30 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY [1911-12 



make, we trust that you will not be too hasty in deciding on 

 their merit. 



We were at first taken to task for the numerous mistakes in 

 the premium list. While they were just mistakes, the list has 

 usually been so well printed that it was quite noticeable. 



The season has been such that our exhibitions have not been 

 as large as they usually are and there was perhaps more trouble 

 in exhibits not coming in on schedule time, but I think no dates 

 were changed and the judges were advised to consider the un- 

 favorable conditions. 



The public seemed to think that the exhibitions were all that 

 could be expected under the circumstances, and they have 

 been well attended. 



The committee has not been troubled by protests or other 

 unpleasant differences of opinion of its members or the exhibi- 

 tors. 



Under General Rules for all Exhibitions, Section E — "No 

 person shall take more than one premium under the same 

 number." There has been some difference of opinion whether 

 a person may make more than one entry, and we have had a 

 few cases this year when the Judge was obliged to change his 

 awards after the cards were turned, and if it was to become the 

 rule would make considerable trouble. It would seem to be 

 desirable to change it to read, ''No person shall make more 

 than one entry under the same number." 



Under Rules and Regulations, the last section of No. 1 

 reads, ''Between 2.15 and 3 o'clock the Hall will be in exclusive 

 charge of the Committee on Arrangements and Exhibitions, 

 who will allow no one else to be present." There was some call 

 to have this rule enforced this year but the committee was 

 never asked to vote on it. This was at one time in force and 

 it has many advantages but it is hard on those exhibitors 

 who have to spend all the time until 2.15 getting their exhibits 

 out and have business to attend after the exhibition is open 

 and there are others that find time to run in between 2 and 3 

 that could not get in later, so I trust it will not be necessary to 

 enforce this rule, and think if it was changed to read, "Between 



