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GARDES ERS- CHROMCLE 



receive their theoretical training at the college and practical ex- 

 perience on private estates. As this subject is to be brouglit up 

 for general discussion during the convention, I shall not go into 

 detail at length here. This movement is regarded as a great step, 

 not only by the members of the profession of gardening, but by 

 other interests allied with horticulture, as it is the tirst course 

 of its kind ever introduced in this country. 



Two new branches have been established during the year. One 

 at Boston and one known as the Western Pennsylvania Branch, 

 taking in Sewickley and surrounding territory. Others at present 

 are in the course of organization. 



Contrary to the general expectation of a year ago there has 

 been no great demand for efficient gardeners to fdl worth-while 

 positions this year. It was anticipated that due to the many 

 properties which had been purchased during the i)ast two or three 

 years, development work would be started on many of them. But 

 such has not proved the case. Estate owners are still waiting 

 to learn how- much the Government is going to allow- tliem to 

 retain of their income before increasing their expenditures. The 

 Service Bureau will be more fully covered in its special report. 



There has been but little progress made in the campaign against 

 the sign boards defacing the landscape along the highways, al- 

 though the association has secured numerous communications from 

 civic and other organizations and from individuals expressing 

 their interest and their desire to help. When they were advised 

 that interest in the campaign meant work, tlicir interest appar- 

 ently waned. Several important organizations in their reports, 

 however, agree with the association that the only way to accom- 

 plish anything in this direction is through educational lines to 

 arouse public sentiment and that attempts to curb the sign board 

 nuisance through legislation would be futile. In the meanwhile, 

 the sign board industry is increasing by leaps and bounds. 



Xothing of importance has developed on the question of Quar- 

 antine No. 37 as far as the association is concerned. A meeting 

 was held in Washington, presided over by Secretary Wallace of 

 the Department of .Agriculture. As good politicians, the Wash- 

 ington representatives of the Government agreed that they w-ere 

 desirous of doing what they could to meet with the desires of 

 all interests. Secretary Wallace also stated that the horticultural 

 interests would hear from him within six or seven weeks as the 

 matter w-ould have his personal attention. Many more weeks 

 have elapsed, but no word has come from him. A prominent 

 grower w-ho has followed the Quarantine No. 37 situation and 

 been an attendant at all the meetings, recently remarked to me 

 that he realized that the only w-ay anything will ever be accom- 

 plished is by educating the public w-hat this quarantine deprives 

 them of. and the injustice of barring many of the plants. The 

 horticultural interests are so divided and many so uncertain of 

 their position that it will be a difficult matter to bring enough of 

 them together to influence the "powers that be." 



-As a result of the Cleveland convention in 1919 when the school 

 garden committee was appointed at the request of the Board of 

 Education of that city to go over the ground and make recom- 

 mendations to extend the school garden work, a complete new 

 range of glass at a cost of .some $40,000 was contracted for this 

 year. O. M. Eastman, supervisor of the Cleveland school gardens, 

 gives the as.sociation's committee full credit for the extension of 

 school garden work in Cleveland. 



The association lost 10 members through death, 21 members 

 through resignations, and has taken on 65 active and associate 

 members and 10 sustaining members. The association is suffering 

 from lack of co-operation on the part of its members at large. 

 We come together at the annual conventions, which year after 

 year prove more successful, become aroused and loaded with 

 "enthusiasm," pledging ourselves on our return home to take off 

 our coats and boost for the N. .\. G. Somehow or other the 

 enthusiasm is lost before we reach home. Every member, with 

 a Httle effort, could interest one or more fellow gardeners to 

 become members and also their employers as sustaining members. 

 We have received letters from estate owners asking wdiethcr they 

 were eligible for membership, and wondering why they had not 

 been invited as they had observed the names of good friends on 

 our su.staining membership list. This individual effort on tlie 

 part of each member would increase the membership roll and the 

 interest in the association in the field of gardening. 



