the Society. 



On motion of S. L. Fuller, 



Resolved, That the Society now proceed to the election of 

 officers. 



The following persons were then elected officers of the 

 Society for the ensuing year: 



Presideyit — Jonathan P. Thompson, Grand Eapids. 



Vice Presidents — Henry S. Clubb, Grand Haven ; George 

 Parmelee, Old Mission, Traverse Co.; Henry Holt, Cascade, 

 Kent Co.; T. T. Lyon, Plymouth, Wayne Co.; George Taylor, 

 Kalamazoo; William Bort, Niles; Payne K. Leach, Utica, 

 Macomb Co.; S. B. Peck, Muskegon. 



Secretary — A. T. Linderman, Grand Eapids, 



Treasurer — S. L. Fuller, Grand Eapids. 



Executive Committee — J. P. Thompson, A. T. Linderman, 

 N. P. Husted, C. L. Whitney, George H. Linderman. 



Local Secretaries — B. Hathaway, Little Prairie Eonde ; 

 Thomas Archer, St. Joseph; Joseph Chapel, Eastman ville; 

 E. Bradfield, Ada; James Hamilton, Big Eapids; Judge 

 Eamsdell, Grand Traverse. 



On motion of Henry S. Clubb, 



Resolved, That the Executive Committee be and is hereby 

 instructed to add to the list of Local Secretaries such names 

 as it shall select. 

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