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BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, November 14, 1874. 



An adjourned meeting of the society was holden at 11 o'clock. 

 President Strong in the chair. 



The secretary announced an existing vacancy in the list of vice- 

 presidents, caused by the election of Francis Parkman to the pres- 

 idency. 



Voted, That the secretary be ordered to give notice, according 

 to the by-laws, of a special election to fill the vacancy, to be holden 

 on Saturday, December 5, 1874. 



Voted, That a committee of five be appointed by the chair to 

 consider the expediency of petitioning the legislature for the enact- 

 ment of a statute for the protection of orchards against the rav- 

 ages of insects. 



The chair appointed Robert Manning, Edward S. Rand, Jr., 

 Benjamin G. Smith, John B. Moore and William H. Spooner as 

 that committee. 



Lewis Hill, of Cambridge, 

 F. W. Masters, of Watertown, 

 were elected to membership. 



Adjourned to Saturday, December 5. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, December 5, 1874. 



An adjourned meeting was holden at 11 o'clock, President 

 Strong in the chair. 



The special election ordered for to-day, to fill the vacancy on the 

 board of vice-presidents, resulted in the choice of Charles O. 

 Wnitmore. 



