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MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



On motion of Mr. Wilder, seconded by Mr. David R. Craig, 

 the following vote was adopted: 



That the matter of prizes and exhibitions be taken up at the 

 Inaugural Meeting for discussion and action. 



At three o'clock Vice President Kidder declared the polls closed 

 and Chairman Wilder of the ballot committee reported the result 

 of the voting as follows: 



Whole number of ballots cast 25. 



For President, Richard M. Saltonstall received 23. 



For Vice President, Nathaniel T. Kidder received 25. 



For Trustees, Ernest B. Dane, 24; Andrew W. Preston, 23; 

 Edwin S. Webster, 23; Stephen M. Weld, 22. 



For Nominating Committee, William Downs received 24; John 

 K. M. L. Farquhar, 24; Nathaniel T. Kidder, 24; Marcellus A. 

 Patten, 23; William Sim, 25. 



Vice President Kidder declared the following named persons to 

 be the duly elected officers of the Society for the year 1917: 



President 

 Vice President 



(for two years) 

 Trustees 



(for three years) 



Nominating Committee 



The meeting was then dissolved. 



Richard M. Saltonstall 

 Nathaniel T. Kidder 



Ernest B. Dane 

 Andrew W. Preston 

 Edwin S. Webster 

 Stephen M. Weld 

 William Downs 

 John K. M. L. Farquhar 

 Nathaniel T. Kidder 

 Marcellus A. Patten 

 William Sim 



William P. Rich, 



Secretary. 



