Secretary's (®ori|er. 



The So. Minn. Hort. Society's Representative. Mr. Jonathan 

 Freeman, of Austin, has been appointed the regular delegate from 

 our younger sister as representative at our annual meeting. 



Delegates from the Iowa Societies.— Hon. E. Secor, of Forest 

 City, la., will be with us at our annual meeting. He represents the 

 Iowa State Horticultural Society. Mr. A. E. Bents, of Cresco, la., 

 comes to us from the Northeastern Iowa Society. 



Delegate to N. W. Iowa Society.— Jos. Wood, of Windom.Minn., 

 has consented to represent our society at the annual meeting of the 

 above society, which is to be held at Spencer, Ia„ Dec. 5th to 7th. 

 This is the first occasion in the knowledge of the writer, when we 

 have sent a delegate to that society. Unfortunately, it meets at the 

 same time as we do. 



A Triple-Joint Session. — Don't fail to notice that in attending 

 the coming meeting of our society you will meet also the members 

 of two other very practical state societies, the Bee-Keepers and the 

 Forestry Association, which convene in the same building during 

 the same period. We have a right to expect a "warm" time. 



Delegate from the Wisconsin Society. — Mr. Irving Smith, of 

 Green Bay, is to be in attendance at our annual meeting as the repre- 

 sentative of the Wisconsin Horticultural Society. Mr. Smith is one 

 of the younger members of their society and is a son of the late J. M. 

 Smith, a veteran of that society, and whom many of our older mem- 

 bers had the pleasure of knowing. We shall give his son a 

 cordial welcome. 



In Memoriam of Peter M. Gideon. — It was our intention to use 

 a portrait of the late Mr. Gideon as frontispiece for the December 

 number, to be accompanied by a biographical sketch, but it has 

 been decided to put them into the January issue instead. This will 

 make his portrait the frontispiece for the bound volume of the 1900 

 report and will give opportunity to publish in connection therewith 

 the addresses to be given at a memorial service to be held on Thurs- 

 day afternoon of the annual meeting. (See program,in this number.) 



A Monument for the Late Mr. Gideon. — Various suggestions 

 have come to the writer as to a suitable way in which to recognize 

 the debt of the people to the memory of the originator of the 

 Wealthy apple, for his sturdy perseverance in the development of a 

 pomology for the northwest during a long life time: 



1. A suitable monument to be erected over his remains in the 

 cemetery at Excelsior. 



3. A tablet to be placed in the Horticultural Hall, nearing com- 

 pletion at the Minn. College of Agriculture. 



3. A scholarship in the Minnesota College of Agriculture, to be 

 used in giving a thorough training in horticulture to worthy 

 students. This would require probably $5,000, as only the interest 

 of the fund would be used for this purpose. 



This matter should receive consideration soon and is likely to 

 come up at the annual meeting. What is the best plan to pursue in 

 carrying out this purpose to honor our lamented co-laborer? 