M. C. Erf.i., Secretary. 



Mr. Mackintosh : I think it is the custom in all organizations. 

 when necessary, to take notice of deceased members. ,\nd I 

 think it would be quite in keeping with the feeling of this .\sso- 

 ciation if the Secretary were instructed to write a letter of con- 

 dolence to the relatives of our deceased mnubers. 



Mr. Craig: .^t other conventions they have committees ap- 

 pointed to draw up suitable resolutions. That ought to be done 

 here. The committee draws up a set of resolutions to cover all 

 the deceased members. It ought to be done at each convention. 

 I make a motion that the Chair appoint a committee of three to 

 draw up ^uitallle resolutions to forward to the kin of the deceased 

 members. 



Thf mi lion was seconded and carried. 



The President ; You will now listen to the Secretary's finan- 

 cial reports. 



The Secretary then presented his financial reports, one dated 

 October 10, 1921, the other September 1, 1922, which follow. 



SECRET.VRV'S financial STATEMENT 



New York, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1921. 



Receipts 



Cash on hand, August 20, 1919 $ 161.40 



Cash on hand, Sept. 10, 1920 620.43 



Received for delinquent dues 22.00 



Received for 1920 dues 428.00 



Received for 1921 dues 3,626.00 



Received for life memberships 350.00 



Received for 115 sustaining memberships 1. 150.00 



Received for Service Bureau Fund 70.00 $6,427.83 



Expenditures 



Deposit voucliers to treasurer, Nos. 197-215. .. .$5,394.00 



Cash on hand 1,033.83 $6,427.83 



Expenditures of the Secretary's and Service Bureau office from 

 August 24, 1920, to October 1, 1921, have been as follows: 



Postage $ 149.10 



Telephone and telegraph 209.90 



Stationery 18.85 



Office Incidentals 58.95 



Clerk hire 1,145.00 



Expenses of Secretary 328.65 



Total $1,910.45 



M. C. Ebel, Secretary. 



Boston, Mass.. Sept. 12, 1922. 

 We have completed our audit of the accounts of your secretary 

 up to October 10. 1921, and are pleased to report that we find 

 the statement as rendered above to be correct. 



J.\MEs Stuart, 

 Thomas W. Head, 

 Henry E. Downer, 

 Auditing Committee. 



SECRETARY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT 



New York, N. Y., Sept. 1. 1922. 

 Receipts 



Cash on hand. Oct. 10 1921 $1,033.83 



Received for delinquent dues 12.00 



Received for 1921 dues 505.00 



Received for 1922 dues 3,365.00 



Received for 1923 dues 10.00 



Received for 104 sustaining memberships 1.040.00 $5,965.83 



Expenditures 

 Deposit vouchers to treasurer, Nos. 216-225. . .$4,932.00 



Cash on hand 1.033.83 $5,965.83 



Expenditures of the Secretary's and .Service Bureau office from 

 October 10, 1921, to .August 31, 1922, have been as follows: 



Postage $ 163.20 



Telephone and Telegraph 181.30 



Stationery 25.22 



Office incidentals 51.19 



Expenses of Secretary 115.08 



Clerk hire 860.00 



Total $1,395.99 



M. C. Ebel, Secretary. 



Boston. Mass., Sept. 12, 1922. 

 We have completed our audit of the accounts of your secretary 

 up to September 1, 1922, and arc pleased to report that we find the 

 statement as rendered above to be correct. 



James Sti'art, 

 Thomas W. Heap. 

 Henry E. Downer, 

 Auditing Comwillce. 



The Prksident: Vou have heard the reading of the Secre- 

 tary's financial reports. Are there any remarks? If not, those 

 in f.avor of accepting the reports as read will signify by saying, 

 "aye"; conlr;iry. "no." The reports are accepted. 



The Treasurer's reports were then read bv Mr. Downer. Re- 

 ports dated October 10, 1921, and September 1, 1922, followed and 

 were accepted. 



