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Report of Officers. 
SECRETARY’S REPORT. 
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: 
Since the last meeting I have received 
for the Horticultural Society: 
For ioo copies of 1907 report sold 
to Mrs. McCarty.$ 50 00 
For 6 copies of 1905 report sold... 6 00 
For 11 copies of 1906 report sold... 11 00 
For 67 copies of 1907 report sold... 67 00 
For 5 Life Members. 50 00 
For 2 1909 members. 2 00 
For 318 1908 members. 318 00 
For Registering Reports. 16 
Donations: 
Mrs. W. E. Cadman doubled her 
subscription. 1 00 
Mr. Benj. F. Blount. 50 
C t , , $505 66 
stamps on hand... 40 
$506 06 
I sent notices to all the papers over the 
State asking them to make mention of 
the meeting and 1 have received marked 
copies containing notice from the follow¬ 
ing. Citizen-Reporter, Lake City; Punta 
Gorda Herald, Punta Gorda; Supple¬ 
ment, DeLand; East Coast Advocate, Tit¬ 
usville; St. Lucie Tribune, Ft. Pierce; 
Times Union and Citizen, Jacksonville; 
Item, San Mateo; The Southern Cyclone, 
Live Oak, Southern Ruralist, Atlanta, 
Georgia. 
In my appeal 10 the members for their 
dues I also requested them to send in one 
or more members if possible to the socie¬ 
ty. A number sent in one and the follow¬ 
ing sent in two beside their own; E. S. 
Hubbard, H. S. Pennock, John Kendig, 
I have paid out for the Society, since 
the last meeting, the following: 
Expense of stenographer at St. Pe¬ 
tersburg.$ 6 35 
Freight on books from DeLand ... 1 70 
Printing as per bills audited by Ex¬ 
ecutive Committee. 23 50 
Telegrams. 1 00 
Envelopes. 4 40 
Expense of trip to Gainesville...... 6 95 
Postage. 50 30 
Expense of record books. 75 
Secretary’s salary.. 100 00 
$194 95 
Balance due Society . $311 11 
Check to Treasurer Hart....$309 11 
Currency to Treasurer Hart . 2 00 311 11 
We now have enrolled 81 life members. 
2 honorary members. 
323 members for 1908. 
406 members in all. 
W. S. O’Brien, J. C. Kilgore, G. M. 
Wakelin, J. S. Wyckoff, N. O. Penny, 
J. P. Mace, Mrs. G. W. Leonard, E. S. 
Upham, J. W* Hoard, and J. H. Wylie. 
The following sent in three beside their 
own: C. A. Robinson, C. A. Rollins, J. 
Bumby, Mr. Hume sent in four beside 
his own, Mr. R. L. Rose six and Mr. W. 
G. Norsworthy six, Mr. J. H. Compton 
eight, Mr. H. B. Stevens of DeLand sent 
in 50. 
There have also been two books added 
to the Horticultural Library this year. 
Respectfully submitted, 
E. O. Painter, 
Secretary. 
Later—Following the reading of the 
