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Woorl, a Committee to receive, assort, and count the votes given 

 and report the number. 



Tlie polls wore opened at ten minutes past eleven o'clock, and 

 it wns voted that they remain open one hour and that the check 

 list be used. 



Tlie Amendment to the Constitution and By-Laws which 

 received a majority of votes at the July meeting and was then 

 entered on the records, came up for final action, and was dis- 

 cussed by Leverett M. Cliase, E. W. Wood, Robert INIanning, 

 Benjamin G. Smith, Edward L. Beard, Joseph 11. Woodford, 

 Willi:im II. Spooner, and O. B. Iladwen. 



Mr. Manning moved that the words " residing in this State," 

 be stricken from the [iroposed amendment. 



Charles F. Curtis moved that competition be open to all 

 persons except for the prizes for strawberries and grapes. The 

 question was taken first on this amendment and it was defeated. 



The question was next taken on the amendment proposed by 

 Mr. Manning, and it was carried. 



The question was tiicn tnken on the adoption of the amendment 

 to the Constitution and By-Laws as modified, and two-thirds of 

 the members present having voted in favor of its adoption, it was 

 declared b}- the Presiilent to be adopted as a part of the Consti- 

 tution and By Laws, as follows: 



In place of the wonls " Prizes or gratuities may be awarded 

 to any person" in the first line of Section XXXIII, read ''Prizes 

 ma}' be awarded to any member of the Society and gratuities may 

 be awarded to any person." 



On motion of Leverett M. Chase it was voted that a microscope 

 be purchased for the use of the Socict}'. 



Tlie following named persons, having been recommended by 

 the Executive Committee for membership in the Society, were, on 

 ballot, duly elected : 



JosErii H. White, of Brookline. 

 Geoisge IIknky Ikying, of Newton. 

 John M. Way, of Roxbur>'. 

 Daviu II. CooLiDGE, Jr., of Boston. 



