14 



Grand total 1773 entries from 30 out of 34 cities and 

 towns in Essex County against 2033 entries from 29 cities 

 and towns last year. Essex, Manchester, Nahant and 

 Salisbury did not have exhibits this year. 



The entries were : Amesbury, 40 ; Andover, 13 ; Beverly, 

 106 ; Boxford, 35 ; Danvers, 180 ; Georgetown, 1 ; Glou- 

 cester, 6; Gi'oveland, 13; Hamilton, 10; Ipswich, 6 

 Lawrence, 6 ; Lynn, 170 : Lynnfield, 8 ; Marblehead, 20 

 Merrimac, 8 ; Methuen, 1 ; Middleton, 14 ; Newbury, 31 

 Newburyport, 1 ; North Andover, 61 ; Peabody, 839 ; Rock- 

 port, 1; Rowley, 21; Salem, 119; Saugus, 1; Swamp- 

 scott, 15; Topsfield, 2 ; Wenham, 15 ; West Newbury, 5. 



REPORT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING. 



The annual meeting of the society was held in the Pea- 

 body Institute at Peabody, Sept. 21, 1898. President 

 Butler called the meeting to order at 9.30 o'clock, A. M., 

 and read the call. Col. J. D. Drew of Lawrence, made a 

 motion to proceed to elect the ofiQcers for the ensuing year 

 all on one ballot and after some discussion, it was so 

 voted. The result of the ballot was as follows : 



FOR PRESIDENT. 



Whole Number of Votes, 101 



Oliver S. Butler of Georgetown, had 20 



Frederic A. Russell of Methuen, had 28 



George V. L. Meyer, of Hamilton, had 53 



and the Hon. George V. L. Meyer was declared elected. 



FOR VICE PRESIDENTS. 



James J. H. Gregory of Marblehead, had 100 



Horatio G. Herrick of Lawrence, had "101 



Asa T. Newhall of Lynn, had 101 



J. D. W. French of North Andover, had 100 

 and were elected. 



