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Thomas W. Head, President, Lake Forest, 111. James Stuart, Treasurer, Maniaroneck, N. Y. 
Theo. Wirth, Vice-President, Minneapolis, Minn. Martin C Ebel, Secretary, Madison, N. J. 
Trustees for igiy 
William Kleinheinz, Ogontz, Pa.; John F, Huss, Hartford, Conn.; Peter Duff, Orange, N. 
William H. Duckham, Madison, N. J. 
Directors 
(To serve until 1918)— William H. Waite, Rumson, N. J.; Edward Ktrk, Bar Harbor, Me.; John F. Johnson, Glen Cove, N. Y.; Carl N. 
Fohn, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Thomas Proctor, Lenox, Mass.; Joseph Tansey, Tuxedo Park, N. Y.; Robert Weeks, Cleveland, Ohio. 
(To serve until 1919)— John W. Everitt, Glen Cove, N. Y.; Thomas W. Logan, Jenkintown, Pa.; Robert Cameron, Cambridge, Mass.; 
John Canning, Ardsley, N. Y.; A. Bauer, Deal Beach, N. J.; David Fraser, Pittsburgh, Pa.; George W. Hess, Washington, D. C; (To 
serve until 1920)— William N. Craig, Brookline, Mass.; L. P. Jensen, St. Louis, Mo.; William Hcrtrick, San Gabriel, Cal.; William Gray, 
Newport, R. I. ; Arthur Smith, West End, N. J. ; P. W. Popp, Mamaroneck, N. Y.; Albin Martini, Lake Geneva, Wis. 
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SUMMER MEETING EXECUTIVE BOARD 
The summer meeting of the Executive Board, compos- 
ing the officers, trustees and directors of the association, 
was held at the Murray Hill Hotel, New York City, on 
Thursday the 23d inst. The following members of the 
board were present : William N. Craig, LSrookline, Mass. ; 
Robert Cameron, Cambridge, Mass. ; William Kleinheinz, 
Ogontz, Pa. ; John W. Everett, Glen Cove, N. Y. ; John 
F. Johnston, Glen Cove, N. Y. ; Peter Duff, Orange, N. 
J.; Arthur Smith, West End, N. J.; Anton Bauer, Deal, 
N. J. ; Joseph Tansey, Tuxedo Park, N. Y. ; Martin C. 
Ebel, Madison, N. J.; William F. Gude, Washington, D. 
'C, an honorary member of the association was also pres- 
ent. 
Ex-President Craig occupied the chair in the absence 
of President Thomas W. Head. 
Communications were received from President Head, 
who wrote that owing to the general conditions existing 
at the present time it was impossible for him to come 
east. He advised that his local entertainment committee 
on the 1917 convention is actively engaged in planning 
the program and providing for the comforts and enter- 
tainment of the visitors to the convention, the details of 
which will be completed and announced within the next 
few weeks. 
Vice-President Theodore Wirth, of IMinneapolis, 
wrote that the unusual conditions also demanded his 
presence at home. He regretted very much that he could 
not attend the summer meeting and submitted a number 
of recommendations for the consideration of the board. 
The secretary's and treasurer's financial reports 
showed the association to be in a flourishing condition. 
One hundred and sixteen new members have been added 
to the association's roll since the Washington convention 
in December, 1916, and forty-five delinquent members 
have been dropped from the membership roll for non- 
payment of 1916 dues. 
Mr. Gude, who was chairman of the committee that 
planted the Yew tree at Washington's tomb, Mt. Ver- 
non, Va., last April, made a report of the event and ad- 
vised that it had been fully recorded in the records of 
Washington's home that this tree had been presented by 
the National Association of Gardeners. Mr. Gude also 
announced that any time he could be of service to the as- 
sociation at the national capitol he was readv and that 
he can be counted on to help the cause of the gardeners 
whenever occasions arise. A hearty vote of thanks was 
given Mr. Gude by the members present. 
The operations of the Service Bureau were again 
brought to the attention of the Executive Board for con- 
sideration and after a long discussion it was decided that 
the association was not yet in a strong enough financial 
position to extend the activities of this department 
beyond its present scope. It was recommended that the 
Bureau be maintained along the lines it was being con- 
ducted upon at the present time. The subject was finally 
laid on the table for further consideration at the next 
meeting which will occur in Chicago at the time of the 
annual convention. 
It was decided that the members of the association 
who have already enlisted and who may enlist in their 
country's cause should be carried on the books of the 
association, without payment of dues, until the termina- 
tion of the war. 
Revision of the By-Laws was recommended and on a 
motion it was carried and the following committee was 
appointed to revise the By-Laws: — Messrs. William N. 
Craig. Robert Cameron, John W. Everett, and John F. 
Johnston, with instructions to present the revised By- 
Laws at the Chicago convention for adoption by the as- 
sociation. 
Un a motion made by Mr. Johnston, who is the chair- 
man of the Local Co-operative Committee of the Nassau 
County (N. Y.) Horticultural Society, the secretary was 
instructed to communicate with the different local hor- 
ticultural societies within reasonable distance of New 
York to plan for a suitable date to call a meeting in New 
York City to which the local societies are to send a rep- 
resentative of their local co-operative committee to for- 
mulate plans for closer co-operation between the local so- 
cieties and the national organization. The plans are to 
be submitted to the National Co-operative Committee 
and referred by that committee to the local societies 
throughout the country for approval. 
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, December 4-5-6th 
were voted as the convention dates for the Chicago con- 
vention. The general program for the convention rests 
with the local committee appointed by President Head. 
It was the sense of the meeting that every effort should 
be made to send a strong delegation from the eastern 
cities to the Chicago convention. 
The meeting adjourned subject to the call of the 
chair. 
NEW MEMBERS 
The following new members have been added to 
our roll : Alexander Sives, Warwick Neck, R. I. ; 
John Peschier, Jr., Centre Moriches, N. Y. ; E. R. 
Cross, ]\Iadison, N. J. : Gust. Malmquist, Wayzata, 
Minn. ; Henry V. McGall, Orange, N. J. ; Christian 
J. A. Madsen, Robert Chalmers, Lake Forest, 111. ; 
William Woessner, Deal Beach, N. J. ; Andrew Tolp- 
troi). Long Branch, N. J.; William J. Smart, Chicago, 
111.; John W. Richards, Concord, Mass.; Claude J. 
Sponenbergh, Cooperstown, N. Y. ; Frank Shaw, Chest- 
nut Hill, 'Philadelphia, Pa.; ^^'illiam Griffin, Lenox, 
Mass. ; Frank M. Ryan, South Bend, Ind. 
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