RECORDS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR 1917. 509 



Records of Executive Board for 1917. 



Record of meeting 1 held in the Secretary's office, Dec. 4, 

 1916, 8 P. M. 



All the members of the board were present except John P. 

 Andrews. Secretary's accounts from June 15, 1916, to November 

 29, 1916, amounting to $1,623.48, were audited, and an order was 

 drawn on the treasury for that amount. 



Hon. Henry C. Oldenberg was recommended to the governor 

 as a member of the state forestry board to succeed himself on that 

 board as representative of this society. On motion of Mr. 

 Clarence Wedge, it was declared to be the sense of the board that 

 another effort should be made to secure from the legislature this 

 winter an appropriation for a horticultural building. 



The executive board decided to recommend to the society 

 the following named persons for honorary life memberships: 

 Martin Penning, H. J. Ludlow, Peter Clauson, John Penney, 

 J. W. Murray, Miss Emma V. White, Mrs. Anna B. Underwood, 

 Mrs. Jennie Stager. 



Adjourned sine die. 



J. M. Underwood, Chairman Executive Board. 

 A. W. Latham, Secretary. 



Record of meeting held at West Hotel, Minneapolis, 12:30 

 P. M., December 8, 1916. 



There were present at this meeting J. M. Underwood. 

 Clarence Wedge, Thos. E. Cashman, LeRoy Cady, R. A. Wright, 

 and A. W. Latham. 



J. M. Underwood was elected chairman for the year 1917, 

 and A. W. Latham was elected secretary at a salary of $1,800.00 

 per annum. 



The salary of the treasurer was fixed at $25.00 per annum. 



The subject of interesting the boys and girls of the state 

 in the formation of a Junior Horticultural Society being under 

 consideration, it was finally decided to leave the matter, with 

 authority to act, with the so-called local committee, consisting of 

 R. A. Wright, LeRoy Cady, Ed Yanish and A. W. Latham. 



Adjourned sine die. 



J. M. Underwood, Chairman Executive Board. 

 A. W. Latham, Secretary. 



