THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



Directors for a term of three years : Messrs. Sttimpp, Ebel, At- 

 kins, Southwick, Tricker, Troy, and Fardel. 



The following inspectors of election, elected at the annual meet- 

 ing of 1915, served: J. H. Barnhart, Robert Koehne. 



The following were elected to serve during the year 1916 and 

 at the annual election of 191 7: 



Inspectors : J. H. Barnhart, Max Schling. 

 Alternates : A. Lahodny, Robert Koehne. 

 The secretary announced the following amendments to the by- 

 laws, accomplished at a meeting of the Board of Directors, held 

 February 16, 19 16: 



Section 4 of Article I, relating to election of members, was 

 stricken out and the following substitute therefor was adopted: 



"Section 4. Election of Members. All members of the society, of all 

 classes and designations, shall be elected by the directors by a majority 

 vote of those present at any stated or special meeting of the Council. 

 Such vote may be either by ballot or viva voce as the Council may from 

 time to time determine. 



" The chairman or presiding officer of any meeting of the Council may 

 appoint a committee of three to act as tellers in case such election shall be 

 by ballot. The result of any election shall be declared by the chairman 

 or presiding officer." 



The following was added as section 5 of said Article I : 



"Section 5. Termination of Membership. Any member of the society 

 who shall continue in arrears for non-payment of dues for two years or 

 more shall ipso facto cease to be a member of the society, unless the 

 Council by a majority vote of those present at any stated or special meet- 

 ing thereof shall otherwise direct." 



George V. Nash, 



Secretary 



SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 

 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 



Presented May 13, 1916 



The society has finished the sixteenth year of its organization, 

 the fourteenth of its incorporation. While its membership is ac- 

 tively growing, a greater increase is much desired to enable the 



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