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women. This is a branch of horticulture that peculiarly attracts 
their attention, and they ought to stand not only equal in numbers 
with us, but equal in participation. I desire to see the society take 
hold of this matter and do all in its power to make a specialty of this 
work in our future meetings. 
Miss White: I hope the other members of the society feel as Mr. 
Wedge does. We have inaugurated the work in a very quiet way 
and on a small scale as yet. We would be glad if the wives of all the 
members would be interested in this work, and as their presence here 
is somewhat uncertain we do not know how to reach them except 
through their husbands. We wish every husband here would in- 
terest his wife in becoming a member of the Women’s Auxiliary. It 
is not like running a club by ourselves, we are simply trying to doa 
little good in the state through this organization. Our constitution 
provides that any member of the State Horticultural Society may be- 
come amember of the Auxiliary upon application, and any one who is 
not a member can become such upon payment of a fee of twenty-five 
cents. 
Mr. Underwood: I feel very much interested in this work as 
calculated to benefit our state society, particularly so because of my 
attention having been called to the direct work that has been done 
by the Women’s Clubs in supporting the Agricultural Society the 
past summer. It was a new movement inaugurated at the last fair. 
It seemed to me if we could have their help at our annual fair it 
would be a great thing for us, and we brought it about, as you are 
aware, and the interest and enthusiasm that was awakened by and 
through the Women’s Clubs was perfectly marvellous. When you 
can find a large class of women that will meet in a building on a 
race track where horses are beating a record, drawing premiums 
amounting to five thousand dollars a day, together with a great 
many counter attractions, then you will know as I know of the en- 
thusiasm that was displayed and the work that was accomplished by 
the women at the state fair. We ought to encourage their work in 
this society all we can. They ought to have a large audience room; 
this room will not begin to hold them all, They ought to have a 
large, well ventilated room in which to hold their meetings. At the 
same time we are holding our meetings, they can hold their meet- 
ings, and then at some time they can hold a joint meeting with us. [ 
hope we may have a great big boom through the efforts of the 
Women’s Auxiliary. 
Apples wrapped in paper keep better than when stored in any other way. 
