ANNUAL IVIEETING AT LEXINGTON. 



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AN AMENDMEXT 



To our constitution would be well, and that is to have the new officers 

 take their places in office at the June meeting. It would give time for 

 the old officers to close up the matters of the year by that time and all 

 settlements can then be made. We have hardly ever been through 

 with our report until about that time, and it has been impossible to get 

 matters settled up oefore then. Now they take their offices on March 

 1, and by letting it run until then everything would be in better shape.. 



THE ORNAMENTATION OF SCHOOL YARDS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS 



will be a subject that will need attention this next spring. The State 

 Society, with the help of local societies, should take this matter and at 

 a stated day (Arbor day) we should all take hold of it and have our 

 school yards and court house yards an ornament instead of an eye sore. 

 Arrangements will be made with the Superintendent of Public Schools 

 to have this done officially. 



EXPENSES OF SECEETARY AND CASH PAID OUT. 



June, self, expenses at Louisiana 



June, R. E . Bailey , stenographer 



June, board bill, visitors 



June, expense of essayist, fare, 86.80; board, .$6.10.. 



June, telegrams, S2. 00; premiums, $23 JX) 



June, express on exhibits 



August 7 , paid postofflce bill 



September 11, paid cold storage and express 



September 13, paid cold storage and express 



October 5, paid cold storage and express 



