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(Contributing Members: Arp Nursery Co. and Mr. Hjalmar W. Johnson $10.00 each) Life Members.h.i.+p (Herschel L. Boll) 75.00

Contributions Mr. A. M. Huntington 50.00 Mr. Geo. L. Slate 2.00

Sale of Reports 186.00 Interest on U. S. Bonds 31.25 Worcester County (Ma.s.s.) Hort. Society 25.00 Advertis.e.m.e.nt 5.00 Miscellaneous 18.00 ------- Total Income $2,081.80

DISBURs.e.m.e.nTS:

U. S. Bond ”G” $ 500.00 American Fruit Grower Subscriptions 224.00 Supplies, Stationery, etc. for Secretary 96.75 Secretary's 50c per Member 275.00 Secretary's Expense 88.00 Treasurer's Expense 66.52 Reporting Beltsville Meeting 60.00 Mr. Reed's Memorial 10.00 Bank Service Charge 3.33 Miscellaneous 21.00 ------- Total Disburs.e.m.e.nts $1,344.60

Cash on deposit at Erie County United Bank $2,292.97 Petty Cash on Hand 12.70 Disburs.e.m.e.nts 1,344.60 --------- Total $3,650.27

On Hand Sept. 1, 1949 $1,568.47 Receipts Sept. 1. 1949, to Aug. 25, 1950 2,081.80 --------- Total $3,650.27

U. S. Bonds in Safety Deposit Box $3,000.00

DR. MacDANIELS: Thank you, Mr. Smith. I think it is usual to accept the report and then refer it, I believe, to an auditing committee.

A MEMBER: I so move.

DR. MacDANIELS: It is moved that the report be accepted and turned over to the auditing committee.

MR. SZEGO: Second.

DR. MacDANIELS: Seconded. Any remarks? (No response.)

(A vote was taken on the motion, and it was carried unanimously.)

DR. MacDANIELS: I'd like to appoint Mr. Royal Oakes and Mr. Weber as Auditing Committee, and I think they report at the final business session, which comes at the banquet.

I will say that matter of $25.00 I didn't know anything about, except now I recall the circ.u.mstances. At the convention I took over what was left of the exhibits--n.o.body wanted them--and took them back to Ithaca, thinking I would send them to the Ma.s.sachusetts Horticultural Society. I didn't have time to do that, but I did send them to Worcester (Ma.s.s.) Horticulture Society, and apparently I was out of the country and they sent the award to the Treasurer, and that accounts for the $25.00. It's the first I have heard of it, but anyway, we have it.

The treasurer's report indicates we have some little surplus in the treasury, but after our report is paid for, that will be reduced to the amount of about $800.00. That is the net surplus at the present time, and if we face the facts of the matter, it means that we are not living within our income, that is, with printing costs going up. The reports used to cost $600.00, instead of $1400.00, and what not.

The reason we have kept going has been the use of life members.h.i.+ps and the extra contribution of Mr. Archer Huntington.

The matter of deficit financing seems to be good for the Government, but I don't think it is any good for the society. I think, however, we can adjust our affairs so as to get along. It is proposed we make a change in the by-laws which will set up another type of members.h.i.+p. That is, at the present time we have an annual members.h.i.+p of $3.00 and a contributing members.h.i.+p of $10.00 and life members.h.i.+p for $75.00. Taking the pattern from some other societies, it at least was discussed that we put up a members.h.i.+p of $5.00, which was a sustaining members.h.i.+p, and anybody who felt that he could do that easily could do so, not receiving any additional benefits, except, perhaps, a star in front of his name,--just considering it a contribution to the society.

What we had in mind is that we know that there are some of the members.h.i.+p that find the $3.00 is plenty high enough. There are others to whom probably it means another dinner, or something of that kind, and it doesn't make so much difference. And what we propose to do is to make it easy for those who can to give that additional support.

That amendment will be proposed at the last business meeting in some form, and it will have to go over until the next meeting, according to our const.i.tution, which provides for the amendment of the by-laws.

Mr. Secretary, do we have a report of the editor?

MR. J. C. McDANIEL: Yes, I have that here, a short report from Dr. Lewis E. Theiss, who will be at the meeting in the morning.

Report of Publications and Publicity