MINNESOTA 



State Horticultural Society. 



ANNUAL WINTER MEETING 



At the State Capitol, St. Paul, Tuesday, Wednesday, 



Thursday and Friday, January 18, L9, 20, and 21, 1887, 



In Joint Session with State Amber Cane 



Association. 



The twentieth anaual winter meeting of the State Horticul- 

 tural Society, held at room H^o. 16, state capitol, St. Paul, con- 

 vened on Tuesday morning, Jan. IS, 1887. The meeting was 

 called to order at 11 o'clock, by the president, Wyman Elliot, 

 of Minneapolis. 



Prayer was offered by J. S. Harris, of La Crescent. 



President Elliot announced the following committees: 



Committee on Award of Premiums: Prof. D. R. Maginnis, 

 St. Paul; C. L. Smith, Minneapolis; J. S. Harris, La Crescent. 



Committee on Final Essolutions: A. W. Latham, Excelsior; 

 J. T. Grimes, Minneapolis; E. H. S. Dartt, Owatonna. 



Committee on Obituary: J. S. Harris, La Crescent; Peter M. 

 Gideon, Excelsior; W. H. Brimhall, St. Paul. 



Committee on Hall: Prof. D. R. Maginnis and Capt. E. 

 Blakeley, St. Paul; C. L. Smith, Minnaipolis. 



President Elliot stated that it was thought desirable to make 

 a change in the program, to have the lecture of President 

 Northrup delivered on Wednesday instead of Thursday evening, 

 and the committee on hall were requested to ascertain if the 

 hall of the House of Representatives could b3 secured, and to 



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