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afternoon of Thursday, bnt I don't know as it will be necessary. 

 With the understanding that we will occupy the time to-morrow 

 afternoon we will, as far as the Amber Cane Association is con- 

 cerned, dispense with further ceremony. 



President Smith. It was the understanding when we made up 

 the program that we were to share the time with the Amber 

 Cane Association, and a motion to that effect will not be neces- 

 sary. 



Capt. Blakeley. I think there is no dissatisfaction anywhere. 



Mr. Harris. I wish to make my statement a little plainer. I 

 wrote to Mr. Gibbs and stated that I had very serious objections 

 to having the two societies meet together, and calling the people 

 to meet with us here at St. Paul without knowing what we were 

 expected to do when we got here. 



President Smith. We shall be glad to receive essays, and to 

 learn all we can from the Amber Cane members, and get all the 

 information that we can in regard to it. The first businees at 2 

 o'clock, p. M., is the apijointment of committees; there should be 

 a Committee on Finance and one on exhibits. 



I will appoint, as a Committee on Finance, Wyman Elliot, 

 Minneapolis; J. M. Underwood, Lake City; E. H. S. Dartt, Owa- 

 tonna. 



I would like to have parties entirely disinterested to award 

 premiums, and who will take into consideration our means and 

 the value of the exhibits. Our society funds are not very pleth- 

 oric, but we want all to share alike and in proportion. 



Mr. Dartt. As it has been suggested by the chair that our 

 funds are light, I would suggest that inasmuch as there have been 

 no premiums promulgated that would be j)aid, those who have 

 brought fruit have no doubt done so at their own suggestion, and 

 not on the part of the society, to pay premiums. 



President Smith. It is announced in our programs that libe- 

 ral premiums will be awarded on all articles deemed worthy of 

 njerit. 



Mr. Dartt, I didn't get the program, but I got the circular 

 letter from the secretary, and understood that this was to be an 

 informal meeting. 



President Smith. It is better to economize in some other way, 

 and where people have come from a distance and brought exhib- 

 its, they should receive premiums where they are deserving 

 of it. 



Mr. Dartt. I was going to remark that it should not be a 



