ANNUAL MEETING, Ig02. 9 



2. "Strength in zveakness — the fragile flower beckons to a 



higher life" 



W. W. Pendergast, Hutchinson. 



3. "Horticulture a social safety valve — load it lightly" 



John Day Smith, Mimteapolis. 



4. "From A to Z in Horticulture — we are only beginners" . . 



Prof. N. E. Hansen, Brookings, S. D. 



5. "A seedling apple crank — the Alississippi no barrier to 



such as he" 



T. E. Loope, Eureka, Wis. 



6. "The Good Dinner" — A reading by 



Miss Fay Latham, Hozvard Lake. 



7. 'The cozvherd in the orchard — a frontier combination" . . 



O. C. Gregg, Lynd. 



8. "The Frog Song" _ 



T. E. Loope, Eureka, Wis. 



9. "If I could raise the $i,ooo seedling — and other 'ifs' " . . 



A. J. Philips, West Salem, Wis. 



10. "Memory our dearest possession — zue live much in the 



past" 



S. M. Ozven, Minneapolis. 



11. Song — "When the Mists Have Rolled Azvay" 



Prof. Hopps. 



Two items not on the program of the banquet contributed very 

 materially to the interest of the occasion. A half life size portrait 

 of Ex-President Pendergast had been prepared and was presented 

 to the society, to be hung in the society's library, by Mr. Wyman 

 Elliot, with appropriate remarks. With the exception of the com- 

 mittee who had this in charge, it was a surprise to all in the as- 

 sembly. Mr. A. W. Sias, life member of the society, at one time 

 very prominent in its counsels but since about 1890 a resident of 

 Florida, had sent a box of citrus fruit, containing a dozen large 

 grape fruits of a variety which he had named "Big Sioux ;" and 

 about 200 of a small Japanese citrus fruit, called Kumquat. The 

 grape fruits were distributed among the old friends of Mr. Sias, 

 about fifteen of them arising to the call, and the smaller fruits were 

 distributed generally throughout the hall. It was pleasant to come 

 in touch in this way with one whose rfiemory is still green with 

 the older members of the society. 



This part of the program of the horticultural society should 

 be participated in by every member. It is a most joyous occasion, 

 and to have been there is to realize more fully than can be done in 

 any other way the very friendly feeling which the members of this 

 organization have one for another. 



Of the auxilliary societies which met in common with the hor- 

 ticultural society, reports will be made by the various secretaries 



