SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING. i6i 



jMr. C. S. Phelps: Air. President, your coininittce is 

 ready to report, and in behalf of the committee, I desire to sub- 

 mit the following list of names as nominations for the various 

 officers of this Society : 



For President — J. II. Putnam, of Litchfield. 



For Vice-President — Elijah Rogers, of Southington. 



For Secretary — H. C. C. Miles, of Milford. 



For Treasurer — Orrin Gilbert, of Middletown. 



For County Vice-Presidents — Hartford, Stancliffe Hale of 

 South Glastonbury ; Fairfield, John C. Jackson, of Xorwalk ; 

 Middlesex, Charles E. Lyman of Middlefield ; Windham, Ever- 

 ett E. Brown of Pomfret; Neiv Haven, Norman S. I^latt of 

 New Haven; Litchfield, Charles L. Gold of West Lnrnwall ; 

 A'cw London, Charles A. Gray of Norwich; Tolland, Clarence 

 H. Savage of Mansfield. 



On motion of Mr. Fenn it was voted to accept the report 

 of the committee and that the Secretary be instructed to cast 

 one ballot for the list of officers as presented. 



The Secretary cast the ballot, and the following list of 

 officers was declared elected for the ensuing year. 



President — J. H. Putnam, Litchfield. 



Vice-President — E. Rogers, Southington. 



Secretary— Yi. C. C. Miles, Milford. 



Treasurer — Orrin Gilbert, Middletown. 



County Vice-Presidents — Hartford, Stanclifif Hale of 

 South Glastonbury ; Nezv Haven, N. S. Piatt of New Haven ; 

 Fairfield, J. C. Jackson of Norwalk ; Litchfield, C. L. (lold of 

 West Cornwall ; Middlesex, Charles E. Lyman of Middlefield ; 

 Neiv London, Charles A. Gray of Norwich; Windluun, E. E. 

 Brown of Pomfret Center ; Tolland, C. PI. Savage of Storrs. 



President Putnam tiien addressed the convention, express- 

 ing his thanks for the reelection, but declining to serve as I'res- 

 idcnt another year, exjilaining that other duties and his lousi- 

 ness arrangements would jorevent him giving the work the 

 atlcntion it should have. 



