The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-28

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brooks Hall, Saturday morning at 10
o'clock. The meeting was called TO
order, when, on motin OF Capt. Craw-
ford, Mr.. ]. N. Turner was chosen tenn
porary President, and Mr.. L. Rogers
was elected Secretary.
Tho President stated the object of the
meeting to be the permanent organiza-
ton OF the Society, and to hear the re-
ports OF the Committees appointed ut a
former meeting.
Mr.. Turner, from the Committee on
Invitation, reported.
Mr.. Baker, from the Committee on
Constitution and Permanent Organiza-
ton, reported the following
CONSTITUTION
OfMc Eastern Ohio and Vest Virginia
ZINE GyOrring and horticultural So
ciety.
First. This Association shall be
known rs the Eastern Ohio and West
| Virginia Vine Growing and IIorticul-
turAl Society.
Second. It's object shall be to collect
and disseminate information relative
TO the grape and other fruits, and other
horticultural products. and to encour-
age by example and rewards, the pro.
ducttOn ofthe finest possible crops.
Third. llS officers shall DO a Presl-
dent, Vice President, Secretary, Treas
urer and three Directors, who together
shall constitute an Executive Commit
tee. They shall be elected annually at
the January meeting by ballot, and
hold their Offices till their Successors
are elected.
Fourth. The fee OF membership shall
be - dollar per year, for which GER
tiicates shall be given signed by the
Treasurer, emitting members to all the
privileges and benefits of the Society,
including n copy OF the annual report.
1 FTJth. The Executive Committee shall
have charge OF the property of the So.
cIety, have power 10 call special meet
ings, and attend to any executive bust
ness not otherwise provided for in the
bylaws, or by special vote of the So.
ciety.
SirLh. There shall be four stated meet.
ings oil this Society each year, as fol.
lows: on the second Saturday in jan
uRry, April, July and October. An
annual meeting for the exhibition OF
grapes, wines and other fruits, and
other special meetings for the inspection
of vineyards, &C., shall be called at such
times and places rs the Executive Com
mittee may determine.
LSeUcnth. This constitution may be
amended at any regular meeting by "a
two-thirds vote of the members present,
notice having been given at the proceed.
ing regular meeting,
A motion that each article of the
constitution be read and considered
separately, prevailed.
On motion OF Captain Crawford. the
name was changed TO eastern Ohio
and Northwestern Virginia Vine and
Fruit Growing and horticultural So
ciety."
the second and third articles were
adopt ed without amendment.
The blank in the fourth article was,
on motion of Mr.. Robinson, filled with
two dollars, and the article adopted.
The fifth article was adopted without
amendment, and the time OF holding
the fourth stated meeting in each year
was changed from the second Saturday
in October to the last Saturday in Sep
TENDER.
The seventh article was adopted as
reported by the Committee.
The Secretary of the meeting was re-
0uested to act as Treasurer, when the
following gentlemen enrolled their
names MS members, and paid the initia-
lion fee: ] n. Turner, George busch,
G. w. Frunzheim, ThOs. HornbrOOk,
a. McSwords, a. d. Rice, S. Kirk Horn
brook, l.. Wilhelm, John Archibald,
Christian Hess, Matthew i. Reed, Il.
Frazier, sr., VIM. Clark, Geo. L. Gald
!,
Richard Crawford, John Altmyer. Peter
KTeush, Henry Zimmerman, j. G. Nc
Cord, a. G. Robinson, Joseph Il. Mont
gomery, +. Rogers, Lewis Baker,
Adams Dodson, j. Is. Ford, j. 7. Gill
christ. II. II. Curtis, John Helm, and
James Hall.
Specimens OF grapes were exhibited
: by q. w. FranZheim and j. n. Turner,
which were in good state of preservA-
ton; also several bottles of wine made
from Concord, Catawba, Delaware, Ives
Seeding and Creveline. OF the win.
tages of lSG6-7-S. from the cellars OF
&. Hess, &. w. FranZheim, Geo. busch,
John Altmyer, l.. Wilhelm, Rev. Mr..
Kreush and Theodore Shriber; also
white AMI red currant wines by ]. S.
Chandler. and apples from the orchards
of M,-B..Reed and Robert FnZier.
After some time spent in examining
and testing the samples on exhibition,
the society was called TO order by the
Chairman.
On motion OF Mr.. Franzheim the So
ciety went into an election OF officers
for the ensuing year.
Col. Ford nominated Thomas Horn
brook for PRESIDENT Mr.. Hornbrook
nominated Capt. Crawford; Mr.. busch
named Mr.. Turner. Mr.. Hurnbrook
was elected on the first ballot.
For Vice President, Mr.. Reed nomi-
mated A. G. Robinson; Mr.. Turner
named Mr.. Rice; Mr.. Rogers, Mr.. Franz.
helm; Mr.. Hornbrook, Mr.. Turner.
Mr.. Rice was elected on FIRST ballot.
For Secretary, Mr. Robinson nomi.
mated Mr.. Rogers; Mr.. busch named
Mr.. Baker. Mr.. Baker was unani-
mnusly elected.
For Treasurer, s. Kirk Hornbrook'
named Mr.. Hess; Mr.. McSwords nomi-
mated Mr.. Robinson, and MIR. Hess
named Mr.. Franzheim. Mr.. Hess was
elected on first ballot.
4 For Executive Committee, Capt.
CRAWFORD nominated Messrs. Robin
aOn, Deusch and McSwurdG Messrs,
FranZheim, ]. N. Turner and Helm
were also named in connection with
the position. Messrs. robinson, Nc
Swords and Turner were elected on
1 first ballot. .-
Messrs. Baker and Rice were appoint
ed II committee to conduct Mr.. Horn
brook to the CHAIR. Mr.. II. expressed his
thanks for the honor conferred, and
requested the members of the Society to
cooperate with him i'll carrying out its
object.
ON motion of Capt. Crawford, the
President and Secretary were empow-
cred TO procure The necessary books.
and pay for them out OF the funds of
the Society.
On motion of Mr.. Rice, Committee
on bylaws WAS appointed, to report
at the next meeting; and the President
named Messrs. Crawford, Caldwell and
| FranZheinI, said Committee.
On motion of MIR. Rogers, the Society
| adjourned 10 meet on the, Second Satur-
day IN january, ut 2 O'Clock, r. M, in
Hornbrooi,'s Hall.
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