290 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



BENZIE COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. • 



OFFICERS. 



President — H. M. Spicer, Frankfort. 



Secretary — J. W. Van Deman, Benzouia. 



Treasurer — A. Gr. Butler, Frankfort. 



The assistant ofFicers for the township branches are as follows : Benzonia, 

 Vice President, J. J. Hubbell, Assistant Secretary, Chas. F. Burroughs; 

 Frankfort, Vice President, James McKelvey, Assistant Secretary, August 

 Schmidt ; Joyfield, Vice President, Chas. H. Parker, Assistant Secretary, 

 John S. Perry ; Blaine, Vice President, Wm. 0. Voorheis, Assistant Secre- 

 tary, Orlo E. Putney; Pleasauton, Vice President, D. R. Van Amburg, 

 Assistant Secretary, A. M. Warren. 



A meeting of citizens of Benzie county Avas held at the College Hall in Ben- 

 zonia on Tuesday evening, Feb. S, 1881. Owing to the rain and bad roads 

 there was not the large attendance from all parts of the county that was 

 expected. Four townships were repijesented. The Benzie County Horticul- 

 tural Society was organized as a branch of the Michigan State Horticultural 

 Society by adopting the constitution and by-laws furnished us by the State 

 secretary. The constitution was amended so that any township represented by 

 five members or more shall be entitled to a vice president and assistant secre- 

 tary. The following officers were elected : J. J. Hubbell, President, J. W. 

 Van Deman, of Benzonia Secretary; A. G. Butler, of Frankfort, Treasurer. 

 For Joyfield township Chas. B. Parker was elected Vice President, John S. 

 Perry Secretary. For Blaine, Wm. G. Voorheis Vice President, Orlo Putney 

 Secretary. For Crystal Lake township, H. M. Spicer Vice President, N. A. 

 Parker Assistant Secretary. 



After some discussion of business and tasting specimens of fruit the society 

 adjourned to meet in Frankfort Tuesday evening March 8, 1881. The town- 

 ship assistant secretaries were requested to obtain as many members as possible 

 immediately, and collect the fees ($1 for gentlemen, 50 cents for ladies), and 

 forward to the secretary at Benzonia, that one-half of the fees may be for- 

 warded with the names to the State Secretary early in March in time to get 

 copies of the State Horticultural Report for each member. 



Regular monthly meetings have been held during the year and topics suitable 

 to the season have been discussed. Tiie plan of this society is to follow the 

 example of the parent society and do missionary work by holding meetings in 

 the various parts of the county. 



Just before the annual meeting a card was sent out, which was folded, having 

 the announcement of the meeting on one side and a blank ticket for election 

 of officers on the other. As the idea may be useful to other societies the 

 card is here inserted in the report : 



