'64 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



At the meeting of the Board at Skowhegan in October, 1872, 

 previous notice having been given, the subject was considered, 

 but owing to the small attendance, it was thought best "after 

 discussion" to leave the matter in the hands of a committee, and 

 Z. A. Gilbert, J. A. Varney and A. L. Simpson were appointed 

 that committee. 



That committee, prior to the next meeting of the Board, 

 issued an "address to the fruit growers of Maine" which was 

 published in the papers of the State, inviting them to meet in 

 convention at the next meeting of the Board, to be held at 

 Winthrop January 14-17, 1873. 



In accordance with this invitation, a considerable number of 

 persons interested in the subject met at the time and place 

 designated. The first day of the session was devoted to the 

 consideration of the subject proposed, and after full discussion 

 it was voted "That it is expedient to establish such a society" 

 and a committee was appointed to report a plan of organization 

 and nominate officers for the society. 



The committee reported, recommending that the society 

 should be known as the Maine State Pomological Society, and 

 designating the following persons as officers: 



Z. A. Gilbert, President, East Turner; George W. Woodman, 

 Vice President, Portland; A. L. Simpson, Vice President, Ban- 

 gor; George B. Sawyer, Secretary, Wiscasset; J. C. Weston, 

 Corresponding Secretary, Bangor; C. S. Pope, Treasurer, Man- 

 chester. Executive Committee, the President and Secretary, 

 ex-officio; Samuel Rolfe, Portland; James A. Varney, Vassal- 

 boro and Albert Noyes, Bangor. 



The report of the committee was accepted by the convention, 

 the effect of this acceptance was simply to designate certain 

 persons who might thereafter associate themselves together, 

 and with others proceed to organize the society, under the 

 sanction of the Board of Agriculture. Another committee was 

 appointed to procure an act of incorporation for the society, 

 (the legislature then being in session) who attended to that 

 duty. 



The corporators of the society met at Augusta in Meonian 

 hall on the 27th day of March, 1873, accepted the act of incor- 

 poration, adopted by-laws, embracing the form of organization 



