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four superintendents of departments — i, floriculture ; 2, 

 pomology; 3, nursery and forest; 4, seeds and vegetables.' 

 On motion by Hon. C. L. Watrous, the following gentlemen 

 were unanimously elected by ballot to the positions indicated, 

 subject to approval by the National Commission and Local 

 Directors of the World's Fair : Commissioner of Horticul- 

 ture, Parker Earle, Ocean Springs, Miss.; Supt. of Floricul- 

 ture and Landscape Gardening, Jas. D. Raynolds, Riverside, 

 111.; Supt. of Pomology, G. B. Brackett, Denmark, Iowa; 

 Supt. of Nursery and Forest products, Geo. B. Thomas, 

 West Chester, Pa.; Supt. of Seeds and Vegetables, J. C. 

 Vaughan, Chicago. A committee was appointed, with Pres- 

 ident S. M. Emer}^ chairman, to formulate and present an 

 address, as to action of this meeting, to the executive depart- 

 ment of the Columbian Exposition. 



''Horace J. Newberry, alternate for Kansas, offered the 

 following resolution, which unanimously prevailed : 



''Resolved, That this organization be known as the Colum- 

 bian Horticultural Association, and that the advisory execu- 

 tive committee consist of the president and secretary, and 

 Messrs. Parker Earle, G. B. Brackett, James D. Raynolds, 

 J. C. Vaughan and George B. Thomas, and that the Asso- 

 ciation remain an active organization until the close of the 

 World's Columbian Exposition, and that all elected officers 

 be permanent until said expiration. 



''Oliver Gibbs, Jr., presented the following resolution, 

 which was carried : 



''Resolved, That delegates from state and other societies 

 now existing in America, entitled to representation under the 

 call of this meeting, shall be admitted and enrolled by the 

 secretar}^, on presentation of proper credentials to the execu- 

 tive committee at any future meeting of this association. 



"On motion of S. M. Emery, it was 



"Resolved, That each society here represented be requested 

 to contribute $25 as a contingent fund for expenses of perma- 

 nent organization. 



"The offices of secretary and treasurer were separated, 

 and M. A. Tha^'er, Sparta, Wis., elected treasurer. By 

 appointment, Vice President Bryan met members of the asso- 

 ciation at the Sherman House, Thursday, g a. m., when all 

 ^proceeded to visit and view the different sites offered for 



