STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 51 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



Tuesday^ January 15th, 



The session was opened by musical selections by the University 

 Glee Club. 



The committee on President's address reported as follows: 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PRESI- 

 DENTS ADDRESS. 



The Committee to whom was referred the President's annual 

 address would respectively report: 



That they have considered the various matters suggested by the 

 President in his annual address, and fiud them all worthy of con- 

 sideration. In the opinion of your committee a closer connection 

 should be made with all societies of a kindred nature; that the 

 State Society should extend its helping hand to local, district and ' 

 county societies; that a greater effort should be made to add to the 

 membership of the State Society, and, finally, your committee feel 

 it to be their duty to congratulate the society on its highly pros- 

 perous condition, which we feel in a measure is due to the efficiency ' 

 of its of&cers. 



Your committee recommend that the following names be added 

 to the roll of honorary life members of this society: P. A. Jewell, 

 Leonard B. Hodges [(deceased), L. M. Ford, J. T. Grimes, and 

 A. W. Sias. Respectfully submitted, 



J. H. STEVENS, 

 G. W. FULLER. 



On motion the report was adopted. 



Credentials were presented by J. C. Plumb, of Milton, Wisco n- 

 sin, as delegate from the Wisconsin Horticultural Society, and on 



