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Stedman Buttrick of Concord, proposed by A. F. Estabrook, 

 Samuel Carr of Boston, proposed by A. F. Estabrook, 

 Arthur S. Johnson of Boston, proposed by A. F. Estabrook, 

 Wallace L. Pierce of Boston, proposed by A. F. Estabrook, 

 Mrs. Ida F. Estabrook of Boston, proposed by A. F. Estabrook, 

 Wm. Allan Riggs of Jamaica Plain, proposed by J. K. M. L. 

 Farcjuhar. 



February 4. The following vote was adopted: 



The INIassachusetts Horticultural Society hereby authorizes 

 Arthur Dehon Hill to act on its behalf as legislative counsel at 

 the present session of the Legislature of Massachusetts in all 

 matters pertaining to a certain bill entitled "An Act Relative to 

 the Choosing of the Treasurer and Secretary of the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society." 



INIr. Hunnewell stated that complaint had been made that the 

 library room was insufficiently heated and presented suggestions 

 from the heating contractors concerning a remedy. It was voted 

 to refer the matter to a committee of three to investigate and report 

 at the next meeting of the Board. The Chairman appointed as the 

 committee Messrs. Farquhar, Pettigrew, and Spooner, and it was 

 voted to add Mr. Hunnewell to the number. 



It was voted also that the same committee be requested to inves- 

 tigate the cost of the electric lighting of the building. 



The following named candidates were elected to membership in 

 the Society: 



William J. Hoyt of Manchester, X. H., proposed by A. F. Estabrook, 

 Frank A. Day of Newton, proposed by A. F. Estabrook, 

 Henry B. Day of West Newton, proposed by A. F. Estabrook, 

 Thomas P. Beal of Boston, proposed by A. F. Estabrook, 

 Miss Susan White Hardy of Boston, proposed by A. F. Estabrook,. 

 James J. Storrow of Boston, proposed by A. F. Estabrook, 

 Gardiner M. Lane of Boston, proposed by A. F. Estabrook, 

 Mrs. Susan E. French of North Easton, proposed by A. F. Esta- 

 brook, 

 David Loring of Boston, proposed by A. F. Estabrook, 

 James Stuart of Brookline, proposed by James Wheeler. 



