ANNUAL WINTER MEETING. 79 
Vice-President Wedge: The society will now listen to the 
report of the executive committee, by Mr. J. M. Underwood, 
chairman of that committee. 
Mr. Underwood: ‘The executive committee are happy to re- 
port that they found the accounts of the treasurer correct, and 
that the books are in a satisfactory condition. They have the 
following recommendations to make: first, that there be a com- 
mittee appointed on life memberships—a permanent committee 
to which all matters referring to that subject shall be turned 
over. Second, they recommend a change in the time of hold- 
ing the annual meeting to the second Tuesday in January. 
They would like if possible to prevent our society meeting at 
the same time that the Iowa state society meets, and they have 
discussed the matter-very thoroughly, and considered various 
times at which it is possible to hold a meeting. December 
seems too early, unless it comes at the holiday season, and 
February is too late for us. It is the opinion of the committee 
that the second Tuesday in January would be the best time for 
the society to hold its meeting. 
The committee recommends also the election, as recom- 
mended by President Elliot, of Messrs. E. Nagel, Minneapolis, 
A. S. Swenson, St. Paul, and W. A. Manda, Short Hills, N. J., 
as life members of our society, in consideration of their display 
of chrysanthemums at the chrysanthemum show held at Minne 
apolis last year, where, among the various premiums offered, 
were three life memberships in the State Horticultural Society. 
It is the opinion of the executive committee that our Society 
should vote these three life memberships to these three gentle- 
men, and the committee so recommends. Fourth, that the ex- 
ecutive committee be instructed to audit a bill for a shorthand 
reporter, not to exceed one hundred dollars annually. In other 
words, that the society appropriate one hundred dollars of its 
funds—not more thanthat—for paying the reporter, so as not to 
require the secretary to pay for that work out of his salary. 
Vice-President Wedge: You have heard the report. What 
will you do with it? 
Mr. Smith: I move the acceptance and adoption of the re- 
port. 
The motion was seconded and carried. 
Mr. Sampson: Does that $100 raise the secretary’s salary 
that amount ? 
Vice-President Wedge: Thesecretary has been paid a cer- 
tain salary, and out of this has been obliged to pay the short-- 
