152 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Vice-President; C. H. Green, of Fremont, Second Vice-President; Peter 

 \oungers, of Geneva, Treasurer. On motion the rules were suspended 

 and the Secretary was instructed to cast the vote of the membership 

 for the above named candidates, and they were declared by the President 

 duly elected. 



The President: The next in order is the election of a director for 

 a term of three years. Our constitution was changed last year and we 

 do not elect but one this year. Who will you have for your director? 



A Voice: I announce the name of J. A. Yager, of Fremont, for 

 director. 



A Voice: I name Geo. A. Marshall for director. 



Mr. Marshall: I have been upon this board for fourteen years, and 

 if there is any honor in it I have gotten it, and if there is any work in 

 it I have had that, too. I withdraw in favor of Mr. Yager. 



On motion the Secretary was instructed to cast the ballot of the 

 society for J. A. Yager, of Fremont, and he was by the President declared 

 elected director for three years. 



The President: There is another matter I wish to take up. Our 

 by-laws provide that we shall elect at each winter meeting nine district 

 directors, one from each horticultural district of the state. I have been 

 criticised this year, and very justly criticised upon the work our standing 

 committees have done. I am one of them myself. I do not know whether 

 I appointed myself or not, but owing to one circumstance or another, I 

 am there, and I have not done my duty, but I will charge this to our 

 standing committees, for as far as I have asked, they have promised 

 to give us the reports. I think we will get out of it that way, but I 

 would like you to place in nomination for the different districts, men 

 as directors. 



Mr. Russell: Before going any farther, I would like to say a word. 

 You know our state originally had nine fruit districts and now it has 

 nineteen in place of nine. 



A Voice: Is this matter such that we cannot go farther — is it a 

 matter of the Constitution or the by-laws? 



The President: It is a matter of the by-laws. 



Question: Can't we have these directors for the districts appointed 

 by the directors, when we can take time to consider and find out who 

 will serve? 



I will read to you No. 7 of the by-laws: "These by-laws may be 

 amended at any general meeting of the society by a majority of the 

 members present." 



Mr. Christy: That will be for any general meeting. 



A Member: Have not these directors usually been appointed by the 

 Board? 



Mr. Christy: That is not according to our by-law^s. "We have it 

 distinctly stated how they were elected. In order to bring this before 

 the society, I move that the by-laws be amended so that the district 



