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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



ship of tlifi associiitiou twofold in a comparatively short time. It 

 can be done if the members will bend to it. 



On March 10 an exeoutive meeting of the trustees and di- 

 rectors was held in theTlotel Murra.v Hill, New York City. Wm. 

 Kleinheinz. as chairman of the Committee on Private Growers Ex- 

 hibits for the Fourth National Flower Show to be held in Phila- 

 delphia in March, 19]li. under the auspices of the Society of Ameri- 

 can Florists, extended an invitation to the members of the N. A. G. 

 to participate in this show. The iuvitation was accepted with the 

 assurance that the N. A. G. would cooperate in every way pos- 

 sible with the National Show next year. 



A committee was appointed to devise a suitable design for the 

 association's medal, and it was voted to offer a silver medal at the 

 Chrvsanthemum Show of the Cluysanthemiun Society of America 

 to be held in Clevelan<i, and at tlie special show to be held in San 

 Francisco in the fall of 1915. 



An invitation was received from the American Association of 

 Park Superintendents to have the members of the N. A. G. join 

 the park superintendents on the trip to California in August to 

 attend the summer meeting. 



An executive meeting of the trustees and directors was held at 

 the Hotel Martinique, New York City, on Wednesday, July 14. 

 The committee reports all showed good progress. It was voted to 

 send an official communication to delinquent members that unless 

 their indebtedness to the association was paid by September 6 that 

 they would be dropped iu pursuance witli the by-laws. 



The secretary was instructed to draw up a resolution to amend 

 the by-laws to "present at the annual convention, to the effect that 

 members two years in arrears for dues, shall be suspended instead 

 of three years as the by-laws now provide. 



The secretary was instructed to acknowledge receipt of the in- 

 vitation of the" American Association of Park Superintendents re- 

 ceived at the previous meeting inviting the members of the N. A. G. 

 tn juin them on their trip to the Pacific Coast and to extend the 

 tl.anks of the Executive Commitlee for the same. 



It was decided to hold the annual convention in Boston during 

 the first week of December. 



A meeting of the trustees and directors was held in the Copley 

 Square Hotel. Boston, on Thursday, December 9, to dispose of 

 what business might come before it prior to the holding of the 

 convention. M- C. Ebel, Secretary. 



SECRETARY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 



Madison, N. J., December 8, 1915. 

 RECEIPTS. 



Cash on hand, December 8, 1914 $83.00 



Dues received for 1913 16.00 



Dues received for 1914 162.00 



Dues received for 191.5 1,087.00 



Dues received for 1916 50.00 



Life membership dues received 50.00 



$1,448.00 



PAYMENTS. 

 Deposit vouchers to treasurer Nos. 85 to 105. $1,356.00 

 Deposit vouchers to treasurer (Reserve Fund) 



Nos. 4-5 50.00 



Cash on hand ■4--00 



$1,448.00 



Expenditures of the secretary's office for the past 

 year have been as follows: 



Stamps $59.90 



Telephone calls 8.39 



Telegrams 4.96 



Trip to Boston for Convention 14.00 



Sundry expenses 2.05 



$89.30 



M. C. EBEL, Secretary. 



Boston, Mass., December 9, 1915. 

 We have completed our audit of the accounts of your secretary 

 up to December 8. 1915, and are pleased to report that we find 

 the statements as rendered above to be correct. 



JAMES MacMACHAN, 

 ARTHUR SMITH, 

 JOHN F. HUOS, 



Auditing Committee. 



The treasurer read his annual report. 



TREASURER'S REPORT. 



Mamaroneck, N. Y., December 8, 1915. 

 1914. RECEIPTS. 



Dec. 8 Balance in bank (Reserve fund) $46.00 



" 8 Balance in bank (General fund) 697.28 



Deposit vouchers Jan. 8, 1915, to Dec. 6, 1915, Nos. 



