EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING 79 



Officers for i8gg 



President J. H. HALE, South Glastonbury 



Vice-President J. H. MERRIMAN, New Britain 



Seeretary H. C. C. MILES, Milford 



Treasurer R. A. MOORE, Kensington 



County Vice-Presidents 



Hartford County W. H. Mansfield, West Hartford 



New Haven County Dennis Fenn, Milford 



Fairfield County S. B. Wakeman, Saugatuck 



Litchfield County C. I. Allen, Pequabuck 



Tolland County George Webster, Rockville 



Windham County Lucien Bass, Windham 



New London County L. P. Smith, Lebanon 



Middlesex County G. S. Butler, Cromwell 



On motion, it was voted to accept the report of the 

 committee and instruct the Secretary to cast a ballot for 

 the list, as named by the committee. 



Mr. Hale declined to serve as President for another 

 year, but after consultation, the following resolution, pre- 

 sented by Mr. Fenn, was adopted : 



Resolved, That from and after 1899 no President of the 

 Connecticut Pomological Society shall hold office for a 

 period of more than two years in succession. 



In a response to a general desire. President Hale now 

 consented to serve for one more year, much to the gratifi- 

 cation of all present. The above list of officers was then 

 declared elected. 



The following resolution was offered by John B. Smith, 

 and after some discussion, was passed by the Society : 



Whereas, A more definite and accurate knowledge of 

 the conditions for profitable apple orcharding in Connecti- 

 cut is greatly to be desired ; and 



Whereas, A knowledge of the best results that have 

 been secured and the methods that have won them is so 

 essential to progress ; therefore 



Resolved, That the President of this Society appoint 

 and announce at this annual meeting a committee, of 

 which the present Secretary of the State Board of Agri- 

 culture shall be chairman. The duties of said committee 

 shall be to devise and put in operation a system of pre- 



