The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-05-05

i h cir Reception In
Lakeland
The formal part of the convention
kSthe State Horticultural Society
riosed at midnight Thursday night,
A it'll the reports of officers and COM
mittees, the election of officers for
the coming year and the selection of
Orlando as the next meeting place.
The officers chosen are as follows:
H. Harold Hume, of Glen st. Mary,
the retiring president has been in Of
flee the lasc thirteen years and felt
that he could not longer serve in that
capacity There was much Satisfac-
ton expressed over the choice of l..
B. Skinner to succeed him. Mr.. Skin
ner has been the vice president and
is thoroughly informed on the affairs
of the society. He is a prominent
manufacturer of Dunedin, where his
company manufac lures grove machin-
cry.
OF the three vice presidents, Mr..
Krone and Mr.. Poole were merely
advanced a notch on account of the
promotion of Mr. Skinner from vice
to president.
Secretary Floyd has served long and
faithfully as secretary and was re-
elected to the same post. w. S. Hart,
the Society's veteran treasurer, was
reelected, but since he made posi-
tive resignation, the election of Mr..
Niles left vacancy in the executive
board, of which he will be a member
anyway by virtue of his new Office. H.
Harold Hume was chosen for this
vacancy, the other two members be-
ing reelected.
AS soon as Mr. Skinner took the
chair, he proposed the raising of $3.50
to purchase for Mr.. Hume token OF
the Society's appreciation of his SER
vice; $685. was volunteered.
Invitations for the next convention
were received from Jacksonville, st.
Petersburg, Orlando and Eustis. Or
lando put up strong plea, L. w.
Tilden, vice president of the chamber
of commerce even going so far as to
state that his city is the best town
in the whole united world" and the
balloting was so heavily in favor of
Orlando that the vote was made unan-
imous.
Preceding the election, other bust
ness matters were given attention.
The treasurer's report showed de-
ficit of $50, which was raised from the
floor
Reporting for the committee of the
location in Florida of the proposed in
stitute for tropical research, Wilmon
Newell reported progress, but stated
that government officials have said
that it will take several years to work
out the preliminaries. 1t was voted to
retain the committee.
w. L. Floyd read an outline of the
neurology, which will be published in
full in the proceedings. He named
six valuable members who have died
in the last year, including A. j. Hol-
worthy of Lakeland.
An amendment to the bylaws was
adopted raising the dues from 81 to 81.
1t was voted to have a committee
appointed to meet with committees
from the Florida Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs and the State Florists AS
ISOLATION on the matter of state
: flower show.
. The following were elected to hon.
orary membership in the society: Da-
vid Fairchild, of the Department of
Agriculture, Washington, d. c.; e. S.
Hubbard, Federal Point; L. w. Lip
sey, Blanton; j. B. Anderson, San
Mateo.
The following resolutions we're
adopted:
The officers elected for the year
were: L. B. Skinner of Tampa, presi-
dent; s. F. Poole, Lake Alfred, vice.
president; A. H. Brown, Fort Myers,
vice-president; l.. d. Niles, Lucerne
Park, treasurer; B. +. Floyd, Orlando,
secretary.
The executive committee is COM
posed of F, R. Stirling, Gainesville;
B. L. Hammer, Tampa and H. Harold
Hume, Jacksonville.
Invitations for the next meeting
were urgently endorsed and received
from Orlando, Jacksonville and Eus'
tbs.
The Resolutions.
The resolutions adopted are as fol-
lows:
Whereas, there will be a hearing
before the Federal Horticultural
Board, at the request of persons and
agencies who oppose the continued
enforcement OF Quarantine No. 81,
and who desire that this quarantine
be repealed, and
Whereas. the repeal or modifica-
tion Of this quarantine would be ini-
mical to the horticultural interests of
the state Of Florida and the entire
nations, there fore
Be It Resolved BY the Florida State
Horticultural Society In it's Sbth an
nual session at Lakeland, Florida,
held May 1, 1922, that. they are very