253 KEPORT OF THE SECRETARY OP THE 



Resolved, That the thanks of the Michigan State Pomolog- 

 ical Society are liereby tendered to T. H. Lyon, Jr., the propri- 

 etor of Sweet's Hotel, for the generous attentions accorded the 

 society during its annual exhibitions of 1871, and for the use 

 of his parlors in which its meetings were held. 



Resolved, That the thanlis of this society are due, and are 

 hereby tendered, to the officers of the several railroad compa- 

 nies of the State, and especially to those of the Michigan 

 Central Railroad, the Michigan Southern Railroad, the Detroit 

 and Milwaukee Railway, and the Grand Rapids and Indiana 

 Railroad, for their courtesies to the orchard committee, and 

 for their reduction of railroad prices to our annual exhibitions. 



The resolution relative to directing the Secretary to place 

 the names and residences of exhibitors on the entry cards at 

 the annual exhibitions, was brought up for consideration. 



On motion of Mr. Bradfield, the resolution was amended so 

 as to read as follows, and adopted : 



Resolved, That at all future exhibitions of this society the 

 name of the article exhibited, with the name of the exhibitor, 

 and his place of residence, with the name of the grower of the 

 fruit, be displayed upon the entry card : Provided, That when 

 the entry is of a collection, the name of the exhibitor be given 

 as that of the collector, while the name of the grower shall 

 be upon each of the samples of fruits that make up such col- 

 lection. 



On motion, it was 



Resolved, That this society accept the invitation to hold its 

 annual exhibition in connection with the Northern Michigan 

 Agricultural Society, on the same terms as were agreed upon 

 last year. 



The Committee on Financial Affairs made tlic following 

 report, which was accepted : 

 To tJw President and Members of tJie Slate Pomol)fjlcal Society : 



Gents — Your committee appointed to audit the account of 

 your Treasurer beg leave to report as follows, viz : 



After a careful examination we find the receipts to be : 



