ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE YEAR 1912. 



The Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 for the year 1912 was held at Horticultural Hall, Boston, on Satur- 

 day, November 16, at twelve o'clock, noon. 



President Parker occupied the chair and in calling the meeting 

 to order stated that it had been called in accordance with the re- 

 quirement 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. 



The President 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. He then declared the polls 

 open, to remain until four o'clock. 



The record of the previous meeting, that of January 6, 1912, was 

 read by the Secretary and approved by vote of the meeting. 



The President announced that the Board of Trustees had Noted 

 an appropriation of $6000.00, in addition to the income of the 

 special prize funds of the Society, for prizes and gratuities for the 

 year 1913. 



On recommendation of the Board of Trustees Mr. C. Harman 

 Payne of London was elected to corresponding membership in the 

 Society. 



A recess until four o'clock was declared by the President and 

 Edward B. Wilder was appointed as presiding officer for the re- 

 mainder of the meeting. 



During the recess an informal lunch was served in the loggia, 

 an innovation which met with the general approval of the mem- 

 bers present and afforded an opportunity for friendly greetings. 



At four o'clock Chairman Wilder declared the polls closed and 

 Mr. Crosby, on behalf of the ballot committee, announced the 

 result as follows : 



293 



