ss who
are not personally acquainted with him so that their names may be added
to this list. The address of the secretary is always to be found on the
front cover page of this magazine.

THE SOCIAL ELEMENT AT OUR ANNUAL MEETING.--Those of our members
who attended the last annual meeting could not have failed to note the
large proportion of ladies in attendance at these meetings, not only at
the one managed by the Woman's Auxiliary, but also at every other
meeting during the four days session. You may be surprised to learn that
approximately one-third of those who registered as purposing to attend
the meeting belonged to the gentler sex, and the proportion in
attendance was somewhere in that neighborhood. This is one of the
delightful features of our annual gathering which is steadily
increasing. More and more are the ladies attending our meetings, and in
larger number are they becoming members of the association aside from
any relation they may sustain as wives or daughters to those who are
already members. This movement should be in every way encouraged, and we
hope another year to be able to offer still more attractive
accommodations in this direction. In planning for a new building for the
society, this feature of our work should not by any means be lost sight
of. I believe that very few organizations of this kind can boast so
large an interest on the part of the ladies in the various branches of
its work.

DID YOU SELECT EVERBEARING STRAWBERRIES AS YOUR PREMIUM?--An
altogether unexpected demand has been made upon us for the Everbearing
Strawberries the society is offering as plant premiums to its members
this spring. Probably twice as many plants have been called for as can
be furnished in the amount asked for. Under the "right of substitution"
which the society reserves in the matter of its plant premiums, probably
plant premium No. 16 will be substituted for Nos. 17 and 18 if matters
turn out as now appears, though the number of plants sent will be more
than is offered under No. 16. As this everbearing strawberry, originated
at the fruit-breeding farm, No. 1017, is a very prolific plant maker, a
dozen plants, if the runners are allowed to grow, will make plants
enough to set out a bed of them next year, large enough in all
probability for family use.

In the matter of June-bearing strawberry No. 3, offered as premium,
there is undoubtedly stock enough to fill all orders including those
asked for for which mone