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The following substitute for the amendment offered by the 

 Executive Committee was offered by Joseph H. AYoodford and 

 seconded by George W. Warren : — 



In the last clause of Section 1, which now reads " provided, 

 however, that no person shall be eligible to the office of President 

 unless he shall have been a member for the three years preced- 

 ing," strike out the word "the" before "office" and insert 

 " any," and strike out the words "of President," so that the 

 clause shall read : — 



" Provided, however, that no person shall be eligible to any 

 office unless he shall have been a member for the three years 

 preceding." • 



The question was taken on the substitute offered by Mr Wood- 

 ford, and it, having been read twice, was bv a unanimous vote 

 ordered to be entered on the records, to lie over for considera- 

 tion at the quarterly meeting in October. 



The Executive Committee further recommended that the Com- 

 mittee of Arrangements be authorized to hire Music Hall for the 

 Exhibition of Plants and Flowers, August 19-22, which recom- 

 mendation was unanimously adopted. 



The following named persons, having been recommended by the 

 Executive Committee for membership in the Society, were on 

 ballot duly elected. 



William Wallace Luxt, of Hingham. 

 James Rankin, of Dorchester. 

 Charles V. Whittex, of Dorchester. 

 W. Henry White, of Lowell. 



Adjourned to Saturday, August 2, 1890. 



BUSINP:SS MEETING. 



Saturday, August 2, 1890. 

 An adjourned meeting of the Society was holden at eleven 

 o'clock, ihe President, William H. Spoonek, in the chair. 



Ex-President William C. Strong presented, with some appro- 

 priate remarks, the following memorial of the late Patrick Barryj 

 and moved its adoption. 



