234 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The President appointed E. P. Richardson, Elijah H. Luke, 

 and George Noyes additional delegates to the meeting of the 

 American Pomological Society' at Grand Rapids, Michigan, Sep- 

 tember 9-11. 



It was voted that, on account of the funeral of General Grant 

 occurring on Saturday, the 8th instant, the exhibition appointed 

 for that day be held on Friday, the 7th. 



The following named persons having been recommended by the 

 Executive Committee, were, on ballot, duly elected members of 

 the Society : 



William R. Cabot, of Brookline, 



Jj. W. GooDELL, of Amherst. 



Agreeably to the Constitution and By-Laws, the President ap- 

 pointed the following Committee to nominate suitable candidates 

 for the various offices of the Society for the ensuing year : 

 E. W. Wood, Chairman, John C. Hovey, Charles N. Brackett, 

 John G. Barker, C. H. B. Breck, George S. Harwood, F. L. 

 Harris. 



Adjourned to Saturday, September 5. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Satltedat, September 5, 1885. 

 An adjourned meeting of the Society was holden at 11 o'clock, 

 the President, John B. Moore, in the chair. 



E. W. Wood, Chairman of the Committee to nominate suitable 

 candidates for officers and standing committees for the next year, 

 reported a printed list, which was accepted. 



It was voted that the Committee be continued, and requested 

 to nominate candidates in place of any who might decline before 

 the election. 



Dr. Henry P. Walcott, Horace Eaton, Arthur W. Felton, Asa 

 Clement, Samuel H. Pierce, N. B. White, and Henry L. Parker, 

 were added to the delegates to the meeting of the American Pomo- 

 logical Society, at Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 9-11. 



