Am^AL MEETING. 315 



AN^]S"UAL meeti:n'g. 



The Board met at the office of the Secretary, in Boston, 

 on Tuesday, January 31, 1888, at 12 o'clock, it being the 

 Tuesday preceding the first Wednesday in Febmary. In 

 absence of the Governor, on motion of Mr. Bowditch, Mr. 

 Grinnell was called to the chair. 



Present: Messrs. Brackett, Brooks, Bowditch, Bird, 

 Clark, Cushman, Cruickshanks, Damon, Douty, Edson, 

 Grinnell, Goddard, Goessmann, Ilill, Howes, Hersey, Harts- 

 horn, Porter, Smith of Deerfield, Snow, Stockwell, Taft, 

 Upton, Wood and Wheeler. 



Voted, To dispense with the reading of the minutes of the 

 last Annual Meeting. The records of the special meetings 

 were read and accepted. 



Voted, To appoint a committee of three to examine and 

 report upon the credentials of newly elected members : 

 Messrs. Hartshorn, Bird and Cushman. 



Voted, To adopt the order of business of 1885, with an 

 amendment so that the hours of meeting for the second and 

 succeeding days be from 9.30 to 12.30, and from 2 to 4.30 

 o'clock. 



Reports of delegates being in order, Mr. Sessions reported 

 on the Amesbury and Salisbury ; Mr. Edson reported on the 

 Berkshire ; Mr. Upton reported on the Blackstone Valley ; 

 Mr. Brooks reported on the Deerfield Valley ; Mr. Damon 

 reported on the Hampden. 



The Board then adjourned until 2.30 p. m. 



