72 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



THE treasurer's REPORT 



Treasurer R. A. Moore presented his annual report, ' 

 showing the financial condition of the Society to be very 

 gratifying : 



Summary of Treasurer's Report Since the Organization 

 of the Society 



Reckived Paid 



1891 $ 50 oc 1891 I 19 17 



1892 12 00 1892 31 78 



1893 45 00 1893 52 62 



1894 68 00 1894 17 50 



1895 89 00 1895 34 30 



1896 no 00 1896 Ill 65 



1897 163 00 1897 127 85 



1898 '. . . . 246 03 1898 127 85 



1899 773 23 1899 551 02 



Balance in Treas. . 482 52 



|i,556 26 $1,556 26 



THE secretary's REPORT 



Mr. President and Fellow Members : 



As we come together at this our eighth annual meeting, 

 it is most gratifying to note the increasing interest taken in 

 the work of this Society by those who are engaged in the 

 culture of fruits for home or market. 



Despite the fact that the year just closed was a most 

 unsatisfactory one to the fruit-growers of the state, yet, for 

 our Society, it was a prosperous one. Financially, we are 

 stronger than ever before ; our membership has increased, 

 and all the meetings have attracted wider attention, espe- 

 cially among those who before knew nothing of this organi- 

 zation and its advantages. 



. A year ago our total membership was 151. In the year 

 just closed we have added 44 new names, but all our old 

 members have not renewed their membership and several 

 deaths have occurred, so that our gain for the year has not 

 been very large. However, we are holding our own, and 

 today I can report a total membership of 159. 



In this connection let me say that probably the best 



