INDIANA HOETICULTUEAL SOCIETY. 397 



Mr. John Tilson: Should not all resolutions and all amendments to 

 the Constitution be in writing before they are considered? 



Secretary Flicli: The secretary holds this resolution in writing. 



Professor Troop: The present by-laws require each vice-president to 

 made an annual report to the Society. Has that requirement been com- 

 plied with this year? I have heard no reports from the vice-presidents 

 this year. 



Secretary Flick: They have made no reports so far this year. They 

 made no reports last year unless you had them. 



Mr. J. C. Grossman: I handed in a report. 



Mr. Tilson: I understand the vice-presidents have their expenses paid 

 to every meeting. If we have thirteen vice-presidents it will cost a couple 

 of hundred dollars to get them all here, and they will always come from 

 the farthest parts of the earth if their expenses are paid. 



Mr. Rowland: Then I move to amend that all vice-presidents serve 

 without pay. 



Mr. Henry: For the past two or three years I have been studying the 

 reports of the other State societies, and find that this is their rule. They 

 have vice-presidents from each Congressional District. We all know that 

 the :piore people we can interest in a society the better the membership 

 will be. If four men have their expenses paid now, and thirteen working 

 for the society can not get in enough new members to pay the extra ex- 

 pense, let them all come without pay. The majority of us do that now. 



Mr. Hoffman: We used to have a vice-president from each Con- 

 gressional District years ago and they served without pay. I am opposed 

 to paying them now, especially if they do not make reports. If they make 

 reports, pay them; if they don't, shut them off. 



Mr. Little: I think I served as vice-president years ago and I do not 

 remember of receiving any pay. 



Mr. Johnson: I doubt seriously the propriety of passing this resolu- 

 tion. You all know that we now get an appropriation of $1,000 a year 

 from the State. If you knew how hard it was to get that appropriation 

 you would not want to make more expense for this Society. It will cost 

 a great deal of money to pay the expenses of thirteen vice-presidents, and 

 if their expenses were not paid, they would not be here. They are not all 

 here now, even though provision is made for paying their expenses. 



