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fairly burned into the hearts "of the people" and "by the people" 

 will ever be remembered "for the people'' long after Emerson's 

 classic words are forgotten. 



As it was in the beginning may it be all the days, all the 

 years, of your chosen profession, "as you like it," whether it be 

 agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, home-making or aught else, 

 remembering Lincoln's memorable words, "With malice towards 

 none, with charit}^ for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives 

 us to see the right, let us finish the work we are in and do all 

 which may achieve a lasting peace among ourselves." 



TWO MINUTE TALKS. 



(Made at close of last annual meeting.) 



The President : In this last hour of our annual meeting it has 

 been our custom to call for speeches from some of the older mem- 

 bers of the society. It is not a pleasant task for the chairman to 

 pick out those whom he thinks ought to speak, because he would like 

 to call on every individual here, but I have a little list here that I 

 have made up of those on whom I am going to call. We have just 

 about thirty minutes for thirty speeches, and we shall probably have 

 to cut that thirty down to fifteen, and that means two minutes 

 apiece, and if you take more than two minutes you will know that 

 you are taking it from the time of some one else. I am going to 

 call for a two minutes speech from that veteran horticulturist, Mr. 

 Seth Kenny. 



Mr. Seth Kenny : I would be glad if I could add anything to the 

 interest of this society with which I have been identified so long. 

 I want to say that I have put in a good deal of hard work in this 

 matter of experimenting to produce hardier varieties of fruits, and 

 I think this work is going to be very greatly developed, and I shall 

 be very happy to think that I have done anything that will be of 

 benefit in that direction. (Applause.) 



The President: What we want is just a few pithy words, some- 

 thing that will make us feel that it has been good to be here and 

 that we can take with us when we go home. Next I am going to 

 call on our dear friend from Wisconsin, Mr. Kellogg, who always 

 meets with us in the horticultural society. 



Mr. Geo. J. Kellogg (Wis.): Mr. President and Friends: I 

 have been with you more or less for thirty years. I think the records 

 will show that this has been the best meeting I have ever attended. 

 I almost feel as if I belonged in Minnesota. I want to tender you 

 my sincere thanks for the honor in making me an honorary life 

 member, and as I had no chance to express my thanks when it wa? 



