10 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [1898. 



The importance of the question demanding more time than 

 could be allowed this day, it was 



Voted, to adjourn to Wednesday, November 17, 1897, 10 

 o'clock, A. M. 



The annual meeting of the Trustees was called immediately 

 upon the adjournment of the meeting of the Society ; President 

 O. B. Hadwen presiding. 



The first business was the election of committees and judges, 

 a list of which will be found vvith the officers. 



Votes of thanks were tendered the judges, Henry Phelps, 

 William A. Wood, and Charles Greenwood. 



Voted to appropriate the following sums for premiums : 



Flowers and Plants, $700 00 



Fruit, 600 00 



Vegetables, 400 00 



with the addition of $300 to be divided between the different 

 departments ; $50 to be devoted to Native Mushrooms. 



Voted to appropriate for 



Winter Meetings, $300 00 



Hon. Henry L. Parker, Henry B. Watts, John B. Bowker, 

 with the President and Secretary, were appointed a committee 

 to arrange for them. 



Voted to appropriate for 



Library and Publications, .... $250 00 

 with an additional sum to bind all unbound books. 



Letters from flohn E. Lynch, of the Civic Club, and Dr. C. 

 F. Hodge, of the School Board, were read and laid on the table 

 until the next meeting. 



No other business oti'ered, it was voted to dissolve. 



The adjourned annual meeting was held on Wednesday, Nov- 

 ember 17, 1897, 10 o'clock A. M. : President O. B. Hadwen 

 presiding — 



To act upon proposed amendments to or changes of the Con- 

 stitution and Bv-Laws. After considemble discussion as to the 



