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FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
$400.00 ill debt after issuing the report 
President Hume was authorized to ask 
for donations to help defray the expenses 
for another year. 
The meeting stood adjourned. 
P. H. Rolfs, Chairman , 
Oicle C. Painter, Secretary. 
The Executive Committee of the Flo¬ 
rida State Horticultural Society met in 
the office of the Secretary on January 27, 
1914, the following members being pres¬ 
ent : 
H. Harold Hume, President, 
P. H. Rolfs, Chairman, 
E. S. Hubbard, 
G. L. Taber, 
Okie C. Painter. 
Mr. W. T. Hamm, representing the 
Palatka Board of Trade, was present at 
the invitation of the Executive Commit¬ 
tee. 
The meeting was called to order by 
Chairman Rolfs. 
The first item of business was the date 
of the next annual meeting of the So¬ 
ciety. It was moved by Mr. Hubbard and 
seconded by Mr. Taber that the next an¬ 
nual session open on the evening of May 
5th continuing through the 6th, 7th and 
until noon on the 8th. 
Mr. Hamm advised that he could not 
say positively at that time whether that 
date would be convenient to the Palatka 
Board of Trade, as there was another con¬ 
vention booked for that month, but would 
promptly advise us as soon as he had this 
information. 
An alternative motion was then made 
by Mr. Hume and sceonded by Mr. Hub¬ 
bard that, “If May 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th 
had already been taken by the other con¬ 
vention, that the date be advanced one 
week, making it April 28th to include 
May 1st inclusive.” Carried. 
The question of how much time should 
be allowed the good people of Palatka for 
entertainment was discussed. It was 
moved by Mr. Hume and seconded by Mr. 
Hubbard that any entertainment in the 
way of a boat ride be limited to one after¬ 
noon, preferably Thursday. 
It was moved by Mr. Hubbard and 
seconded by Mr. Hume that Mr. W. T. 
Hamm be appointed Chairman of the 
Local Committee with authority to ap¬ 
point as many more on this committee as 
he wished. Carried. 
The question of disposing of the bal¬ 
ance of the 1913 reports was discussed 
and Mr. Hume was asked to take the mat¬ 
ter up with Mr. Wright of the Florida 
Grower, and see if Mr. Wright would 
not take it up in the Grower. 
Prof. Rolfs was authorized to prepare 
copy and have printed some slips adver¬ 
tising the 1913 report which could be 
sent out through the mails by different 
business firms. 
The Secretary was requested to take up 
the matter of a stenographer for the next 
meeting and if possible secure the services 
of Miss Inez Ford. 
The program for the next meeting was 
discussed. It was unanimously decided 
that Messrs. Hume and Rolfs be em¬ 
powered to take full charge of the pro¬ 
gram for the next meeting and get same 
in shape. 
It was moved by Mr. Taber and second¬ 
ed by Mr. Hubbard that Mr. Hume be 
