ANNUAL MEETI:RG. 



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

 on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 1893, at 12 o'clock, it being the Tues- 

 day preceding the first Wednesday in February. In absence 

 of the Governor, Hon. J. S. Geinnell was elected presi- 

 dent j9ro tern. 



Present : Messrs. Alger, Appleton, Bancroft, Bird, Bow- 

 ker, Bucklin, Bursley, Clapp, Clemence, Cook, Cruick- 

 shanks, Cushman, Fowler, Goodell, Grinnell, Hartshorn, 

 Harwood, Hersey, Holbrook, Horton, Kilbourn, Kimball, 

 Mills, Newhall, Pratt, Rawson, Reed, Richards, Rowley, 

 G. C, Rowley, J. H., Russell, Sargent, Shaler, Shaw, 

 Taylor, Varnum, Ware, Ward, Warren, West and Wood. 



The records of the meetings of the executive committee 

 acting for the Board were read and approved, and their ac- 

 tion adopted as the action of the Board. 



A committee of three, to examine and report upon the cre- 

 dentials of newly elected members, was appointed by the 

 Chair : Messrs. Bird, Varnum and Alger. 



Adjourned to 2 p.m. 



Board called to order by Mr. Grinnell, at 2 p.m. 



Mr. Hartshorn called attention to the fact that a fine pic- 

 ture of the late Charles L. Flint, the first secretary of the 

 Board, and who served in that capacity for many years, had 

 been presented to the Board by his son, Charles L. Flint ; 

 and moved that the thanks of the Board be presented to the 

 donor for his very acceptable and valuable gift, which mo- 

 tion was unanimously adopted. 



