REPORT OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 145 



Hunnewell Treasurer of the Society with power to select his assist 

 ant; the appointment to date from January 15, 1907. 



On motion of Mr. Hill it was voted to appoint Mr. William P. 

 Rich Secretary and Librarian of the Society, Superintendent of the 

 Building, and assistant to the Treasurer; the last two appointments 

 to date from January 15, 1907. 



Mr. Hunnewell, Chairman of the Finance Committee, presented 

 a statement of the income and expenditures of the Society during 

 the past year. 



Mr. Craig spoke on the matter of the appropriations for prizes 

 for the year and suggested that additional prizes be secured through 

 special subscriptions. He had already the promise by several 

 interested members of the Society of additional prizes for the 

 Chrysanthemum Show and recommended that some action be 

 taken by the Board of Trustees to authorize and encourage further 

 subscriptions. 



Mr. Farquhar spoke in favor of the suggestions of Mr. Craig and 

 it was voted, on motion of Mr. Craig, that a committee of five be 

 appointed to attend to this matter. The President appointed as the 

 committee Messrs. Craig, Fe^kes, Farquhar, and Lawrence, to 

 whom was added the President, Mr. Weld. 



On motion of Mr. Pettigrew it was voted that a committee be 

 appointed to consider the advisability of opening the library one or 

 two nights in a week for the benefit of those unable to make use of 

 it during the present hoiu's, which are 9 to 5 week days. The 

 President appointed Messrs. Pettigrew and the Librarian as this 

 committee to report at the next meeting. 



Miss S. Myrta Abbott of Cambridge, proposed by Henry S. 

 Adams, and Everett P. Turner of Arlington, proposed by J. Wil- 

 lard Hill, were elected to membership in the Society. 



February 9. Communications from Henry N. Ridley and Miss 

 E. Willmott were read accepting their election to corresponding 

 membership in the Society. 



The President, as chairman of the special committee on the 

 improvement of the lecture hall of the Society's building, presented 

 a report with several suggestions on the subject. On motion of 



