ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE YEAR 1911. 



The Annual Meeting of the Society for the year 1911 was held at 

 Horticultural Hall, Boston, on Saturday, November 18, at twelve 

 o'clock. In the absence of the President and Vice-Presidents 

 Nathaniel T. Kidder, by vote of the meeting, was elected to preside. 



Mr. Kidder, in calling the meeting to order, stated that it was 

 held in accordance with the requirement of the By-laws for the 

 election of officers for the ensuing year and for the transaction of 

 such other business as might be legally presented; and that a 

 printed notice of the meeting had been mailed to the address of 

 every member of the Society as it appeared upon the records of the 

 Secretary. He appointed Edward B. Wilder, J. Allen Crosby, 

 and William P. Rich, a committee to receive, assort, and count the 

 ballots, and to report the number, and declared the polls open, to 

 remain open until four o'clock. 



On motion of Mr. Crosby it was voted to dispense with the 

 reading of the record of the last meeting of the Society. 



The Chairman announced that the Board of Trustees had made 

 an appropriation of $6000.00 for prizes and gratuities for the year 

 1912. 



On recommendation of the Trustees M. Emile Lemoine of Nancy, 

 France, was elected a Corresponding Member of the Society. 



A communication from the Secretary of the State Board of 

 Agriculture was read by the Secretary calling attention to the 

 public winter meeting of the Board to be held at Barre, Massa- 

 chusetts, December 5, 6, and 7 next. 



Edwin L. Lewis of Taunton addressed the meeting on the subject 

 of alleged violation of the rules of the Society by the exhibition of 

 products not grown by the exhibitor. He also complained of 

 unfair treatment at recent exhibitions. It was voted that the 

 statements of Mr. Lewis be referred to the Committee on Prizes 

 and Exhibitions. 



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