Mr. Philips:  Waldron is too modest.  He has not told the best thing he ever did in North Dakota, so I shall.  I visited him a good many years ago, and he had some interesting boys there, especially the oldest one, and I told him that if he was going to keep ahead of that boy he would have to hustle, and now that boy at nineteen has the ability to go to one of the southern states as a professor.  So he didn’t tell us the greatest thing he ever did.  Maybe some of the credit is due to his wife; that is the way it is at my house. (Applause.)

Mr. Waldron:  I am so far behind that boy I am sort of jealous.  I do not mention it.

The President:  The secretary of the Wisconsin Horticultural Society is with us, Professor Cranefield.  Is he in the room?

Mr. Cranefield:  Mr. Graves, of Sturgeon Bay, is the duly accredited delegate to the society and probably you want to hear from him.

The President:  We heard from him two or three days ago, and we will hear from him again, but just now we want you to give us a few words.  This is Professor Cranefield, who has contributed on previous occasions to the success of our meetings. (Applause.) (See index.)

The President:  I will now call on Professor Mackintosh, who is going to read a paper at this time.

Mr. Mackintosh:  Yesterday I had to start the ball rolling as a substitute for a man from Washington, and with the assistance of Miss Bull we kept most of you here until after 12 o’clock.  Today I am put ahead of the program, so you won’t hear me tomorrow afternoon.  The subject is, “Bringing the Producer and Consumer Together.”

Mr. Mackintosh reads paper. (Applause.)

The President:  I regret very much that time will not permit us to discuss this very able paper.  Secretary Latham has just called my attention to the fact that there has been but very few tickets bought for the banquet this evening.  You understand it takes time to prepare food, and he has to announce just how many people would be present, and I sincerely hope that those of you who intend to attend the banquet (and I trust that will be every one present) will get your tickets immediately.  It is the very best part of our program.  Please get your tickets so that Secretary Latham may know how to prepare for you.

At this time recess was taken until 1:30 o’clock p.m.

December 9, 1915, Afternoon Session.

Discussion on “The Topworked Orchard,” led by A. J. Philips, Wisconsin. 
(See index.)

The President:  The next order of business will be the election of officers for the coming year.  The secretary just handed me this slip which gives you an idea of the requirements in order to be eligible to vote for officers. (Reads extracts from constitution.) The first will be the selection of a president for the coming year.  Nominations are in order.