ut-growing industry, which of
course, includes the nurserymen who develop and grow all varieties of
nut trees.

It is unfortunate for our newer members that they will never have the
opportunity of knowing those men who were among our earliest and most
valued associates whom death has recently taken from us and that they
are thus deprived of the pleasure and knowledge they might have gained
through personal contact with the wisdom and friendliness these men
displayed. Let us all take advantage of every opportunity we have to
meet with and learn from the senior members of our group who are with us
today. They are the salt of the earth, I assure you.

To those of you who have come long distances from your homes to attend
this annual meeting of the N.N.G.A., to our hosts and to all of my good
friends here, may I express my great pleasure at meeting again with you
after so long a time.

Secretary's Report

Mildred M. Jones, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

In addition to the regular routine duties of answering inquiries about
the Association, sales of reports, giving information about nut trees,
where they may be obtained, and sources of additional reading material
and reference material about nut tree work, a large part of the time I
could devote to Association affairs this year was in preparation for
this meeting.

Because of travel restrictions, and the fact that the Canadian National
Exhibition would not be held this fall, and assurance from the Toronto
Convention and Tourist Association, Inc. that the Exhibition would be
resumed in the fall of 1947, and that it would be a newer and greater
show, it seemed advisable to place these facts before the members, and
allow them to vote on their preference for a meeting place this fall. In
addition to responses from the officers, I received 63 votes from
members, 37 of which were for Wooster, Ohio, 24 for Beltsville,
Maryland, and 3 for Canada. Since the letter asking for votes carried
the understanding that we were putting the Canadian meeting off for a
year by voting for a place in the U. S. this year, and were not
canceling the Canadian invitation, this would explain the small vote for
Canada.

Our program committee this year was comprised of three members and
myself--Mr. C. A. Reed, whose many years of Association work and wide
acquaintance made him an invaluable source of suggestions; Dr. Oliver
Diller, who took charge of the tremendous task of handling local
arra