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this large membership is absolutely necessary. 

 Respectfully Submitted, 



F. C, SEARS, Chairman for the Committee. 



It was voted that these reports be accepted and adoi)te<l 

 and placed on file. 



Pres. There was a committee appointed to look after a 

 trade exhibit at the annual meeting. It was found, however, 

 that there was no space in any hall in the vicinity, and the 

 space in this hall is very limited, so nothing w&.s done to in- 

 crease the trade exhibits at this annual meeting. 



At the Director's meeting last December a committee 

 was appointed to consider the question of change of date of 

 the annual meeting. This Committee is represented by Mr. 

 Herbert R. Kinney, as chairman. Will Mr. Kinney report? 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON DATE OF ANNUAL 



MEETING 



Mr. President and Members of the Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation : We find that in the report of last year, on motion 

 of Mr. Wheeler, that it was moved that the constitution of 

 this Association be amended by stating that the annual 

 meeting shall ]ye on the third Wednesday in January at such 

 place as the executive committee shall decide. Now, article 

 V of the Constitution, Section 1, is to the effect that the as- 

 sociation shall hold at least two regular meetings each year, 

 the annual meeting for the election of officers to be held in 

 the City of Worcester on the 2nd Wednesday of ]\Iarch at 2 

 p. m. Section 2, on the election of officers and transaction 

 of other business, states that 20 members shall constitute a 

 quorum and a majority vote shall constitute election. All 

 officers are to hold over until their successors are elected. 



In Article VI for special meetings, it is stated that 

 the president and secretary shall have power to call spe- 

 cial meetings of the Association or of the directors or up- 

 on the written petition of 15 members they shall issue such 

 a call. 



That is the way it stands now. This committee find that 

 the third Wednesday in January was liable to conflict with 

 other meetings and it suggests the second Wednesday or 



