Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. | Page 6

by means of bulletins, reports,
letters and otherwise making the membership more valuable than ever.
There has been a greater interest in nut growing during the past fall
than at any time since your Secretary-Treasurer has held office.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLARD G. BIXBY, Secretary-Treasurer.
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PRESIDENT REED: You have heard the report. What is your pleasure?
I believe that is usually referred to an auditing committee. C. A. Reed
was chairman of that committee.
MR. BIXBY: Mr. Reed spoke to me about this yesterday. He said he
would be glad to audit it, but there has not been time to give it to him.
It was ready for him this morning, but he was busy on other things.
PRESIDENT REED: What is the next thing on the program, Mr.
Secretary?
MR. BIXBY: The reports of committees. I do not know how much
report the standing committees have.
PRESIDENT REED: There is the executive committee, the finance
committee, the hybrids committee--maybe Dr. Morris has something on
that.
DR. MORRIS: No, I have no report to make on that. I shall talk on the
subject this afternoon or in the course of my paper incidentally. I didn't
see any occasion for action in that direction since the last meeting, so I
have not acted except incidentally in the course of my work.
PRESIDENT REED: The committee on nomenclature--of course they
wouldn't have any report until after this meeting.
MR. BIXBY: Who is on that committee?--C. A. Reed, Dr. Morris, and
J. F. Jones. Two members of the committee are here. There is one

matter which perhaps I better bring up to the committee first,--one
matter I think they should take some action on.
PRESIDENT REED: I think it would be best to have that come up at a
later time.
DR. MORRIS: I would like to bring in something incidentally in
relation to nomenclature in my paper. Perhaps we could have the
question discussed after I have brought up that point.
PRESIDENT REED: There is a committee on promising seedlings C.
A. Reed, and J. F. Jones. I think that covers all the standing committees.
Wasn't there a committee on nominations for officers to be elected, this
morning?
MR. BIXBY: That nominating committee has to be elected.
PRESIDENT REED: How many members?
MR. BIXBY: There were four or five last time, I think.
PRESIDENT REED: (Reading by-laws calling for five members).
MR. BIXBY: I move Mr. Olcott be on the committee.
VOICE: I second the motion.
PRESIDENT REED: It has been moved and seconded that Mr. Olcott
be elected as a member of the nominating committee. All in favor say,
Aye. It is so ordered. Who else shall we have, for a second member?
MR. LINTON: I move Mr. Bixby be a member of the committee.
MR. BIXBY: There is a precedent that the secretary has never been a
member of the nominating committee. He has sometimes given them
information. I move Dr. Morris, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Linton be members
of the nominating committee, and Mr. McGlennon.
MR. MCGLENNON: I second the motion.

MR. OLCOTT: The committee as you suggested it is Dr. Morris, Mr. J.
F. Jones, Mr. Linton, Mr. McGlennon and myself?
PRESIDENT REED: You have heard the motion. All in favor say Aye.
The committee stands elected as named. They report at tomorrow
morning's meeting. I think there is one matter it would be well to bring
up, and that is the membership committee.
MR. OLCOTT: I was going to suggest that is an important matter, and
I think that committee should be filled out with those who are present,
inasmuch as the regular members are not here. It looks as though a
comparatively small membership would have to double up on
membership committee.
PRESIDENT REED: Have you any suggestions as to whom you want
on that committee?
MR. BIXBY: Those committees, with the exception of the nominating
committee, are appointed by the president. I think myself that the new
president appoints them.
PRESIDENT REED: My idea was to appoint for this meeting and help
Mr. Olcott out.
MR. OLCOTT: I suggest Mr. McGlennon and Mr. Jones as two of the
members.
PRESIDENT REED: Let it stand as it is with the three and give the
chairman power to appoint two more later.
MR. MCGLENNON: Can the secretary tell us how many members
there are?
MR. BIXBY: One hundred sixty-four notices of this meeting were sent
out. There are 128 paid up members.
MR. OLCOTT: On the matter of membership, I wonder if the
association could suggest some inducement for membership, or

summarize the inducements. As you know, the American Association
of Nurserymen has been desirous of more members, and they found it
very advisable to outline definitely the benefits of membership in that
association. I am