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■way and get people in that section interested in our Fruit 

 Growers' Association. Last Saturday and the Saturday b'^- 

 fore in Horticultural Hall at Boston we held two meetinojs 

 on fruit subjects. At those meetings there was an average 

 of 400 people present at both sessions. Anybody that says 

 we can't get a big crowd out at Boston simply doesn't 

 know what he. is talking about. I think that next year if 

 we hold a meeting in Horticultural Hall in Boston we will 

 get at least 700 or 800 people there, not only our own mem- 

 bership, but we will have a great many chances to raise the 

 membership by getting the people in the eastern part of th-? 

 state interested in fruit growing in Boston, They may not 

 have farms in Massachusetts only, but they have them all 

 over New England and they would come to our meetings 

 and I heartily invite this Association to meet with the Mas- 

 sachusetts Horticultural Society next January, and they 

 will furnish free of expense to this Association one of the 

 best speakers we can get in this country on some fruit sub- 

 ject. That speaker can be recommended by your Associa- 

 tion, if necessary, aijd we want very much to have this As- 

 sociation come down there, take our halls, free of any ex- 

 pense and have an exhibit at the hall, if you want to, or do 

 anything you please. "We have got plenty of room to have 

 an exhibition and meeting at the same time, and we want 

 you to come very much. (Applause). 



President. Mr, Wheeler, may I ask you a question? Ts 

 it necessary for us to act upon this matter of a meeting held 

 ^n another place? 



Mr, Wheeler, There is no need of any vote, excepting- 

 whether you want to accept the invitation or not. 



Mr, Frost, I withdraw my motion, 



Mr. Putnam, I move that we accept the invitation. 



A Member, Second the motion. 



Mr. Frost. Before the motion is voted upon I want to 

 read two other invitations: 



"Massachusetts Fruit Growers Association, in Session 

 at Worcester: 



We understand that the Boston members of your Asso- 

 ciation intend to extend to you an invitation to hold a 

 meeting in January, 1913, in Boston. The Boston Chamber 

 of Commerce hope very much that you will accept this in- 

 vitation. The advantages of this city as a meeting place 



