ANNUAL MEETING. 



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

 on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1896, at 12 m., it being the Tuesday 

 preceding the first Wednesday in February. In the absence 

 of the Governor the Board was called to order by the first 

 vice-president, Hon. Jas. S. Grinnell. 



Present: Messrs. Alger, F. H. Appleton, J. S. Apple- 

 ton, Jr., Avery, Barton, Blair, Bourne, Bursley, Clark, 

 Cook, Cruickshanks, Damon, Goessmann, Gove, Grinnell, 

 Hartshorn, Hersey, Horton, Kilbourn, Lyman, Norton, 

 Palmer, Pratt, S. M. Raymond, Reed, Sargent, Sessions, 

 N. W. Shaw, Stetson, Taylor, Ward, Wellington and Wood. 



The records of the special meeting of the Board at Dalton 

 were read and approved. 



Adjourned to 2.30 p.m. 



Board called to order by Mr. Grinnell at 2.30 p.m. 



The executive committee, by Mr. Wood, chairman, re- 

 ported the list of qualified members of the Board for 1896. 

 The newly elected members are as follows : — 



At large, appointed by the Governor : — 



James S. Grinnell of Greenfield. 

 Elected by the societies : — 



Bristol County, N. W. Shaw of North Raynham. 



Deevfield Valley, F. H. Smith of Ashfield. 



Essex, Fijancis H. Appleton of Peabody. 



Highland, Samuel M. Raymond of Hinsdale. 



Hillside, C. K. Brewster of Worthington. 



Middlesex South, Isaac Damon of Wayland. 



Plymouth County, Augustus Pratt of North Middleborough. 



Worcester, J. Lewis Ellsworth of Worcester. 



Worcester North, George Cruickshanks of Fitchburg. 



Worcester County West, E. A. Harwood of North Brookfield. 



Which report was accepted. 



