NINETEENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 197 



Afternoon Session. 



At 2 p. m. the closing session of the annual meeting was 

 called to order. President Gold in the Chair. 



President Gold : Ladies and gentlemen give your 

 attention and we will take up the program of the afternoon. 

 The first business is the consideration of a resolution pre- 

 pared by Air. Cowles on the subject of "Postal Reform." The 

 resolution is now before us and I think is in proper shape for 

 your action. 



The Secretary then read the following resolution : 



"Resolved: That the Connecticut Pomological Society 

 at its annual convention at Hartford, Conn., February 3rd, 

 1910, recognizing the great need of additional postal facili- 

 ties, hereby requests Congress, at the present session, to pro- 

 vide the United States with a Parcels Post service as extended 

 and as cheap as that of any other country in the world ; 



"Resolved : That a copy of these resolutions be sent to 

 our Senators and Representatives in Congress, and also to the 

 Hon. John W. Weeks, Chairman of the Postal Committee of 

 the House of Representatives. 



"Resolved : That the various agricultural societies of the 

 country are hereby urged to join with us in this movement." 



President Gold : Gentlemen, you have heard the 

 resolution. 



Mr. Smith : Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that this 

 resolution be unanimously adopted, and that a copy be sent 

 also to the President of the United States and to each of the 

 four Postmaster-Generals. 



Motion seconded. 



President Gold: Gentlemen, you hear the amendment 

 to the resolutions. 



A Member: Mr. President, I second the amendment. 



