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member for one year. The amendments were considered sep- 

 arately and after discussion, voted, that further consideration 

 on both amendments be indefinitely postponed. 



Proceeded to the election of officers and made choice of the 

 following : 



Z. A. Gilbert, North Greene, President. 



D. P. True, Leeds Centre, ist Vice President. 



C. A. Arnold, Arnold, 2d Vice President. 



D. H. Knowlton, Farmington, Secretary. 

 Chas. S. Pope. Manchester, Treasurer. 



J. W. True, New Gloucester, R. H. Libbey, Newport, V. P. 

 DeCoster, Buci^field, Executive Committee. 



Chas. S. Pope. Manchester, was elected member of the Experi- 

 ment Station Council. 



Voted, To continue committee on binding reports. 



On motion of Mr. Knowlton, 



Voted, That the committee on binding transactions that have 

 accumulated be requested to urge the State Librarian and those 

 who may have the disposition of the State funds appropriated for 

 binding purposes, to apply so much of said funds as may be 

 necessary to bind these transactions. 



That this society also urges that these volumes when bound 

 may be used by the State Librarian in exchange for the tran- 

 sactions of horticultural societies in other states, that in this way 

 th.ere may be formed a horticultural department in our State 

 Library. 



On motion of Mr. Libbey it was voted, to choose an Auditor. 

 Mr. G. M. Twitchell was chosen Auditor. 



The following report of the Committee on Resolutions was 

 lead and accepted: 



In behalf of the State Pomological Society and the numerous 

 visitors who have attended this meeting, ypur Committee on 

 Resolutions beg leave to present the following report: 



Resolved, That in Prof. Elijah Cook we had an earnest friend 

 of our fruit interests in Maine, that we recognize the great value 

 of his services to the cause of horticulture in Maine, that we 

 sincerely mourn his loss, and would hereby convey to his family 

 and friends this expression of our appreciation of his services 

 to the society, our grief at his death, and our sympathy in their 

 sorrow. 



