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work it is impossible for him to derive any revenue. He has 
planted thousands of trees, and has tried those trees and selected 
from them those that he thought would be valuable. He has inti- 
mated to me sometimes that this work is not appreciated by the 
people of the northwest, and in behalf of Mr. Patten I wish to thank 
you for this honor, because you knew what has been done by him. 
Mrs. Kennedy: Mrs. Bonniwell asked me in her dying mo- 
ments to be remembered to the society, and in her last moments 
with tears in her eyes she said she wished she could be with you 
once more. 
Mr. Harris: To those who did not know Mrs. Bonniwell I 
wish to say that she was a very earnest friend of the Minnesota 
- State Horticultural Society. She attended regularly for a number 
of years until her health failed, and she was no longer able to come. 
Mr. Brand: I always thought Mrs. Bonniwell was one of the 
noblest works of God, and I would make a motion that the presi- 
dent of this society be instructed to obtain the necessary facts about 
her to be published in our proceedings and that a photograph be 
inserted with the sketch of her life. 
The motion being put to a vote unanimously prevailed. 
On motion of Mr. Wedge delegates from abroad were made 
honorary members of the society for the year 1900. 
Articles III and XIII as proposed to be amended at the pre- 
vious day’s session were then brought up for consideration, and on 
motion of, Mr. Wyman. Elliot the amendments were unanimously, 
adopted. 
Mr. Smith (Wis.): As one of the visiting delegates to your 
society I wish to express my hearty appreciation of the honor con- 
ferred upon me in electing me an annual member of the society for 
the ensuing year. 
Prof. Hansen (S. D.): I wish to thank the society for the 
honor conferred upon me in making me a life member, and I hope 
you will send to South Dakota a delegate to our annual meeting to 
be held at Parker, S. D., on the 16-18 of January. It is not a society 
as large as that of Minnesota; we are just beginning, as we have no 
funds, but we at least have a determination to succeed in our work. 
The Secretary: Mr.C. E. Older, of Luverne, has been selected 
as a delegate to South Dakota, Mr. Frank. Yahnke, of Winona, for 
Wisconsin and Mr. O. M. Lord, of Minnesota City, will represent 
- our society at the lowa state meeting. 
On motion of Mr, Taylor, the society adjourned to 2 o’clock 
p. m. 
