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AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter
A Letter from our Director
by Martha Seaman
shape–not wealthy, but comfortable.
However, because Life Memberships
have been a “losing” proposition
for AHS for years, the Board
passed a motion to raise the Life
Membership dues to $500 (from
“But to me, the best
thing about the AHS is
the friends made within
the organization.
A true bargain!”
Martha Seaman
the required changes in the AHS
Constitution will be voted on by the
membership at the AHS Annual
Business Meeting in July.
Membership in the AHS is one of
the best bargains in the plant world.
AHS has a large and enthusiastic
membership–now nearly 12,000; it
produces a wonderful magazine and
many special publications; it sponsors
scientific research about our
favorite plant, and it is the agent
for registering new cultivars.
But to me, the best thing about the
AHS is the friends made within the
organization. A true Bargain!
Martha Seaman
The question I'm asked most
often is, “Will the AHS
raise its annual dues”
And the answer is “Not in the near
future!”
At its last meeting, the AHS Board
voted NOT to raise the annual dues
even though the AHS has the lowest
dues of all the major plant societies.
This means your national organization
is in good financial
$300) and to create a Dual Life
Membership (two persons at the
same address) for $750. The Life Associate
membership, which has
been confusing to many people, will
be eliminated, but the Board has
recommended a small fee ($50) for
those who wish to convert their current
Life Associate status to Dual
Life Membership. All this was reported
in the Spring 2000 issue of
The Daylily Journal (Does anyone
read the AHS Board minutes), and
Have you seen the new
An Illustrated Guide to
DAYLILIES
It is a 1999 publication of The
American Hemerocallis Society,
edited by Frances Gatlin, and with
illustrations by Cheryl Postlewait
and Elizabeth Schreiner.
If you would like to order a copy,
refer to the AHS Publication Order
Form in the back of each issue of
The Daylily Journal.
Looking ahead at the
National Convention Calendar
2000 ........... Delaware Valley Daylily Society, Philadelphia, PA .................. July 12-15 ............... 2000
2001 ........... New England Daylily Society, Boston, MA ............................ July 18-21 ............... 2001
2002 ........... Southern Michigan Hemerocallis Society, Troy, MI ................. July 16-20 ............... 2002
2003 ........... Mid-Carolina Daylily Society, Charlotte, NC .......................... June 18-21 .............. 2003
2004 ........... The Greater St. Louis Hemerocallis Society, St. Louis, MO ............. June 30-July 3 .......... 2004
2005 ........... Pensacola Hemerocallis Society, Pensacola, FL ....................... May 18-21 .............. 2005
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