ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE YEAR 1917. 



The Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 for the year 1917 was held at Horticultural Hall, Boston, on Satur- 

 day, November 17, at twelve o'clock, noon, with Vice President, 

 Nathaniel T. Kidder, in the chair. 



The Secretary announced that the meeting was called in accord- 

 ance with the requirements of the By-laws of the Society for the 

 purpose of electing a President, a Vice President, four Trustees, 

 a Nominating Committee, and a Delegate to the State Board of 

 Agriculture for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of such 

 other business as might be legally presented. ^ 



The President appointed E. B. Wilder, J. A. Crosby, and W. P. 

 Rich a committee to receive, assort, and count the ballots, and 

 report the number, and declared the polls open, to remain open 

 until three o'clock. 



The record of the preceding meeting of the Society was read by 

 the Secretary and duly approved. 



Vice President Kidder stated that in compliance with the provi- 

 sions of Section IX. of the By-laws the Board of Trustees had made 

 an appropriation of S4500.00 for prizes and gratuities for the year 

 1918. 



A recess until three o'clock was declared when the ballot com- 

 mittee made report as follows: 



Whole number of ballots cast 20, all of which were for the regular 

 nominees. 



Vice President Kidder announced that the following list of 

 officers had been duly elected for the year 1918: 



President Richard M. Saltonstall 



Vice President Charles S. Sargent 



(for two years) 

 Trustees Thomas Allen 



(for three years) Walter Hunnewell 



Charles W. Moseley 

 Thomas Roland 



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