Secretary's (^ori^er. 



How THE "JOURNAI, HiTS Us. — "The haughty-culturists of Minnesota 

 may well be proud of their record at the World's Fair." 



So. Minn. HorT. Society Meeting. — Don't forget this meeting, which 

 convenes at Spring Valley Jan. 11, 12 and 13, the date of meeting being 

 changed since notice was given in December Horticulturist. 



Attends the Forestry Congress. — W. T. Cox, Secretary of the Min- 

 nesota Forestry Association, was in Washington the last week of December 

 and will remain to attend the annual session of the National Forestry Congress. 



Prof. Green and the American Forestry Congress. — Prof. Samuel 

 B. Green is to attend the American Forestry Congress in session in Washing- 

 ton, D. C, Jan. 2 to 6. He goes as an authorized representative of this society, 

 and we may expect in the February Horticulturist an interesting report of this 

 gathering. 



Northeastern Iowa HorTiculTurai, Society. — This neighboring as- 

 sociation held its annual meeting at West Union, Iowa, Dec. 20 21-22. Mr. 

 S. D. Richardson, of Winnebago City, was the representative of this society 

 at this gathering, and we may look for a report from him in the February 

 Horticulturist. 



Death of Mrs. N. E Hanson. — The host of friends of Prof. N. E. Han- 

 sen in our society will sympathize with him in the death of his wife, which 

 occurred Friday morning, Dec. 16th, at their home in Brookings, S. D. Prof. 

 Prof. Hanson is not only an honorary life member of this society, but much 

 endeared to many of us as well personally. 



Annuai. Meeting of the Iowa State Horticui.turai. Society.— Mr. 

 Frank Yahnke, of Winona, attended this meeting as delegate from the Minne- 

 sota society. We should have had the report of this meeting to publish in 

 this number had it noc been for the fact that Mr. Yahnke went at once to at- 

 tend the annual meeting of the Northeastern Iowa Society. The report how- 

 ever will appear in the February number. 



Prof. Hays, AssT. SEC'y of Agricui,Ture. — An honor has come to our 

 state and to our state university in the appointment of Prof. W. M. Hays, for 

 the past fifteen years professor of agriculture in the Minn. College of Agricul- 

 ture, as assistant secretary of agriculture. Prof. Hays is already in Washing- 

 ton at his new post. He has been a most loyal member of this society for 

 many years, and we consider ourselves fortunate to have so influential a friend 

 "at court." 



Have You Received the 1904 Report? — There has been as usual a 

 little delay in furnishing the report of 1904 to the members of the society for 

 the current year. Any who were present at the annual meeting of the society 

 and have not yet received the report should notify the secretary. Reports are 

 not sent out to members living near or in Minneapolis except where specially 

 requested. Will such members please call at the office for the report, which is 

 now ready for distribution? 



