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AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
Mr. Hartshorne: We ought to have a registry book at every session, and 
every member present should be registered. 
President Watrous suggested that 'a motion be made in regard to the 
matter. 
Mr. Hartsliorne: I move that the Secretary be authorized to procure a 
registry book, in which life members and biennial members may register 
their names to show their attendance at the meeting, and that this be done 
at the present meeting. 
Mr. Wm. H. Barnes, Kansas, said that as Secretary of the Kansas State 
Horticultural Society, two years ago he began to keep a book in which he 
registered the names of members present at the meeting then held, and that 
he made a partial registration for previous meetings. It had proven to be an 
interesting record for reference. He suggested that what was now proposed 
ought to have been done earlier and that it would meet a long felt want. He 
added that if suoh a record had been kept from the beginning, the members 
could now refer to it to see who were present with Mr. Manning at the first 
meeting of the society. 
Mr. Hartshorn e's motion was adopted without objection.* 
AN INVITATION FROM MASSACHUSETTS. 
Mr. W. C. Strong, in presenting the report of the Committee on Credentials, 
stated that the Massachusetts Horticultural Society proposed to build an 
expensive Horticultural Hall within the next two years and that it would 
give them great pleasure to receive the American Pomological Society at its 
next meeting'. 
ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 
Mr. J. C. Evans, from the Committee on Nomination of Officers for the 
ensuing biennial period, presented a report, which was read by Professor 
Taft as Secretary of the Committee. Meanwhile President Watrous tempor- 
arily vacated the chair to Mr. Berckmans. 
The Committee reported, first, the nomination of Mr. Chas. L. Watrous, 
of Des Moines, Iowa, for President. 
Chairman Berckmans stated the question upon the nomination and, after 
taking the vote, announced Mr. Watrous’ unanimous election. 
President Watrous responded: “I know you do not want a speech and do 
not expect it. This meeting shows we are not here solely for speechmaking 
but for work. This election is of course a very great gratification to me. It 
is enough to gratify the ambition of any man who loves pomology; it is, I 
thing, the very highest honor that pomology can pay a man on this earth. 
But, beyond that, I take it that it means you approve the efforts that have 
been made in the last two years, to bring this Society in touch with the future 
needs of American pomology. 
As you know, after our meeting in Columbus, some kind and sympathetic 
friends of this Society prepared and published in the newspapers a very 
touching obituary, reciting what a fine and honorable life the Society had 
lived; that now it had reached old age, that its work was done, that the local 
Societies were occupying all of the field, and hoping its ashes might rest in 
*NOTE.— A temporary register was established during’ the Friday morning session. 
The names of members in attendance so far as known to the Secretary, including 
those registered, will be found in the membership lists, pp. 12-15. Secretary. 
