490 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



THURSDAY AFTERNOOX SESSION. 



The report of the Southern Minnesota Horticuhural Society was 

 presented by \iv. Jonathan Freeman, Austin, the delegate. (See 

 index.) 



The regular afternoon program was then taken up beginning 

 with a "Memorial Hour" in honor of deceased members. 



Judge L. R. Moyer spoke of the life of Miss Sara ^Manning; 

 Mr. E. A. Webb, of that of Maj. A. G. Wilcox, and Hon. S. M. 

 Owen, Mrs. A. A. Kennedy and others eulogized the memory of 

 Col. John H. Stevens. 



Mr. Oliver Gibbs tendered a brief eulogy on behalf of Peter M. 

 Gideon and then outlined a plan embodied in a resolution for rais- 

 ing a memorial fund, which was thoroughly discussed and unani- 

 mously adopted. (See index under "Gideon Memorial Fund.") 



ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



The following officers were elected : 



President, i year, W. W. Pendergast, Hutchinson ; members of 

 executive board, 3 years, Wyman Elliot, Minneapolis, J. S. Harris, 

 La Crescent ; treasurer, i year, A. B. Lyman, Excelsior. 



Mr. Wyman Elliot : In order to enlarge our field of usefulness 

 I think our vice-presidents should be changed as often as once in two 

 years, and for that reason I would like to see this year pretty much 

 an entire change made, and I would recommend the following for 

 the various districts: ist district, Jno. Freeman, Austin; 2nd 

 district, C. E. Older, Luverne ; 3rd district, Wm. J. Danforth, Jr., 

 Red Wing; 4th district, W. J. Tingley, Stillwater; 5th district, 

 A. D. Leach, Excelsior; 6th district, Frank Mesenberg, St. Cloud; 

 7th district, J. L. Adams, Glenwood. That distributes them among 

 the seven districts. It makes a change and brings in some new 

 blood and interest. L simply throw this out as a suggestion. 



A ballot being taken for vice presidents the persons above men- 

 tioned were duly elected, except that Mrs. A. A. Kennedy was re- 

 elected in 3rd district. 



Mr. O. M. Lord as chairman of the committee appointed to draft 

 suitable resolutions on behalf of Mr. Dartt presented the following: 



Your committee appointed to report resolutions in regard to E. 

 H. S. Dartt ask leave to submit the following : 



Resolved, That we learn willi deep regret that his physical condition pre- 

 vents him from meeting with us at this session, and tender him herewith our 

 fullest sympathy. His familiarity with horticultural work and with the work 

 of this society renders his services to us and to kindred associations in- 

 valuable. 



