82 ANNUAL REPORT. 



MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



A meeting of the Executive Committee was held at the oflfice of 

 Farm, Stock and Home at Minneapolis, June 19, 1885. There were 

 present T. M. Smith, President, J. S. Harris, J. M. Underwood, Wyman 

 Elliot, J. T. Grimes, Treasurer, and S. D. Hillman, Secretary. 



A bill in favor of the Pioneer -Press Co., of $15, for printing was 

 allowed. 



President Smith proposed his resignation, assigning a reason for 

 this action in a failure to secure proper recognition of the interests of 

 the Society, from the State Agricultural Society. 



On motion the committee declined to accept the resignation. 



On motion of Mr. Elliot the time of holding the summer meeting of 

 the Society was fixed on Wednesday and Thursday, June 24 and 25. 

 After some informal discussion with reference to horticultural exhibits 

 at the State fair, etc., the meeting adjourned. 



A meeting of the Executive Committee was held at Market Hall, 

 Minneapolis, June 25, 1885, all the members of the committee being 

 present. 



A bill of $16, of H. L. Smith of Lake City, for printing, was 

 allowed. 



Oliver Gibbs, Jr., the former secretary of the Society, presented a 

 statement of his account, showing a balance in his favor of f43.33, 

 including quarterly salary, which was accepted as correct and account 

 allowed. 



A bill of $1.55, express charges, paid by Wyman Elliot, was allowed. 



On motion of Mr. Harris each ofiicial member of the Society was 

 authorized to distribute twenty-five copies of the annual reports of 

 the Society. 



The bill of Mr. Harris of $8.85, expenses as delegate t9 the meeting 

 of the Wisconsin Horticultural Society, was allowed. 



An itemised bill of the Secretary of $43.66, was allowed. 



