18 - 



second week in January. The directors do not call the 

 meetings anyway and so, without changing the constitution, 

 it would be necessary that the president and secretary or 

 15 members have charge of calling our meetings. We have 

 not done anything more than to investigate this matter. 

 There is no doubt but what the date of the meeting should 

 be changed from this time, which is very apt to conflict with 

 spraying, to an earlier date, and, as I said, the second week 

 in January would appear to us to be better than the third. 



In rgard to the other part of the question that the call- 

 ing of the meeting be left with the president and the secre- 

 tary, that is a matter for you to consider and that was left 

 open to be brought up today and be acted on tomorrow, so 

 that the members would have time to consider whether it 

 was desirable to change really the place of holding the an- 

 nual meeting. I don't want that you should feel that I am 

 prejudiced in favor of Worcester, but I feel that under the 

 circumstances it is a good idea, as representing the Horti- 

 cultural Society, to say that we should like to have you 

 stay here with us. This organization was formed in this 

 hall and while the leading spirits at the time it was formed 

 have many of them passed away, still we feel as though it is 

 a kind of home and that many of you, I think, who have 

 been coming here for 18 years feel that it is home, and we 

 hope that you will consider this matter between now and 

 tomorrow and see whether it is desirable to change this. 

 Of course, it is necessary, if you leave it with the officers, 

 to change this first section of Article V which, as I said, reads 

 that the meeting shall be held in Worcester. 



The President. You hear the report of this commit- 

 tee. What will you do with it? 



Mr. Wheeler. Do I understand there is a motion 

 made in the report? I thought I understood that. 



The President. The recommendation, as I understand 

 it, from this committee, is that the date of the annual meet- 

 ing be changed to the second Wednesday in January; and I 

 believe that is all the change that is necessary. The Constitu- 

 tion provides for the calling of meetings by the President 

 and Secretary. 



Mr. Wilder. I should like to inquire if it is to be con- 

 sidered a requisite that an exhibit shall be held at the time 

 of the annual meeting? 



