ANNUAL MEETING, MINN. STATE HORT. SOCIETY. 5 



of the cities, cathedrals, palaces, etc., usually spoken of by travelers, 

 but with the scenes of village and rural life. 



In the "Memorial Hour," Thursday afternoon, Hon. S. M. 

 Owen spoke feelingly of the life and work of the late Col. John H. 

 Stevens ; Mr. E. A. Webb performed the same service for the late 

 Maj. A. G. Wilcox, and ]\Ir. L. R. ]\Ioyer for the lamented Miss 

 Sara M. Manning. 



Following this J\'lr. Oliver Gibbs, of Prescott, Wis., presented 

 the subject of the proposed "Gideon ^Memorial Fund," which re- 

 sulted in a subscription on the spot to the amount of $225 towards 

 the $1,000 it is proposed to raise. It was a moment of profound 

 interest to the lovers of horticulture in the northwest. 



On Thursday evening there was not only "a feast of reason and 

 a flow of soul," but also an ample supply of more material luxuries, 

 as over 100 members and friends gathered around the banquet table 

 and discussed first a good supper and then the following menu of 

 toasts, which held the guests without a break from 7 o'clock till the 

 late hour (for horticulturalists) of 10:30: 



1. The humor of Minnesota horticulture — "O wad some power 



the giftie gie us" to see it Lycurgus R. Moye*" 



2. The outposts of Minnesota— we are holding them down.... 



T. A. Hoverstad 



3. Woman's sphere: to sit high at ease and see the race go by. . 



]\Irs. A. A. Kennedy. 



4. Dried apples — a valuable Iowa product J. S. Trigg, Rockford, Iowa 



5- "'Graftings" ]\Iiss Josephine Bonaparte Rice 



6. The Yankee in Europe — he is glad he went away and not 



sorry to be back Prof. S. B. Green 



7. Mushrooms on toast A. F. Brayton 



8. "So near and yet so far" — Minnesota is good enough if you 



can't Hve in Iowa C. F. Gardner, Osage, la. 



9. The useful and the beautiful — happily combined in our public 



parks C. j\I. Loring 



10. "Christopher Columbus and George Washington." 



Ye Reporter — A. G. Long 



11. In Memoriam — no word so sad as that word that must some- 



time be said, goodby J. S. Harris 



A fine orchestra added much to the enjoyment of the occasion. 

 The success of this innovation promises well for its being an 



annual occurrence hereafter. 



At the annual election no changes were made in the executive 



officers and with renewed vigor, under experienced and well-tried 



