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which were formerly the feature of the winter meetings. The secre- 

 tary was asked to arrange the program. 



Invitations were received from a number of towns for the summer 

 outing of 1922. It was finally decided to go to Montgomery. The 

 chairman appointed a committee consisting of the secretary, Mrs. L. 

 Frances Jolley of Berkshire, Miss Mary Gates and Prof, George P. 

 Burns of Burlington to make arrangements. A program committee 

 was also named, consisting of Mrs. Flynn. Harold G. Rugg of Hanover, 

 N. H., and Miss Inez Addie Howe of St. Johnsbury, 



Miss E. M. Kittredge urged the immediate revision of the State 

 Flora and it was voted to appoint a committee to have charge of this 

 work. This committee shall consist of five members, who shall have 

 general supervision of the work and they may appoint as many district 

 leaders as they see fit. Mrs. Flynn is the general chairman. 



The matter of organic union of the Bird and Botanical Clubs was 

 again considered and it was voted to request the secretary to write to 

 the life members and get their opinions on the matter, reporting at the 

 next meeting. 



It was voted that notice be given of an increase in dues from 50 

 cents to $1 a year. 



Several persons were elected to membership. 



Montgomery Meeting 



The field and business meeting of the Vermont Botanical Club and 

 the Vermont Bird Club at Montgomery in July, 1922, was called to 

 order by President Ezra Brainerd with 18 members in attendance. The 

 minutes of the 1921 meeting were read and approved. The question of 

 uniting the two clubs was taken up and Mrs. Nellie F. Flynn read 

 opinions on the subject given by life members, on request. 

 It was voted to keep the clubs separate. 



A nominating committee, consisting of Prof. George P. Burns of 

 Burlington and Mrs. Elizabeth B. Davenport of Brattleboro presented 

 the following names of officers for the two clubs and they were elected. 

 Botanical Club: 



President, Dr. Ezra Brainerd, Middlebury. 

 Vice-President, Harold G. Rugg, Hanover, N. H. 

 Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. Nellie F. Flynn, Burlington. 

 Librarian, Lewis H. Flint, Burlington. 

 Editor, George L. Kirk, Rutland. 



