EXECUTIVE MEETINGS. 
115 
Voted to ballot for a President of the Society for the year 
1859. The Chair appointed J. (1. Knapp, D. J. Powers and 
D. S. Curtiss, tellers and inspectors of the election. ' 
The ballot resulted as follows : 
J. F. Willard, received . 29 votes, 
B. R. Hinckley, received. 28 votes, 
And 4 were scattering. 
Whereupon, J. F. Willard was declared elected President 
for the ensuing year. 
The Society then proceeded to the election of a Vice Presi¬ 
dent, to supply the place of A. D. Kirkpatrick, whose term, 
expires on the 31st inst. 
J. V. Robbins, of Dane, haying received a large majority of 
the votes cast, was declared elected Vice President for the en¬ 
suing year. 
On motion, the meeting proceeded to ballot for three mem¬ 
bers of the Executive Committee ; which resulted in the elec¬ 
tion of G. B. Salmon, of Hudson, St. Croix county, B. R. 
Hinkley, of Summit, Waukesha county, and J. E. Dodge, of 
Potosi, Grant county ; and their election was so declared. 
On motion, it was 
Resolved, That the Secretary prepare a full and complete 
statement of the fiscal affairs of the Society for the year 1858, 
to be by him submitted at the next Annual Meeting of the 
Society. 
On motion, the meeting adjourned, sine die. 
D. J. POWERS, Secretary . 
