and adjoining the rooms occupied last year, which will be fitted
up especially for a reception room where members and their friends may
gather and rest as they visit and talk of the many things of interest
connected with our society and its work. A suitable sign will direct
members to this reception room, and we anticipate that it will be made
use of largely.

THE PRIZE WINNER IN THE GARDEN AND CANNING CONTEST.--The
Horticultural Society is offering $10.00 to pay railroad fare and
traveling expenses to attend the annual meeting of our society by the
boy or girl making the best record in the state in the "garden and
canning contest" carried on by the Minnesota Extension Division. The
successful contestant will tell in his or her way how it was that
success was secured in the contest. Besides this prize of $10.00 each of
the ten boys or girls scoring next highest in this contest will receive
an annual membership for 1917 in the State Horticultural Society. The
name of the successful contestant is not yet announced.

DELEGATES FROM SISTER SOCIETIES.--Several delegates have been
appointed from horticultural societies in adjoining states, notices of
which have reached this office.

Mr. D. E. Bingham, of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., is to represent the Wisconsin
State Horticultural Society. Mr. Bingham has made fruit growing his life
work, a man of large experience, whose services are in demand in that
state also as an institute lecturer. We shall have an opportunity to
profit by his experience at our meeting, as you will note by consulting
the program.

Mr. G. D. Black, of Independence, Ia., is to represent the Northeast Iowa
Society. Mr. Black has been with us before and he will find many who
recall his presence here in previous years. He is to give us on the
program his later experience in connection with the growing of the
gladioli, a work to which he has given large attention for many years.

From South Dakota is coming the president of that society, Rev. S. A.
Hassold, from Kimball, S.D.

Other visitors from Iowa not officially sent to us who have signified an
intention to be present are: Chas. F. Gardner, Osage, Ia.; E. M. Reeves,
Waverly. Prof. S. A. Beach is also to spend the last two days of the
annual meeting with us and his name will be found upon our program on
several topics. No professional horticulturist in America is better or
more favorably known than Prof. Beach, and our membership who are
interested in orcha