GRA]N"D RITEK YALLEY IIOHTIOULTURAL 



SOCIETY 



REPORTED BY W. N. COOK, fcECRETARY. 



Officers 1889. 



President — Charles W. Garfield, Grand Rapids. 

 Vice President — Joseph A. Ptarce, Grand llapidg. 

 Secretary — Thomas L. Brovrn, Grundville. 

 Treasurer — E. Chase Phillips, Grand Rapid?. 



S. S. Bailfy, East Paris, . 



Ex. Beard— < ^^' ^' ^^'^^' <Jrand Rapids, 

 1 J. Sailor, Grand Rapids, 

 I W. L. Calkins, Grand Rapids. 



The society has convened eleven times during thelyear, at the homes of its 

 members, suiting the dates to the condition of fruits and the wishes of those 

 entertaining the society. The attendance has averaged over one hundred at 

 each session. Papers of interest have been read at the various sessions, and 

 the social feature of the meetings has been wonderfully attractive. President 

 Garfield, owing to disability, was absent from a number of the meetings, but 

 his chair iras acceptably filled by Vice President Pearce. 



A paper by Asa W. Slayton given at the October meeting, at Cedar Springs, 

 is appended hereto, also the president's annual address. 



The annual meeting convened at Burton Farm, the home of the president, 

 and was an exceptionally tine meeting. Admirable addn sses wefe given by 

 S. S. Bailey, Col. P. V. Fox, Mrs. Lucy Brown, E. L. Briggs, Thos. L. 

 Brown, and others. It was decided to continue the plan of holding meetings 

 at the rural homes, during 1889, and the following scheme was adopted by 

 the executive board : 



February meeting, at residence of John Graham. 

 March meeting, at Wyoming Grange Uall. 

 April meeting, at residence of Henry Smith. 

 May meeting, at residence of H. C. Hogadone. 

 June meeting, at resi<ience of E. Manley. 

 July meeting, at residence of C. W. Garfield. 

 August meeting, at residence of E. U. Knap]). 

 September me ting, at Western Michigan Fair. 

 October meeting, at Talmadge Grange Hall. 

 Novemb» r meeting, at Harrington Grange Hall. 

 December meeting, in city of Grand Rapids. 



