490 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FINAL RESOLUTIONS. 



Your committee on final resolutions beg leave to offer the follow- 

 ing report : 



Resolved, that we extend our heartfelt thanks to our president 

 and secretary, who have given such efficient service in the upbuilding 

 and promoting the best interest of this society — for to them is due 

 the credit of leading the movement in securing the largest member- 

 ship of any society in the United States, which has passed the 

 "Thousand" mark. Also be it further 



Resolved, that a vote of thanks be tendered members who have 

 taken such pains and with great expense selected and preserved the 

 splendid selection of fruits to make an attractive exhibit, as this is 

 one of the most encouraging features of our meetings. 



Also to the ushers and others who have contributed to the success 

 of one of the most interesting meetings in the history of this society. 



Also the society should be extremely grateful to the members 

 who have prepared so carefully the very interesting papers, which 

 made up the program of this meeting. 



Also, that we extend our thanks to the press which has taken 

 such an interest in our deliberations by placing before the public the 

 grand work in which we are engaged — and especially for the many 

 character portraits which have appeared in their columns of some 

 of our prominent members. 



THOS. E. 'CASHMAN, 

 A. A. BOST, 

 G. R. WIDGER, 



Committee. 



On motion of Prof. Green the report of the committee was unani- 

 mously adopted. 



The President : I do not know whether the officers feel more 

 indebted to the committee for this very fine report or to the artist 

 who got up these fine pictures ; I think it is about a stand-off. 



On motion of Mr. Wedge the report of the obituary committee 

 was passed and the report ordered printed in the proceedings. (See 

 index.) 



"Two Minute Speeches," by H. V. Poore, M. Cutler, Clarence 

 Wedge, O. W. Moore, A. F. Brayton, Wyman Elliot, C. M. Loring, 

 R. H. L. Jewett, Oliver Gibbs, Z. K. Jewett, F. I. Harris, O. F. 

 Brand, C. E. Older, Seth H. Kenney, the President, Frank Yahnke, 

 C. H. True, Jonathan Freeman, Drtus Day, Prof. S. B. Green, Wm. 

 Oxford, L. R. Mover. 



On motion of Mr. Taylor all delegates of neighboring and state 

 societies were made honorary members for one year. 



The President : It is now time to close this our annual meeting 

 for another year, and I hope we shall meet again a year from this 

 time with undiminished numbers, just as hopeful and enthusiastic, 

 and with more encouragement if possible than we have felt at 

 this meeting. 



As a fitting close the audience rose and joined hands, and led by 

 Miss Beatrice Pickthall, sang "Auld Lang Syne." 



