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Permit me now, gentlemen, as my last presiding act, to introduce 

 to you the President elect of your Society, the Hon. John A. King, 

 of the county of Queens in whose long association with you, and 

 the hearty zeal he has in variably -manifested in the labors of this 

 Society, we have every confidence that his best efforts, and most dili- 

 gent labors will be exerted in your cause. 



