REPORT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING. 



The annual meeting of the society was held in the 

 Peabody Institute, at Peabody, Sept. 18, 1901. President 

 Appleton called the meeting to order at 9.35 o'clock. 



Upon motion of O. S. Butler, it was unanimously 

 voted that Wm. E. Nason of West Newbury cast one bal- 

 lot for the present officers of the society, as follows : 



FOR PRESIDENT. 



Francis H. Appleton, of Peabody. 



FOR VICE PRESIDENTS. 



J. J. H. Gregory, of Marblehead. 

 H. G. Herrick, of Lawrence. 

 Asa T. Newhall, of Lynn. 

 Sherman Nelson, of Georgetown. 



FOR SECRETARY. 



John M. Danforth, of Lynnfield. 



Voted : — To indefinitely postpone the amendment to 

 the constitution in relation to changing the time of hold- 

 ing the annual meeting of the society. 



Voted : — To accept and adopt the amendment to the 

 constitution, as recommended by a committee appointed 

 in 1899, in relation to the method of choosing Trustees 

 (namely, that the}^ be chosen at the annual meeting), the 

 same to take effect in 1902. 



Voted: — That the Treasurer of the societ^s upon the 

 approval of the President and Secretary, be authorized to 

 hire money, if necessary, upon his note as Treasurer of 

 the society, to meet any deficiency to pay the bills of the 

 society or the premiums awarded. 



The entries in the several departments of the fair for 

 1901, are tabulated for comparison as follows : 



