ANNUAL MEETING. 



In accordance with the provisions of chapter IV. of the 

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

 Boston, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1899, at 11 o'clock a.m., it 

 being the Tuesday preceding the second Wednesday of 

 January. In the absence of the president, Governor Wol- 

 cott, the Board was called to order by the first vice- 

 president, Hon. James S. Grinnell. 



Present : Messrs. F. H. Appleton, J. S. Appleton, Baker, 

 Barton, Benedict, Bowditch, Bursley, Clark, Damon, Davis, 

 Ellsworth, Goodell, Goodspeed, Grinnell, Hall, Hersey, 

 Kilbourn, Lloyd, Pratt, Reed, Richardson, Sargent, Ses- 

 sions, Shaw, F. H. Smith, Geo. P. Smith, Stockwell, 

 Thayer, Whitinore and E. W. Wood. 



The records of the public winter meeting and of the 

 special meeting of the Board at Amherst were read and 

 approved. 



The executive committee, by Mr. E. W. Wood, chairman, 

 reported the list of qualified members of the Board for 1899. 

 The newly elected members are as follows : — 



At large, appointed by the Governor : — 



James S. Grinnell of Greenfield. 

 Elected by the societies : — 



Bristol County, Edward M. Tuurston of Swansea. 



Deerfield Valley, Henry A. Howard of Colrain. 



Essex, Francis H. Appleton of Peabody. 



Highland, C. K. Brewster of Worthington. 



Hillside, Alvan Barrus of Goshen. 



Middlesex South, Isaac Damon of Wayland. 



Plymouth County, Augustus Pratt of North Middleborough. 



Worcester, J. Lewis Ellsworth of Worcester. 



Worcester County West, Charles A. Gleason of New 

 Braintree. 



