FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
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From the Elks. 
The President—The chair desires to 
anounce that we have with us his Honor 
Mayor Nolan, who wishes to extend to 
the society an invitation. 
Mayor Nolan—Mr. President, Ladies 
and Gentlemen: The Jacksonville Elks 
Lodge has arranged for an illustrated lec¬ 
ture to-night at the Windsor Hotel Audi¬ 
torium, and I am commissioned by the 
Jacksonville Lodge of B. O. E. to extend 
to you one and all an invitation to attend 
the lecture. Mr. President, should I not 
have the pleasure of meeting with you 
again during the deliberations of this ses¬ 
sion, I trust I may have that pleasure at 
your next annual session. Jacksonville, as 
she has always in the past, desires to ex¬ 
tend to you at all times a most cordial 
invitation to hold your annual sessions in 
this city, the metropolis of your State. 
Mayor Nolan’s remarks and invitations 
were received with applause. 
The President—The Florida State Hor¬ 
ticultural Society, through its President 
and presiding officer, desires to tender the 
heartfelt thanks of the society for the kind 
invitations just extended, and particularly 
to the invitation touching the holding of 
the next annual session of this society in 
the city of Jacksonville. 
For Betterment of Report. 
Mr. Hart—Mr. President, before we 
proceed to the reading and discussion of 
papers, I desire to call the attention of the 
society to the unsatisfactory steno¬ 
graphic report of the proceedings of 
the last annual meeting of the society. 
I assume it is unsatisfactory, it is very 
much so to myself, as I have been 
very incorrectly reported, and will not 
stand for anything in the last report under 
my name except the Treasurer’s account. 
I note similar complaints from other mem¬ 
bers. I have been an officer of the society 
for a good many years, and was Secre¬ 
tary, either by election or as assistant, for 
seven years, and know that a stenogra¬ 
pher’s report is a strange and wonderful 
thing to deal with. I have always found 
it very difficult to get a satisfactory report 
of our proceedings, and one that is mis¬ 
leading I consider very hurtful to the 
society. I would like to have some sug¬ 
gestion from other members as to the befg- 
terment of the service we have heretofore 
had in this very important matter. 
Sending proof to each one for correc¬ 
tion who takes part in the discussions 
seems to be the surest means of improve¬ 
ment, and I would recommend it. 
The President—The chair concurs in 
the remarks of Mr. Hart; it is the opinion 
of the chair, however, that the Secretary 
has had the matter of betterment of this 
very important service under consideration 
for some time. It seems to be a very dif¬ 
ficult matter to secure competent service. 
While I believe the society has at all times 
availed itself of the very best assistance in 
