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was accepted, and the Board voted to hold the next pu])lic 

 winter meeting at Newl)uryport, provided the arrangements 

 with the hotels can be made satisfactory. 



It being 10 o'clock, the special assignments were called up. 



Voted, That the Chair nominate a committee of three to 

 nominate the specialists. Messrs. Bowker, F. H. Appleton 

 and West were appointed. 



The election of officers being in order, ballots were taken 

 separately on each officer to l)e elected, and the elections 

 resulted as follows : — 



President, His Excellency the Governor, ex officio. 

 First vice-president, James S. Grinnell of Greenfield. 



The Governor, coming in, took the chair. 



Second vice-president, Francis H. Appleton of Peabody. 

 Secretary, William R. Sessions of Hampden. 

 Member Board of Control of State Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, C. L. Hartshorn of Worcester. 



Voted, on motion of Mr. F. H. Appleton, That the Chair 

 appoint a local committee of live to act with the secretary in 

 arranging for the public winter meeting. Messrs. Appleton, 

 Sargent, Varnum, Wood and Damon were appointed. 



The chairman announced the followino- standins; com- 

 mittees (the secretary is by rule of the Board a member 

 €X officio of each of the standing committees) : — 



Executive committee : E. W.Wood (chairman), E. Hersey, 

 Wm. Bancroft, C. L. Hartshorn, A. C. Varnum, AVm. H. Bow- 

 ker and F. H. Appleton. 



Committee on agricultural societies: E. Hersey (chairman), 

 Q. L. Reed, N. AY. Shaw, F. E. Clark and Wm. H. Gove. 



Committee on domestic animals and sanitation : Wm. Bancroft 

 (chairman), W. A. Kilbourn, I. Damon, W. M. Tucker and 

 G. C. Rowley. 



Committee on gypsy moth, insects and birds : E. W. Wood 

 (chairman), F. H. Appleton, Wm. H. Bowker, A. Pratt and 

 F. W. Sargent. 



