THE GARDE^ERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA 
447 
which tlic Xational Asxniation of (laidfiiers stands — to establish 
the profession of <;„iili.iiin}.' in tlie front ranlc of all scientilic 
endeavors. 
M. C. KBKL. Seeretary. 
SECRETARY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 
HECEirXS. 
Cash on iiar.il Deeenilicr I. 1!I10. 
Received for l!tl4 lines 
■■ iin.'i ■• 
•• lilKi 
■■ 11117 ■■ 
•■ I'.IIS 
" ■■ Service linrean . . 
" '■ Life mendiei's . . . 
|i 60.00 
2.00 
11.00 
103.(10 
1,623.00 
.lO.OO 
4.00 
75.00 
Total .$1,929.00 
I'.W.MKXTS. 
Deposit voiic-liei> tn tn a^urer Xos. 131-14.') .$1,814.00 
Deposit vouchers to treasurer ( Keserve Fund) Xos. &-11. 7r).00 
Cash on hand 40.00 
Total 
Expenditures of tin 
been as follo\\>: 
Seerelar\ s 
.$1,929.00 
for the past year have 
.stamps fiil-S-l 
Telef^ranis ' 14. 3S 
l)ut of town telephone tolls 24.72 
Sundries S.51 
Madison, N. .J., Deei'uiher 1, 1917. 
Cliicago. 111.. December 4. 1917. 
We have conipleti-d oui- audit of the accounts of your seeretary 
up to Deeenilier 1, 1917. and aie pleased to report that we lind tlie 
Btatemeuta as rendered above t(j lie correct. 
ROBEirr CAMERON. 
L. r. .lENSEN. 
ROBERT WEEKS. 
Auditing Committee. 
TREASURER'S REPORT. 
RE( EIPTS. 
1916. 
Dec. 1 — Balance in bank (lieneral Fundi .$1.89.i..il 
•• I— Balance in bank ( Reservi' Fund i 19S.4S 
Deposits vouchers (liencral Fundi Xos. ISl-M.! . 1.S14.0<1 
Deposits vouchers i Reserve Fnmji Xos. 9-11 7.').l"l 
Interest {(leneral Fund) December. 1910. and 
June, 1917 62.11 
Interest (Reserve Fund) .lanuarv. Ajiril and Octo- 
ber, 1917 9.83 
Total receipl s .$4,0.")4.93 
l)]SBrRSEJll';XTS. 
Dec. 1— Madison Kagie. printing $ 23.00 
1 — Chronicle I'ress. Inc.. printing essa.vs 3.00 
" 8 — D. .\. Iiiiiwn. reporting .\. M ses.sion ISlfi 
eonventitm .' - !.'>.( n 
'• S — A. M. Tiavers, reporting P. M. session liilti 
conventi(>n 12.25 
" 8 — M. C. Ebel, sec'.v. postage 4.24 
8 — Gude Bros., wreath for Washington's Tomb lu.OO 
26 — John Wanamaker. Arm chair — lAsso.s gift to 
sec'y) 53.25 
Jan. 2 — Chronicle I'res.s. Inc.. subscription to Januar.v 1.. 1S2.75 
2— M. C. Ebel. sec'y postage 20.00 
2 — J. C. Chester, appropi-iation for secretary's asst. 25.00 
" 2 — M. C. Ebel. sec'y. postage, telephone calls, 
telegrams 10.90 
" 2 — M. C. Ebel. sec'v. incidental expenses Washing- 
ton Convention 20.00 
24 — Edgecomb. Sheenan & Whitehill. reporting Boston 
IliHB) convention — compiomise 40.00 
Mch. 1 — Madison Eagle, iirinting 0.5" 
1 — Chronicle Press. Inc., printing essays 0.25 
1 — M. C. Ebel. sec'y, postage, 'phone calls, tele- 
gl'ams, etc 36.26 
Apl. 2 — J. C. Chester, a propriation for sec'y asst. 2d 
quarter 25.00 
2 — Chronicle Tress. Inc., printing essays 5.00 
2 — Murray Hill Hotel, room for Executive Meeting,. 5.00 
June 1 — M. C. Ebel. sec'.v. postage, 'phone calls, tele- 
gl'ams. etc 17.37 
" 1 — Chronicle Press. Inc., printing essays 5.00 
1 — M. C. Ebel. sec'\'. expenses incidental to planting 
English Yew, Washington's Tomb 34.00 
1 — Madison Eagle, printing 8.00 
1 — P.obbink & .\tkins. English Yew for Washington's 
Tomb 11.00 
Jiil>' 2 — J. C. Chester, appropriatiim for sec'>' asst. 3d 
quarter 25.00 
2 — Madison Eagle, printing 1.50 
" 2 — Chronicle i'l-ess. Inc.. subscriptions to ,Iul,\' 1.,.. 767.75 
-■^ug. 24 — Madison Eagle, printing membership roslei'S 75.85 
Sept. 1 — M. C. Ebel, sec'y, postage, 'phone calls, tele- 
grams, etc 26.90 
1 — Murray Hill Hotel, room for Executive Meeting.. 5.00 
Oct. 1 — Madison Eagle, printing 2.00 
1 — Dieges & Clust. 4 silver medals 14.00 
" 1 — J. C. Chester, appropriation for sec'y, asst. 4th 
quarter 25.00 
Nov. 20 — Madison Eagle, printing 9,25 
20 — Dieges & Clust. three silver medals 10,70 
" 20 — Elizabeth Scarry, typewriting convention matter. 9.80 
20 — Murray Hill Hotel, room tor Cooperative Meeting 10.00 
" 20 — M. C. Ebel. sec'v, postage, "phone calls, tele- 
grams, etc 43,78 
Total disbursements $1,621.30 
Dec, 1— Balance in bank (General Fund) $2,150.32 
•• I— Balance in hank (Reserve Fund) 283.31 
2,433.63 
JAMES 
$4,054.93 
nUART , Treasurer. 
