The report of the Survey Committee. Mr. Silvis is chairman of that committee, and I will say on his behalf that he was raring to go and would have gone if it had been the feeling on the part of some of the other members that a survey was timely at that time. It happened that that was not the feeling, it was not a good year to make a survey, and on that account I wrote to Mr. Silvis that possibly it would be well to put off any important survey for the year 1947. Do you have anything to say, Mr. Silvis, in addition to this? Mr. Silvis: Well, on the cuff, no, and off the cuff I would like to make this remark, that I just had one question I was going to require every member to answer to me for, and that was what kind of a nut tree should I plant, and thereby try to establish a zone between frost-free dates for various locations or states or territories. It didn't develop. I received as late as last week John Bregger's note explaining why it was his reply came late. But I do want to make this remark, and for our able Secretary's first issue of _The Nutshell_ I know this to be a fact, that with it, it's the nuts, and without it, it's hell. President Davidson: What shall we do with Mr. Silvis's report? We have some action to take presently on the matter of survey in addition to this report. Could I have a motion to accept the report of the Survey Committee? Dr. Crane: So move. Mr. Weber: Second. (A vote was taken on the motion, and it was carried unanimously.) President Davidson: Mr. Chase disappeared again. He is chairman of the Program Committee. We all have evidence of what he has been doing. Perhaps his program is sufficient to report. Mrs. S. H. Graham is chairman of the Membership Committee. I think Mrs. Graham is not here, so perhaps we can pass on. Report of the Necrology Committee fortunately is blank. Mr. McDaniel: There is one that I know of. Mr. Schuster of Oregon passed away last winter. President Davidson: I think that points out a little weakness in our organization. The death of Mr. Schuster should have been reported and some notice of it taken, perhaps. Mr. Stoke, you are here as chairman of the Exhibits Committee. Would you like to say something? Mr. Stoke: I don't know that I have anything to say. The exhibits speak for themselves back there. I wish to thank those who made contributions to that exhibit, and some still came in this morning that you haven't seen. I think it's been fine cooperation. I feel an apology is due for not getting out more publicity on behalf of the committee. I had hoped that another copy of _The Nutshell_ would be out before this meeting so I could make another call for exhibits, but it wasn't, and I didn't get my material in to our Secretary in time for the earlier one. Mr. McDaniel: I believe we did have a notice in the summer issue.