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a motion by Ex-President AValcott, that a Special Committee l)e 

 appointed to consider tlie subject of compensation of committees. 

 The hitter motion was carried, and tlie chair ai)pointed as the 

 Committee, Joseph H. AVoodford, Henry P. Walcott, and Charles 

 II. B. Breck. 



On motion of E. W. "Wood, it was voted to invite the State 

 Board of Agriculture to hold its Annual Meeting, in December 

 next, in the City of Boston ; and to offer the free use of the 

 Society's Halls for that purpose, and that the Secretar}^ communi- 

 cate this invitation to the Board of Agriculture. 



On motion of Charles N. Brackett, the Chair appointed Mr. 

 Brackett, Varnum Frost, and Charles F. Curtis a Committee to 

 prepare a memorial of the late "Warren Heustis. 



On motion of Charles N. Brackett, the Chair appointed Mr. 

 Brackett, Joseph H. Woodford, and E. W. "Wood a Committee to 

 nominate a candidate to fill the vacancy in the Committee on 

 Vegetables, caused by the death of Mr. Heustis. 



On motion of I. Gilbert Bobbins, it was voted that tlie President 

 appoint a committee of seven members, to revise the Constitution 

 and By-Laws of the Society. The President stated that he would 

 repoi't the Committee at the next meeting of the Society. 



O. B. Hadwen, Chairman of the Committee on Publication and 

 Discussion, announced that the Schedule of Prizes and Programme 

 of Meetings for Discussion were ready, and that a copy would be 

 mailed to every member of the Society ; also that the first of the 

 Meetings for Discussion would be held on the next Saturday, 

 when H. E. Van Deman, Pomologist to the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, would speak on the work of his Division. 



Adjourned to Saturday, January 10. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, January 10, 1891. 



An adjourned meeting of the Society was holden at eleven 

 o'clock, the President, "William H. Spooxer, in the chair. 