JIamaroneck. X. Y.. December 1. 1917. 
Chicago. 111.. December 4, 1917. 
We have completed oui- audit of the accounts of your treasurer 
ujj to December 1. 1910. and arc pleased to report that we find 
the statements as ri'udered above to he correct. 
ROBERT CAMERON. 
L. P. JENSEN, 
ROBERT WEEKS, 
Auditing Committee. 
It \\a.- nio\ed and sccnnchd lliat all tli^ 
read. .Motion carried. 
ri'|iorts 111' ailopted as 
RECOMMENDS INVESTING IN LIBERTY LOAN BONDS. 
JIR. WEFvKS; As (Uie of the Atiditing Committee this morning 
we found this very happy circumstance. We found that our 
.\ssociation is in a \er>' Ihnirishing conditinn. and that we have 
on hanil at the present time, as tlie re]iort has shown, .$2,453.63. 
Now. it occurred to us. as the .\n(liting Committee, woidd it not 
lie ■vvcll to instruct, or to recouinu'iid to our Board of Directors, 
tiiat. at the next issue of the Liberty Loan, our Association invest 
the sum of .$l,(l(Mi in Liberty Bonds, and. tlierefore, as an asso- 
cialiiui show our jiatriotism and our love for our country. 
Mr. Weeks' suggestion was put in the form of a motion, sec- 
onded, anil enthusiastically carried. 
Reiiort^ ol standing ctnninittees were received in following 
order: 
REPORT OF THE NATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE COMMITTEE. 
Ihc .\ati"iial ( o -opi'rative Committee was handicapped in 
many waxs in performing its functions during the past year, due 
to lack ot necessary support, owing, largidy, to war conditions. 
The committee found itself tniabh early in the .year to con- 
tinue the diatribi;tioii of essays previously provided for the 
nuinthly meetings of local societies, as it foimd it impossible 
to SI cure suitable contributions of articles for this purpose. 
Ret|uests have come to hand from dill'erent sections of the 
country for a renewal of this service, but it cannot he supplied 
without assistance. To renew this service, whieli is a valuable 
a ill to a co-operative movement, in bringitig the National Asso- 
ciation and the local societies in monthly contact, the commit- 
tee may find some of the papers to be ]iresented at the con- 
\ention available for the first few months of the coming year, 
but it must appeal to the members having the literary ability 
to do so to assist in continuing this work by providing papers 
on timely stibjects that will offer material fin interesting dis- 
cussions at the monthly meetings. 
On the recommendation of the chairman of a local co-operative 
commiltce. tlie Xational Committee inxited the local societies to 
send delegates to a nu'eting to discus- the gardeners' co-operatiA'e 
problem, and in response thereto sixteen local societies appointed 
delegates. Otliers reported that while they wmild not be repre- 
sented at the meeting, they would be interested ill its outcoriie. 
.\ meeting was held in the Murray Hill Hotel, New York City, 
.Xovember 9, which was well attended. .\n interesting tliscus- 
~inii on co-operation ensued and a number of recommendations 
were made which resulted in a inotion that the National Co- 
operative Committee prepare a ]dau of action to be submitted 
at the convention in (liicago for ailo|ition. This plan has been 
prepared hy the committee and will be luesented apart from this 
report. 
X'ational Co-operative Committee. 
M, C. EBEL, Secretary. 
COMMITTEE ON MERITORIOUS EXHIBITS. 
Dtu'ing the year 1917 tlic Committee on .Meritorious Exhibits 
diinated fifteen nu'dais in accordance with the action taken by 
I lie Board of Directors in .September. 1916. when it voted to con- 
Iribule till' association's siher medal to Imal societies desiring 
