INTEODUCTION 



The splendid weather of the first day brought a large at- 

 tendance at the very opening of the session, the large hall 

 being filled when President Frost called the meeting to ro- 

 der. Memberships poured in at the Secretary's desk that 

 day, nearly 300 being taken care of and two thirds wc^-e new 

 members. The second day the rain cut down the record. 

 about 100 being taken in and only about one half were new- 

 ones. However all previous records were broken and the 

 wisdom of holding the convention in different places was 

 vindicated. Some sixty-six members are from outside the 

 state, the one farthest away being in Manila. We have 

 many ladies on our list and trust we will have many more. 



To many members this report will be the first they have 

 seen. We would particularly request that they show it to 

 some neighbor who is interested in this line and invite him 

 to join. How easy it is just to send along that dollar. That 

 is the way we have added practically 100 per cent to our 

 membership each of the last two years. Everybody get a 

 new member and we can increase the benefits to all. 



The 1911 Report was issued to members within two 

 weeks of the close of the meeting. The 1912 Report was 

 held up by delays at the printers so that spraying was well 

 imder way when it came out. That is one reason for issuing 

 the report now rather than waiting till March, so members 

 can have the material and study it up before the spring rush. 

 The Annual Meeting will be held Wednesday, March 5th at 

 ilorticultural Hall, Worcester, 



The great success of the Boston meeting was due to the 

 imtiring efforts of President Frost in every direction. Send 

 those memberships to the Secretary at Marlboro, Mass. 



