New-York Horticultural Society - From the American Agriculturist Vol. XI No. 13 December 7th 1853
NEW-YORK HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
AN adjourned meeting of this Society was held at the rooms, No. 600 Broadway, on Monday evening, Nov. 28th, to receive the report of the committee appointed to nominate officers for the ensuing year.
Mr. J. GROSHON, one of the vice-presidents in the chair.
The Secretary having read the minutes of the last meeting, they were approved, after which the chairman of the nominating committee presented a list of officers for the ensuing year.
On motion that the report of the committee be adopted, a few alterations were proposed. Mr. THOMAS HOGG, Jr., would rather decline serving another year as chairman of the Fruit Committee. He did not complain of the duties being arduous, but as chairman of that committee, he would be required to assist in making up a premium list, and knowing that the last one did not give entire satisfaction, he was disposed to let some others, who believed important changes necessary, have an opportunity of amending it; several private considerations also induced him to decline, and he proposed that the list be referred back to the committee for reconsideration. Mr. W. CRANSTOUN also declined serving. The list was referred back, and was amended by the substitution of Mr. CHAS. MORE, for Mr. THOS. HOGG, Jr., as chairman of the committee, Mr. HOGG having agreed to continue on the committee as amended. Mr. J. SUTTLE was substituted for W. CRANSTOUN, on the committee on Vegetables; the list was then accepted to be balloted for on the 5th of December.
Mr. P. B. MEAD said he had the pleasure of informing the members present that the Committee on Debates or Conversational Meetings, had completed the necessary arrangements, and that on the second Monday of December, the first of these meetings will be held, when the importance of such meetings will be briefly stated, after which the subject of the selection of fruits for cultivation will be considered, and the cultivation of roses in pots debated. These are matters which are familiar to many of the members who are expected to attend, and it is hoped they will speak upon them. By such meetings as these, additional interest will be given to the proceedings of the Society.
The meeting adjourned to meet on Monday, December 5th, when the annual election of officers will take place.