JOURNAL OF ANNUAL MEETING, I9O3. 493 



WOMAN'S AUXILIARY. 



The meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary was called to order by 

 the president, Miss Emma V. White, at 3 o'clock. 



The President : As the time is beyond the appointed hour on 

 the program we will not take up any time with preliminaries, as we 

 have a full and, I trust, an interesting program. It was even said 

 last year that the meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary was the best 

 of the entire session, and I hope we may again merit your approval. 



The "President's Greeting" was then presented by Miss Emma 

 V. White, the president. (See index.) 



The President: As our secretary, Mrs. Anna B. Underwood, 

 is in California at this time, we shall necessarily have to dispense 

 with the report of the secretary. 



The next number on the program is a paper by I\Irs. Loring. 

 We all know of Mr. Loring's love for and interest in horticulture, 

 especially the ornamental side of it, and we are not surprised that 

 Mrs. Loring should have imbibed some of his interest and en- 

 thusiasm. 



"Our Cousins, the Trees," was the title of the paper presented 

 by Mrs. Florence Barton Loring, of Minneapolis. (See index.) 



The President : We had the great pleasure of once listening to 

 Mr. Harrison this afternoon, and I presume we are all glad that 

 he appears on the program again, although speaking on a different 

 subject. As he is one of the greatest authorities on this topic we 

 are all eager to hear him. 



Rev. C. S. Harrison, of York, Neb., then presented a paper treat- 

 ing of "Peonies." (See index.) 



Discussion. 



The President : I think we have all been very much entertained 

 and instructed by this excellent paper. 



We will now take up another subject that is of the greatest in- 

 terest and importance to us all, and I know of no one who is more 

 competent to speak upon it than Mrs. Hudson, whom I take pleasure 

 in introducing to you. 



Mrs. J. B. Hudson, of Lake City, then read a paper on the sub- 

 ject of "Protection of Song Birds." (See index.) 



Discussion. 



The following resolutions were offered by Mr. S. A. Stockwell, 

 of Minneapolis, and unanimously adopted : Whereas, there is 

 much danger that some of the most valued friends the horticulturist 

 possesses, the birds, will be destroyed, and whereas their destruc- 

 tion is largely due to the ignorance and indifference of our adult 

 population coupled with the thoughtlessness of young bo3'S and so- 

 called sportsmen, and, whereas, one of the most effectual means of 

 informing the citizens of our state upon this subject is the public 

 school. Therefore, be it resolved, that this matter be brought to 

 the attention of the approaching State Educational Association. 

 That a committee of five be appointed by the Minnesota State Horti- 

 cultural Society to present this resolution to said association, and 

 urge it to adopt some immediate plan to systematically educate the 

 children of our public schools on this important matter. 



