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The secretary was authorized to obtain suitable engravings for 

 the transactions. 



The invitation to hold a Strawberry and Rose ]\Ieeting in 

 Augusta, and the programme and date were referred to the presi- 

 dent and secretary, and the local arrangements to JMiss Sanborn. 



The executive committee were given permission to remove the 

 society's property from the exhibition building, and it was voted 

 to remove the same. 



The committee on Mr. Gilbert's paper, appointed at the Jay 

 meeting, were requested to make their report to the executive 

 committee at the Strawberry Meeting. 



Augusta, July 5, 1898. The report of committee on ]\Ir. 

 Gilbert's paper was presented by the secretary, and accepted. 



The president and secretary were requested to ascertain 

 whether satisfactory arrangements can be made for an autumn 

 exhibition. 



Auburn, October 6, 1898. The following item appears in 

 records for this date : "It is here recorded as a part of the doings 

 of the committee that the property of the society stored in the 

 State Agricultural Society's exhibition building, consisting of 

 twenty-one cases, a cooler and several bundles of racks was 

 removed for storage to the storehouse of W. A. Jackson, Lewis- 

 ton, where the same is now held for safe keeping." 



The president and secretary reported informally that it had 

 not occurred to them as feasible to hold an autumn meeting or 

 exhibition early in the fall, and that they had no positive recom- 

 mendations to make. 



It was then voted to hold the annual autumn exhibition and 

 the annual winter meeting together early in December. 



Invitations were presented from Geo. M. Roak to hold the 

 meeting in Auburn Hall ; from the secretary to hold the meeting in 

 Farmington with tender of hall and other courtesies ; from Geo. 

 M. Twitchell with tender of City Hall, Augusta : from A. S. 

 Chadbourne, tendering the use of the new City Hall, Hallowell, 

 and from Geo. N. Holland to hold the meeting in Town Hall, 

 Hampden. 



The premium list was revised for the winter meeting. 



President True was authorized to remove the exhibition prop- 

 erty of the society from Lewiston to his home in New Gloucester 

 for storage. 



