22 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



For wording of diploma : 



SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE. 



MAINE STATE POMOLOGICAE SOCIETY. 



awarded to 



Mr 



for excellence oe fruit exhibit 



AT MAINE. 



190 . 



G. ^I. TWITCHELL, 

 LUCY A. CHANDLER, 

 MRS. V. P. DeCOSTER, 



Committee. 



The conditions governing the award of this diploma to be such 

 as to insure excellence over ordinary exhibits, and the body of 

 diploma to carry different varieties of fruit so arranged as to 

 give value and attractiveness to the prize. 



Voted, To amend General Exhibition Rule 11, so that said 

 rule when amended shall read as follows : 



"The society's premiums are open for competition to all per- 

 sons residing in the State ; but when premiums and gratuities 

 exceeding $1.00 and less than $10.00 are awarded to a person 

 not a member of this society, a fee of $1.00 will be deducted 

 therefrom ; and when premiums and gratuities amounting to 

 $10.00 or more are awarded to any person not a life member of 

 the society, the fee for life membership will be deducted there- 

 from, and a certificate of membership will be issued accordingly." 



The committee on resolutions, by Mrs. DeCoster, reported as 

 follows, and their report was accepted : 



RESOLUTIONS OF STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, I904. 



Resolved, That we extend our thanks to Skowhegan Grange 

 for the use of their beautiful and commodious hall, during the 

 session of the Maine State Pomological Society, and to the citi- 

 zens of Skowhegan for their hospitality and encouraging attend- 

 ance. 



