STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 89 



ANNUAL WINTER MEETING 



OF THE 



NIINNESOTA 



State Horticultural Society. 



Held at Harrison's Hall, Minneapolis, 

 JANUARY lO, 20, 21 aod 22, 1886. 



The nineteenth annual winter meeting of the State Horticultural 

 Society, held at Harrison's Hall, Minneapolis, was opened Tuesday, 

 January 19, 1886. The meeting was called to order at 10:30 o'clock 

 A. M., by the President, Truman M. Smith, of St. Paul. 



Prayer was offered by G. W. Fuller, of Litchfield. 



Secretary Hillman being called to Winona, as a witness in an im- 

 portant railroad case, his brother, Wm. 0. Hillman, of St. Paul, served 

 in his place during the first three days of the session. 



Mr. Cyrus L. Smith, of Minneapolis, served as Assistant Secretary 

 during the entire session. 



President Smith. The first order of exercises is the arrangement of 

 exhibits and the reception of members. 



Col. Stevens. A committee for the reception of members has been 

 selected for the purpose of providing entertainment of members and 

 delegates. Perhaps it would be well to have it understood at the out- 

 set who the members of the committee are, so that visitors can go to 

 them, and find where they will stay while in the city. 



