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BUSINESS SESSION 



Mr. Work: Unless there is special demand for it, I shall 

 not undertake to read the report in full. Besides the balance 

 which the book shows, $53.00, we have about $80.00 not re- 

 corded for advertising and memberships. Then 34 new mem- 

 bers have joined during the meeting and there have been 25 

 renewals. The book is in condition for an audit up to Janu- 

 ary 30. 



President Greffrath : You have heard the Treasurer's re- 

 port as given by Mr. Work. (Motion to accept the report was 

 carried unanimously). 



Mr. Work: It might be to the interest of the society to 

 make this audit pretty thorough. We could have a formal re- 

 port made to be embodied in the Report. 



President Greffrath: I appoint Mr. Work chairman, 

 Mr. Schuknecht, and Mr. Stasch to audit the Treasurer's re- 

 port. 



Place of Meeting. 



The next thing to come up is the place where we shall have 

 our next annual meeting. Is there any other place besides 

 here? 



Mr. Hay : It would probably be impossible to hold a good 

 meeting anywhere else except here. 



Mr. Work: We have cordial invitations from Syracuse 

 and New York City. 



Mr. Bonney: I feel as though our meeting here ensures 

 us a good attendance. It seems to me for the present at least 

 that our annual meetings should be held here. Farmers from 

 all over the state, as well as vegetable men, come here at this 

 week. They will attend the meeting. If we should appoint 

 an annual meeting in Syracuse or on Long Island, I do not 

 think we would have a corporal's guard at the present stage 

 of our organization. 



Mr. Cook: Mr. Bonney expresses my opinion on that 

 point. I would favor continuing our annual meeting here 

 for the very reason that he has stated. We are in a better 

 position to enlarge our membership here than any other place 

 I know of in the country. Just a few of the old members 



