THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY 



May II, 1910 



The annual meeting of the society was held at the Museum 

 Building, New York Botanical Garden, on Wednesday, May 11, 

 1910, at 4:15 P.M., with Dr. Britton in the chair. The minutes 

 of the meeting of April 13, 1910, were read and approved. 



The following persons, having been approved by the Council, 

 were elected to membership in the society, the secretary casting 

 an affirmative ballot to this effect upon instructions by the 

 society: Life Member, Percy Chubb; Annual Members, A. J. C. 

 Anderson, Charles Lyman Brinsmade, L. Duncan Bulkley, Ben- 

 jamin T. Fairchild, Miss J. K. Fraser, James W. Greene, Mrs. 

 William Preston Griffin, A. M. Guinzburg, Miss Elizabeth 

 Stewart Hamilton, Mrs. Columbus O'D. Iselin, A. S. Post, Jef- 

 ferson Seligman, John Boulton Simpson, Adelbert J. Smith, J. E. 

 Spingarn, Edward H. Wales, F. S. Withcrbee, William Wicke, 

 Geo. Hunt, E. Fardel, Thos. Carr. 



The annual report of the Council was submitted, approved, 

 and ordered printed in the Journal. 



Mr. James Wood, who has been the president of this society 

 since its inauguration, refused a renomination for the office. 

 His reasons for this action were such that the society could but 

 accept his decision in the matter. 



The following officers and members of the Council were 

 elected, the secretary being instructed to cast an affirmative 

 ballot: President, Geo. T. Powell; Vice-Presidents, N. L. Britton, 

 T. A. Havemeyer, Patrick O'Mara, James Wood, Samuel 

 Thorne ; Treasurer, F. R. Newbold ; Secretary, George V. Nash ; 

 Members of Council, F. L. Atkins, J. W. Cromwell, Llenry F. 

 du Pont, Henry Hicks, John E. Lager, J. A. Manda, E. S. Miller, 

 Clement Moore, W. Nilsson, F. R. Pierson, L L. Powell, E. H. 

 Roehrs, H. H. Rusby, H. A. Siebrecht, Robert Simpson, E. B. 

 Southwick, James Stuart, J. H. Troy, W. H. Waite, C. W. Ward, 

 C. W. Weathered, A. L. Willis. 



Meeting adjourned at 5:10. 



George V. Nash, 



Secretary. 

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