The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-22
HELD ITS
ANNUAL
MEETING
Horticultural SOcieiy'Listsns TO
Annual Reports and Elects
Board Of Officers.

At Tiilinghast's parlors last evening
was held a well attended meeting OF the
Rhode Island Horticultural society. It
being the annual gathering OF that or
ganization After the business session.
which included the election OF officers.
there was a social half hour and it was
voted that the society should hold a
banquet before May l.
In the absence OF President w Whit
man Bailey. l.. l.. D. the meeting was
presided over by third Vice President
Marcus NJ Burdick. The records OF the
previous annual and last monthly meet
ing were read and then Prof H. j.
Wheeler OF the Rhode Island College OF
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts and Rev
George w. Kent OF this city were elected
TO membership.
Several communications were received
and then the annual address of the pres
ident was read by Mr. Burdick Then
came the report OF the secretary, which
showed the membership OF the organiza-
ton TO have increased during the year
and detailed the various exhibitions
held
The report Of the treasurer showed
that at Jan. /. 1902. there was s7l % on
receipts for the year was si,595.9O, The
expenditures were 81 ,Se5.Sl. leaving a bal
ance on hand OF s23o5s The society has
invested the Theodore X. Barker fund.
the life membership fund. the b. A. Hoi
brook fund and the Mrs. 3. A. Holbrook
fund. the total amount invested being
So,626
The annual report OF the librarian was
read and all OF the reports were received
and placed on file. The report OF the
committee on neurology showed that dur
ing the year the society had lost William
Barton, who deceased January II, 1903;
Hezekiah Conant. deceased January %;
G. r. H. Dorringh. NJ D.. deceased jan
uary rs; Robert T.. Northam, deceased
July Is: G. w. Wagner deceased April
%: Mrs Ellen r. Hunt Aldrch. deceased
August 10. Charles +. Godfrey. deceased
October D.. and Nancy A. Humphrey, de-
ceased December % This report was re-
ceived and placed on file
The COMMITTEES on nominations submit
ted the following nominations. and after
the election Of President William Whit
man Bailey. l.. l.. d. one ballot was csst
for the remainder OF the nominations as
follows:
Vice presidents, Colonel r. H. l. Cod
dard, Royal G. Taft and Marcus NJ. Bur-
dick: secretary-treasurer. Charles w
Smith: librarian, Christopher II, browne;
botanist Professor William Whitman
Bailey. J.. l.. D.; trustees Silas III. Man
chester. Edward i. Nickerson, John c.
Massie. Joseph ID. Fits and James NJ
Southwick: exhibition committee. Slas
II. Manchester, Farquar Macrae, Fred p
Hunt, William Hill. j. r. c. Farnham
and II. Russell Teele; finance committee
John G. Massie, y. B. Whitaker and
Thomas Hope: auditing committee, Ed
ward l. Nickerson, Henry f. Manchester,
@. III. Hagan: committee on neurology
Daniel A Cook and j. F.. G. Farnham:
lecture committee, l.. w. Russell and G.
w. Smith.
IL was voted 10 make the salary OF the
secretary $40 year and 10 pay the treas
urer 10 per cent OF all collections and
fees in lieu OF salary. The annual dues
were fixed at 81 year and S25 was ap-
propriated for providing refreshments at
the various monthly meetings. Silas A.
Manchester and j. T.. G.. Farnham were
appointed a committee TO appear before
the general assembly 10 ask for the an
nual state appropriation of $1,000
Remarks were made by Prof. Fred w.
Card OF the Rhode Island college, and
Prof. II. j. Wheeler. now acting presi
dent OF that institution. and then came
a social half hour during which refresh
ments were served. Later II was voted
that the society hold a banquet and a
committee to make arrangements for this
event will be appointed later.