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Grading and as this had been largely discussed following 

 Dr. Twitchell's address when the session was in charge of 

 Pres. E. W. Breed of the Worcester County Horticultural 

 Society, the latest information regarding the status of the 

 bill was given. Officers and members of the Association 

 have followed this since its inception and have attended 

 legislative and Chamber of Commerce hearings where it has 

 been thoroughly thrashed out and minor changes made such 

 as a tolerance on "fancy" of 3 per cent, on "A" of 5, and 

 on B of 10. 



The discussion was largely in favor of the bill and a mo- 

 tion was carried almost unanimously that the Association is 

 in favor of the Law as revised by the committee and now 

 introduced into the legislature. Support will be needed for 

 the bill when it comes before the Ways and Means Commit- 

 tee of the Legislature. 



ELECTION OP OFFICEES 



The Nominating Committee appointed in the morning, 

 consisting of E. A. Emerson, Haverhill; J. T. Geer, Three 

 Rivers; R. L. Everit, Wellesley Farms; Alden Derby, 

 Leominster; and W. A. Greene, Sutton, reported a list of of- 

 ficers. 



Owing to the resignation of Director E. F. Copeland of 

 Franklin County which also has two other directors and the 

 increasing membership in Plymouth County which has no 

 director, the committee reported the name of L. B. Atherton 

 of Brockton as the new director. No other changes were 

 made. 



It was suggested by the Secretary that individual bal- 

 lots be cast for officers down to the Board of Directors, al- 

 though it was legal for one ballot to be cast for the list as 

 read with unanimous consent. 



On motion made and duly seconded it was unanimously 



Voted to instruct the Secretary to cast one ballot for 

 the list as read and the following were declared elected. 



