ANNUAL WINTER MEETING. 129 



I said, "That is not the Icind of flour they are going to talk about to- 

 night." (Laughter.) 



So, Mr. President, without getting any further beyond my depth, I will 

 close as the Irishman did his letter. He started out: " Dear Father:— 

 Having a short time at my disposal, and not nothing else to do, I take 

 my pen in hand to write a letter to you, and having nothing to say I will 

 now close. Your affectionate son." (Laughter and applause.) 



President Underwood: The list of speakers has been exhausted, but 

 there yet remains a few formalities before we can adjourn this annual 

 meeting of the State Horticultural Society. I will ask the committee on 

 final resolutions if they are ready to submit a report. 



The committee through its chairman, Mr. Clarence Wedge, submitted 

 the following report: 



FINAL RESOLUTIONS. 



Besolved, That the warm-hearted hospitality of the citizens of Minne- 

 apolis, shown to the members of our society during this meeting, deserves 

 our hearty thanks. 



Resolved, That the thanks of the society are due to the proprietors of 

 the Lumber Exchange building for the use of rooms so admirably adapted 

 to our purposes. 



Resolved, That we most sincerely thank Prof. B. E. Fernow of Wash- 

 ington, D. C, for his able address and inspiring presence with us. 



Resolved, That the press of the city, which has given such excellent 

 reports of our proceedings, has materially helped us in our work. 



Resolved, That the thanks of the society are due to the enterprising 

 florists, who have filled our rooms with the beauty and fragrance of their 

 flowers. 



Resolved, That the officers of the society, and particularly the secre- 

 tary, who have labored so untiringly and successfully for the interests of 

 the society, have placed the membership under an obligation of gratitude 

 which we shall endeavor to repay by our most earnest co-operation. 



Resolved, That, having greatly enjoyed this delightful entertainment 

 provided fur us by Mr. and Mrs. Dorilus Morrison of Villa Rosa, we 

 thank them for the interest they have taken in our society and assure 

 them that through many days of toil the memory of this delightful 

 occasion will go with us. 



Clarence Wedge, 

 Mrs. Jennie Stager, 

 O. F. Brand, 



Committee. 



President Underwood: Ladies and gentlemen, for a good 

 many years I have been an active worker in the society, and I 

 had hoped that I might long remain so I assure you that 

 when you chose me a year ago to occupy the important posi- 

 tion of the president of the society, I accepted it with a great 

 many misgivings, because I feared that, following my illustrious 

 predecessor, I might in some way fail to see the prosperity of 

 the society as fully carried out as it had been in the years gone by. 

 I am very glad to know to-night that the past year has been a 

 prosperous one for us in our society, and that we are at least 

 as well off as we were a year ago — yes, better off. The very 

 pleasant recollections of the meetings which we have held this 



9 b 



