a very large attendance. After the dinner, President Geo. 

 V. L. Meyer called the assemblage to order, and after ap- 

 piopriate remarks for the occasion, called upon Rev. Dr. 

 J. M. Pullman of Lynn, ex-Presidents Appleton, Butler 

 and Ware, Capt. J. G. B. Adams and others, all of whom 

 added instruction and merriment to the occasion. 



REPORT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING. 



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

 body Institute at Peabody, Sept. 20, 1899. President 

 Meyer called the meeting to order at 9.45 a. m. 



The first business was to act upon an amendment to the 

 constitution of the society offered one year ago, and it was 

 voted to lay it upon the table by a unanimous vote. Mr. 

 Quint of Peabody made a motion, and it was seconded by 

 others, that the secretary cast one ballot for the present 

 officers of the society, and the following officers were 

 unanimously elected. 



PRESIDENT. 



George v. L. Meyer of Hamilton. 



VICE PKESIDENTS. 



James J. H. Gregory of Marblehead, 

 Horatio G. Herrick of Lawrence, 

 Asa T. Newhall of Lynn, 

 J. D. W. French of North Andover. 



SECRETARY. 



John M. Danforth of Lynnfield. 



After some further discussion upon matters pertaining 

 to the society, and a vote to keep the Fair open until Fri- 

 day night, the meeting adjourned. 



The entries in the several departments of the fair for 

 1898 and 1899 are tabulated for comparison as follows : 



