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Edmund Hersey of Hingliam, elected by the Hingham Society. 

 Daniel E. Damon of Plymouth, elected by the Marshfield Society. 

 Daniel Round of Nantucket, elected hj the Nantucket Society. 

 J. Henry Hill of Anaesbury, elected by the Amesbury and Salisbury 

 Society. 



Mr. Ware, chairman of a committee appointed at the 

 annual meeting, 1878, to consider applications for the free 

 scholarships offered to the Board by the American Veteri- 

 nary College of New York, reported upon the action of his 

 committee in the award of the scholarships. The Report was 

 accepted, and it was voted that all present and future appli- 

 cations be referred to the Executive Committee. 



The Board then adjourned until half-past nine o'clock on 

 Wednesday. 



SECOND DAY. 



The Board met at half-past nine o'clock a.m. Mr. Arthur 

 A. Smith was elected chairman for the day. 



Present : Messrs. Anderson, Bowditch, Buell, Damon, 

 Farnsworth, Fay, Gaylord, Gleason, Grinnell, Goodrich, 

 Goessmann, Hadwen, Haskell, Herrick, Hersey, Hill, Lane, 

 Lynde, Mayhew, Moore, Nichols, Noble, Round, Sessions, 

 Slade, Taft, Varnum, Ware, Waterman, Wheeler. 



Mr. Hadwen reported upon the Worcester North-west 

 Society, Mr. Bowditch upon the Barnstable, Mr. Moore upon 

 the Martha's Vineyard, Mr. Lynde upon the Worcester, Mr. 

 Smith upon the Hoosac Valley, Mr. Baker upon the Middle- 

 sex North, Mr. Varnum upon the Middlesex, Mr. Lane upon 

 the Hampden, Dr. Nicliols upon the Worcester North-west. 



The Board then proceeded to elect a secretary by ballot 

 to serve for one year. John E. Russell was elected. 



Messrs. Bowditch, Slade, and Sessions were appointed a 

 committee to assign delegates to the fairs of the societies. 



Messrs. Ware, Farnsworth, and Mayhew were appointed a 

 committee upon changes of times of holding fairs. 



