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Mr. Wheeler: I am perfectly willing to withdraw my 

 motion. 



Mr. Clark : If the meeting was held sometime before 

 Jan. 15, it would be all right so far as the ice is concerned, 

 would it not? 



Mr. Wheeler: The motion is withdrawn. 



Mr. Whitney : To get the opinion of the people who are 

 here now, I ask you to take a test vote as to when they would 

 like to have the annual meeting. This will not decide any- 

 thing. Simply show their opinion. 



Pres. : All in favor of this say Aye ; voted. 



The result of this test vote : 



For second Wednesday in March, 23 



For third Wednesday in January, 55 



For December, 3 



Sec'y Brown: As long as we have had the test vote I 

 w^ant to make a motion that the next regular meeting be 

 held in Marlboro. 



Mr. AVhitney: I oppose the meeting in Marlboro 

 as a regular meeting with a view of changing the Con- 

 stitution. I think we must go slowly or we shall antagonize 

 some of our older members who have always had the inter- 

 ests of this Association at heart, and I fear that we may lose 

 them. Many have not had the time to think this over, and 

 it seems to me it would be advisable to leave it until our 

 next annual meeting. 



Sec'y Brown: Every member received notice of a pos- 

 sible change of the date of the annual meeting one month 

 ago, and a large majority of those I have talked with are in 

 favor of January. I am sure it is solely with the idea of 

 helping the Association that any change should be made, 

 and if it is liable to have the opposite effect by voting upon 

 this at Marlboro, I withdraw the motion. 



The President then introduced Mr. Charles E. Lyman of 

 Middletown, Conn., who spoke on 



