AJSri^UAL MEETIIS'G. 



In accordance with the provisions of chapter IV. of the 

 by-laws, the Board met at the office of the secretary, in Bos- 

 ton, on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1909, at 11 o'clock a.m., it being 

 the Tuesday preceding the second Wednesday of January. 

 The Board was called to order by Secretary Ellsworth, and 

 Second Vice-President Bursley assumed the chair. 



Present: Messrs. Adams, Avery, Bailey, Bradway, Burs- 

 ley, Damon, Albert Ellsworth, J. Lewis Ellsworth, Gerrett, 

 Harlow, Heffernan, H. M. Howard, Wm. Iv[. Howard, 

 Jcwett, Kilbourn, Lovett, Mason, Millard, Paige, Pease, 

 Peters, Potter, Pane, Kichardson, Russell, Smith, Stevens, 

 Tirrell, Trull, Ward, Wheeler and Worth. 



The executive committee, as committee on credentials, by 

 Mr. Kilbourn, reported the list of qualified members of the 

 Board for 1909. The newly constituted members are as 

 follows : — 



At large, appointed by the Governor, Henry M. Howard of West 

 Newton. 



Elected from the — 



Amesbiu'y and Salisbury Society, J. J. Mason of Amesbury. 



Blackstone Valley, Jacob A. Williams of Northbridge. 



Eastern Hampden, 0. E. Bradway of Monson. 



Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden, Frank P. Newkirk of East- 

 hampton. 



Hingham, Henry A. Turner of Norwell. 



Hoosac Valley, L. J. Northup of Cheshire. 



Housatonic, N. B. Turner of Great Barrington. 



Marshfield, Walter H. Faunce of Kingston. 



Afassachusetts Horticultural Society, Wilfrid Wheeler of Concord. 



INfassachusetts Society for promoting Agriculture, N. I. Bowditch 

 of Framingham. 



Nantucket, John S. Appleton of Nantucket. 