85 to 105 1,356.00 



Deposit vouchers (Reserve finid) Nos. 4-5 50.00 



Interest to Dec. 15.1914 10.05 



Interest to June 15, 1915 14.78 



Total receipts .$2,174.11 



1914. DISBURSEMENTS. 



Dec. 26 Jos. I. Gilbert, stenographer 1914 convention... $18.00' 

 31 Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, loss at ban- 

 quet, etc 72.39 



" 31 Madison Eagle, printing 8.50 



1915. 



Jan. 2 C'hronicle Press, Inc., subscriptions to Jan. 1 . . . .54.75 



2 M. C. Ebel, secretary, postage and sundries.... 20.44 



2 J. C. Chester, appropriation to secretary's ass't. 12.50 



April I ^Madison Eagle, printing 13.00 



1 Miuray Hill Hotel, expense Executive Board 



meeting 14.95 



1 J. C. Chester, appropriation to secretary's ass't. 12.50 



1 M. C. Ebel, secretary, postage and sundries.... 15.53 



July 1 Chronicle Press, Inc., subscriptions to Jtily 1.. 510.50 



1 J. C. Cliester. appropriation to secretary's ass't. 12.50 



1 Madison Eagle, printing ; 1.75 



1 M. C. Ebel. secretary, postage and sundries.... 11.42 



1 M. C. Ebel, secretary, postage, duplicate bills.. 6.50 



Sept. 28 Douglas A. Brown, stenographer summer 



meeting 1 6.98 



28 Florists' Publishing Company, advertising 2.00 



28 Florists' Exchange, advertising 2.00 



28 American Florist, advertising 2.00 



Oct. 1 Madison Eagle, printing 21.50 



" 1 J. C. Chester, appropriation to secretary's ass't. 12.50 



" 1 M. C. Ebel, secretary, postage and sundries.... 15.71 



1 M. C. Ebel, secretary, postage and smidries. . . . 26.20 



Dec. 6 Collection charge on check .10 



Total disbursements .$884.22 



Dee. 7 Balance in bank (General fund) $1,193.89 



" 7 Balance In bank (Reserve fund) 96.00 



1,289.89 



Total $2,174.11 



JAMES STUART, Treasurer. 

 Boston, Mass., December 9, 1915. 

 We have <(]niplctcil oiu' audit of the accounts of your treasurer 

 up to December 8, 1915. and are pleased to report that we find 

 the statements as rendered above to be correct. 



JAMES MacJIACHAN, 

 ARTHUR SMITH, 

 JOHN F. HUSS. 



Auditing Committee. 



Janu'S Stewart, treastircr. after reading his report, said: In 

 addition to that I have a little memorandum whicli will be of in- 

 terest to the members. 1 think. In 1911 the association was some- 

 what in debt. In 1912 we paid off that debt, and had $102.97 in 

 the treasury. In 1913 at the annual nu^cting the amount in the 

 treasurer's "hands was .$381.91. and in 1014 Ave had $743 in the 

 bank, and today we have $1,289. (Applause.) 



Reports of standing committees was the next order of business. 



REPORT OF ESSAY COMMITTEE. 



The essay contest, for President Everitfs gold prize of $100, 

 has occupied most of the time of the Committee on Essays and 

 Horticultural Instruction during the year. The contest was 

 arranged in four classes, to which all gardeners engaged in private 

 growing were eligible. It was announced that the contest would 

 close on October 1. and that the decision of the judges would be 

 announced at the convention in December. When the closing date 

 arrived, and it was found that the number of the essays submitted 

 was so small with a number of them not of the standard to be 

 accepted in competition, your committee decided to reopen the 

 contest and continue it until February 1, the successful competit- 

 ors to be annoiuiced in March at the National Flower Show in 

 Philadelphia. In all, essays were received up to October 1. 



On horticultural instruction your committee devoted some time 

 early in the year, but on careful investigation found that it 

 would be impracticable to attempt to provide any study courses 

 for members, which would not be entirely under the control of the 

 association. To do this would incur a considerable expense on 

 the association, in the employment of instruction and maintenance 

 of an instructional department, and this in the opinion of your 

 committee, the association is not yet in a sufficiently strong 

 financial position to undertake. WM. H. WAITE, 



Cliairnian. Committee on Essays and Horticultural Instruction. 



