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Hall, September 10, 11, and 12, 1909, subject to expenses of lighting 

 and service. 



A communication from T. D. Hatfield, Chairman of the Com- 

 mittee on Plants and Flowers, was presented asking for an additional 

 appropriation for gratuities to be expended at the summer exhibi- 

 tions of the present year. On motion of iSIr. Farquhar it was voted 

 that a sum not exceeding $750.00 be appropriated for gratuities 

 and other awards to be made by the Committee on Plants and 

 Flowers during the remainder of the current year. 



The following named persons wei'e duly elected to membership 

 in the Society: 



Herbert W. Blanchard of Concord, proposed by Wilfrid Wheeler. 

 Charles Stewart Forbes of Boston, proposed by John T. Morse, Jr. 

 John Torrey Morse, 3d of Needham, proposed by John T. Morse, 

 Jr. 



James Marlborough of Topsfield, proposed by John G. Jack. 



May 29. A communication from Mr. Hill was presented 

 acknowledging with thanks the action of the Board at the previous 

 meeting in relation to his offer of resignation as a member of the 

 Board. 



A communication was also presented from Mr. Hill in relation 

 to the suit for damages brought against the contractors of the 

 Society's building for furnishing stone of an inferior quality. Mr. 

 Hill advised a settlement of the case and asked the authority of the 

 Board of Trustees to do so. 



After some discussion of the matter it was voted, on motion of 

 Mr. Estabrook, that Mr. Hill's suggestions be acceded to and that 

 he be given full power to arrange a settlement of the suit. 



Mr. Farquhar, in behalf of the committee appointed April 3, 

 1909, to consider the matter of an appropriation for the New Eng- 

 land Fruit Show, reported that inasmuch as the Society was to give 

 the use of its building for that exhibition and also to merge with it 

 its own schedule of prizes for its October Fruit Exhibition, further 

 contributions were inadvisable. The report of this committee was 

 accepted. 



Mr. Hunnewell, in behalf of the committee appointed February 

 5, 1909, to consider the proposition made by the Mount Auburn 



