JOURNAL OF ANNUAL MEETING, I9O3. 489 



WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION." 



The meeting- was called to order at 9:30 by the president, Mr, 

 Wedge. 



The President : Following a custom inaugurated by my prede- 

 cessors I presume it is necessary for me to present what is termed 

 the annual address of the president, and as that is the first number 

 on the program this morning we will take it up at this time. 



President Wedge then submitted his "Annual Address." (See 

 index.) 



Discussion. 



A motion of Mr. Gibbs, seconded by Mr. Wyman Elliot, to ap- 

 point a committee to consider the matter of securing a permanent 

 home for the society was put to a vote and prevailed unanimously. 



The President : We now come to the annual reports of com- 

 mittees and superintendents of trial stations. I will first call upon 

 Mr. Elliot for the report of the executive board, of which he is 

 chairman. 



Mr. Wyman Elliot then submitted the annual report of the Exe- 

 cutive Board. (See index.) 



Following this report Mr. Elliot also presented the report of 

 the Legislative Committee. (See index.) 



On motion of Prof. Green the reports made by Mr. Elliot were 

 unanimously adopted. 



The President : Following these reports we come next to the 

 annual report of the secretary, which usually proves a very interest- 

 ing document. 



Mr. A. W. Latham then read his annual report as secretary of 

 the society. (See index.) 



On motion of Mr. Taylor the report of the secretary was unani- 

 mously adopted. 



Discussion. 



Mr. Elliot : I think there should be some action taken by the 

 society to raise that Gideon fund up to $500, and I hope some of the 

 members will think up a scheme whereby that may be done. 



Mr. C. M. Loring: The secretary's report is a very interesting 

 one, and the portion relating to the office and the facilities there is 

 something which it seems to me should be taken up by the society 

 at once. There certainly is not room enough in that little office to 

 take care of the business of this great organization, and some ar- 

 rangement should be made whereby a larger room or two rooms 

 might be secured. It seems to me the secretary should have a 

 private room where he could have his desk and transact his business, 

 and have the library and other things in an outside room. The 

 secretary is very economical, and he is conducting the business of 

 the society in a manner that entitles him to a great deal of credit. 

 But it seems to me where so many people come to the office as is the 

 case in his office, I think the society should provide more room, 

 and to that end I want to make a motion that the secretary be re- 

 quested to look about to see if an office might not be secured at a 

 rental not to exceed $20 per month which would provide better and 

 more ample accommodations. 



