THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 

 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 



Presented May 8, 1920 



The close of the eighteenth year of the incorporation of the 

 society, and the twentieth of its existence, finds the society 

 with a membership considerably increased over that of last 

 year, due to a renewed activity in a new membership cam- 

 paign. The membership now stands at 826, as follows: Patrons, 

 4; Sustaining Members, 8; Life Members, 177; Annual Mem- 

 bers, 614; Associate Members, 21; Corresponding Members, 2. 

 During the year there have been added: 4 Sustaining Mem- 

 bers, 13 Life Members, no Annual Members, and 13 Associate 

 Members, making a total of 140. During the same period 

 the losses have been as follows: by death 18, of which 6 are 

 life members and 12 annual members; by resignation, 25; dropped 

 on account of non-payment of dues, i sustaining member and 

 30 annual members; making a total of 74. This leaves the 

 net gain in membership for the year 66, as follows: sustaining 

 members, 3; life members, 7; annual members, 43; associate 

 members, 13. 



At the meeting of the Board of Directors on June 7, 1919, 

 in accordance with the constitution and by-laws, officers of the 

 society for the ensuing year were elected from the member- 

 ship of the Board. The election resulted as follows: 



President: T. A. Havemeyer. 



Vice-presidents: N. L. Britton, Jas. W. Cromwell, E. B. 

 Southwick. 



Treasurer: F. R. Newbold. 



Secretary: George V. Nash. 



Chairman of the Board: F. R. Pierson. 



The following committee was appointed to meet with a like 

 committee of the New York Florists' Club to confer as to the 

 holding of a flower show in the spring of 1921: F. L. Atkins, 

 John Canning, T. A. Havemeyer, J. A. Manda, F. R. Newbold, 

 F. R. Pierson, James Stuart, and John Scheepers. 



The permanent fund is $35,982.61. 



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