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Now, I think, Mr. President, that the first thing to be 

 decided on would be the time of holding what we might 

 call our "other meeting." Our consitution calls for two 

 meeting during the year, the annual meeting and another 

 one and at the present time 1 believe, TVEr. Secretary, that 

 the annual meeting to be held the second Wednesday in 

 Macrh, at which time the officers are to be elected. To 

 bring this before you I am going to make a motion, Mr. 

 President, that we hold this "other meeting," a two days 

 meeting, during the second week of January, 



A Member. Second the motion. 



Pres. You hear the motion, that we hold a two-days 

 meeting the second week in January. This is not the annu- 

 al meeting. Anything to be said on the question? 



Mr. Waters. Do I understand Mr. Frost to say that we 

 are to hold this two-days meeting where we get the best in- 

 vitation ? 



President. That is it, 



Mr. Frost. I think we would have it part of the timi^ 

 in Worcester and part in Boston, and possibly part of the 

 time in the Connecticut Valley, At any rate, we all want 

 to spend part of our time here in Worcester, and without 

 doubt I think that we may hold the most of our meetings 

 here, 



Mr. Knapp. It seems to me that this is a location very 

 favorable for the fruit growers to come to. We have pros- 

 pered very well and there is nothing about the meeting this 

 year to indicate in the least that we have fallen behind. We 

 liave a large and growing interest right here, and it seems 

 to me it is up to somebody to show that it would be some 

 improvement if we discontinue what we are doing and go 

 into anything new. Unless there was something to be 

 gained by doing away with the usual custom and some reas- 

 on why we can't come to Worcester, why shouldn't we con- 

 tinue, especially as the meeting this year is so large and en- 

 thusiastic ? 



Mr. Wheeler, of the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety. It seems to me it would be a big advantage for us to 

 go around to other cities. When I found yesterday after- 

 noon that we had practically no representation in three of 

 the biggest counties, it seemed as if we ought to go that 



