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at his desk in the "den," that was finished in pine of his own grow- 

 ing, and discuss with him the prospects of apple growing, the in- 

 terests of the temperance reform and the work of the experiment 

 station. I Hke to think of his having the opportunity of devoting 

 his thought and heart these last years of his life to the development 

 on a large scale of better fruits and to the work of planning for the 

 future beauty and health of the city of whose interests he was so 

 earnest a champion. 



Hanging conspicuously in his house was that fine picture that 

 we are so fortunate in having, "Pioneers of Minnesota Horticul- 

 ture." What a sterling set of men they were! How we cherish the 

 memory of those that have gone! How we would cheer the lives 

 of those that are yet with us!— Clarence Wedge, Albert Lea. 



WOMAN'S AUXILIARY, ANNUAL MEETING, 1902. 



The annual meeting of this helpful annex of the state horticul- 

 tural society was held Thursday morning, December 4, at the time 

 of the regular annual meeting of the society. It resulted in the re- 

 election of all the old officers, Miss Emma V. White continuing as 

 president and Mrs. Anna B. Underwood as secretary. The open 

 meeting of the society occupied the last two hours of the session of 

 the day before, beginning with the secretary's report by Mrs. Un- 

 derwood, which was followed by a talk by Mrs. Virginia Meredith, 

 preceptress of the Minnesota School of Agriculture, in regard to 

 the influence of the girl's department of that school. Miss Mar- 

 garet J. Evans, of Northfield, followed with a twenty minute address 

 on, "The Life Worth Living in the Country." Mr. F. E. Pease, the 

 delegate from Iowa, read a paper entitled, "Home Planting for 

 Ornament." The last subject presented was, "The English Spar- 

 row," by Mrs. G. E. Benson, Lake City, which called forth an earn- 

 est discussion. As all these publications will appear in the Horti- 

 culturist during the year no further reference is made to them at 

 this time. The meeting received a full attendance and was in ev- 

 ery way satisfactory to the organization. 



On the morning of that day "a very pleasant function was ten- 

 dered the members of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Horticultural 

 Society, by Mrs. C. M. Loring. Ten o'clock found the ladies enter- 

 ing the pleasant home, where they were warmly greeted by the hos- 

 tess, assisted by Miss Emma V. White. Mrs. Loring had prepared 

 an unexpected treat, by arranging an attractive literary and musical 

 program. Mrs. Brackett gave a most interesting account of her ex- 

 periences in Alaska. At the close of her paper, many were enter- 

 taining the thought that instead of going south for a winter's out- 



