84 ANNUAL REPORT. 



RESIGNATION OF ME. MENDENHALL. 



Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 19, J 885. 

 Truman M. Smith, President State Horticultural Society of Minne- 

 sota, 

 Dear Friend : Owing to continued ill health I hereby ten- 

 der my resignation as entomologist of the society, not being able 

 to properly perform the duties thereof, and I ask its acceptance. 



Very respectfully, 

 (Signed,) E. J. Mendenhall. 



Mr. Pearce moved that the resignation of Mr. Mendenhall be 

 accepted. 



Mr. Grimes. Before that motion is put I would like to say a 

 word. I must say that it is with a good deal of sorrow that I 

 learn of the resignation tendered the society. Mr. Mendenhall 

 is, perhaps, one of the best entomologists in the State, as well as 

 one of the most earnest workers in the State. Before that mo- 

 tion is carried, I think the society should express its sincere 

 thanks for the labors he has performed. We have never paid 

 him for anything he has done, although he has made thorough 

 investigations and faithful reports, as will be seen by reading 

 former reports of the society. I would move that we tender him 

 a vote of thanks. 



Mr. Harris. I should hate to be obliged to accept the resig- 

 nation at this time. It seems to me we had better try and get 

 him to prepare an article for our forthcoming report. I staid 

 with him last Friday night and we talked the matter over. I un- 

 derstood he was willing to prepare such a report. He seemed 

 desirous that the society should appropriate a small sum, from six 

 to ten dollars to purchase illustrations for it. We do not want to 

 work a sick man, but it does not seem as if we could well spare 

 him until the coming report is published. We may accept his 

 resignation so far as not to re-elect him for the coming year. Mr. 

 Mendenhall has been a generous and noble member of the soci- 

 ety. He has stood by it for years. At one time he and Mr. El- 

 liot each loaned the society $100 to get out the report, and it was 

 a number of years before we were in a condition to repay it; but 

 neither of them charged us any interest on the money. He has 

 been one of the live members of our society. In addition to ten- 

 dering him a vote of thanks for the services rendered us in the 

 past, I M ould move that it be resolved that we exceedingly re- 



