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On motion seconded and carried the report was ac- 

 cepted and spread upon the minutes, and a vote of 

 thanks extended to the committee. 



NOMINATION OF OFFICERS. 



For president: 



Mr. David Miller nominated Mr. A. S. Huss. 



Mr. Peter Duff nominated Mr. Wm. H. Waite. 



Mr. Wm. Kleinheinz nominated Mr. Thomas W. 

 Logan. 



On motion seconded and carried the nominations 

 were closed. 



Nominations for vice-president: 



Secretary Ebel suggested the name of A. J. Smith, 

 of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, who was nominated by 

 Mr. Xavier E. E. Schmitt. 



On Mr. Kleinheinz's motion, seconded and carried, 

 the nominations were closed. 



Nomination for secretary: 



Mr. Bachellor nominated ]\Ir. M. C. Ebel. On mo- 

 tion seconded and carried the nominations were closed. 



Nomination for treasurer : 



Mr. Oscar Addor nominated Mr. James Stuart. On 

 motion seconded and carried the nominations were 

 closed. 



Nominations for five trustees: 



Messrs. Wm. Kleinheinz, Alexander Mackenzie, 

 Peter Duff, Wm. Duckham and John H. Dodds were 

 nominated. On motion seconded and carried the nomi- 

 nations were closed. 



On motion seconded and carried that inasmuch as 

 there were no opposition candidates for the offices 

 other than the president, the recording secretary was 

 instructed to cast one ballot for the nominees for vice- 

 president, secretary, treasurer and the five trustees, 

 which he did, and the president therefore declared the 

 respective nominees elected. 



At this point the question was raised as to the meet- 

 ing place for the next convention, which was laid on 

 the table. 



During the counting of the ballots for president, Mr. 

 Wm. Kleinheinz spoke briefly on the Association, and 

 the work done by Mr. Wm. E. Maynard. On motion 

 by Mr. Kleinheinz, seconded and carried, Mr. Maynard 

 was constituted a life member without further pay- 

 ment of dues. 



On motion by Mr. Kleinheinz, seconded and carried, 

 the treasurer was instructed to pay the stenographer 

 of the secretary $25 for work done by her during this 

 year. 



The election tellers reported as follows: Total \ote 

 cast, 39. 



For Mr. Logan, 11 votes. 



For Mr. Huss, 2 votes. 



For Mr. Waite, 26 votes. 



President Logan therefore declared Mr. William H. 

 Waite, of Yonkers, elected president of this Associa- 

 tion for the ensuing year. The new officers were 

 brought to the stage and introduced to the convention. 



Secretary Ebel referred to the Goodsell prize of $50 

 to the member bringing in the greatest number of new 

 members, which had been won by Mr. James Stuart, 

 of Mamaroneck. 



Mr. Wm. E. Maynard reported in absence of Mr. 

 Goodsell that said prize would be delivered to the 

 winner at the banquet in the evening. 



Mr. Robert Craig, of Philadelphia, was then intro- 

 duced and delivered the address found on another page 

 of this issue. 



Secretary Ebel moved that a rising vote of thanks 

 be extended to Mr. Craig by the Association, seconded 

 and carried. 



Mr. J. J. Taubenhaus, Assistant Plant Pathologist, 

 Delaware Agricultural Experimental Station, Newark, 

 Delaware, was then introduced and delivered an ad- 

 dress which will be published, with illustrations, in 

 our December issue. 



On motion by Secretary Ebel, seconded and carried, 

 a standing vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Tau- 

 benhaus. 



Mr. Harry Bunyard, of New York, was then intro- 

 duced and gave a very interesting and instructive talk 

 on the International Flower Show held in London, 

 England, illustrated with over 75 beautiful lantern 

 slide pictures. 



There being no further business, the convention was 

 adjourned to the banquet hall in the Continental Hotel. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



Austin C. Sayler, 

 Recording Secretarv. 



SECRETARY'S NOTES. 



Mr. P. Hamilton Goodsell again comes to the front with 

 an offer for a membership contest for the coming year. 

 The contest begins with this announcement and closes on 

 October 1, 1913, the prizes to be awarded at the next 

 convention of the association. Mr. Goodsell this vear 

 offers three prizes— $25 gold, $15 gold, and $10 gold— 

 to go to the three members bringing in the largest num- 

 ber of new members between now and October 1 next. 

 Membership application iilanks can be obtained from the 

 secretary's office by writing for them. 



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