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the present time. Immediately after the address the annual 

 dinner was served in the vestry of the South Church, 'after 

 which President Appleton called the assemblage to order, 

 and after a few brief remarks in relation to the Society 

 and its work, introduced Hon. Geo. V. L. Meyer, Hon. 

 William H. Moody, A. E. Wells, and others, all of whom 

 made pleasant and interesting remarks, and received a 

 grand ovation from those present. 



The entries in the several departments of the Fair for 

 1896 and 1895 are tabulated for comparison, as follows : — 



STOCK, IMPLEMENTS, ETC., ON SHOW GROUNDS. 



