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are fixed upon him when he begins his work, to 

 watch the dexterous cut in the severing of the 

 head, and the long cut along the backbone from 

 neck to tail in laying the pig open for carving into 

 plate pieces. No one knows better than he where 

 to find the choice parts and how to adorn it with 

 a slice of well-browned, crisp skin, and with 

 savory filling. 



George W. Hill was elected Master of Hounds 

 in October, 1884, being the first elected Master of 

 the incorporated club. 



In 1887, the club, feeling the necessity for an 

 active Board of Directors, elected as Directors in 

 October of that year, George E. DarHngton, H. 

 M. Ash, Richard Peters Jr., and H. R. Hatfield, 

 the President, Secretary, and Treasurer being 

 ex-officio members of the Board. Mr. Darlington 

 is still a Director, and Mr. Ash served to about 

 the date of his death in 1900. William Little and 

 Simon Delbert Jr. took the places of Mr. Peters 

 and Mr. Hatfield on the Board; the Board now 

 consists of Mr. Little, Mr. Darlington, Walter T. 

 Roach, and Emanuel Hey. 



The Board, after its election in 1887, imme- 

 diately organized by the appointment of a Chair- 

 man and Secretary, held regular monthly meet- 

 ings, kept minutes of its proceedings; took full 

 charge of the property and finances of the club, 



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