No. 4.j ANNUAL MEETING. 211 



SECOND DAY. 



The Board was called to order by First Vice-President 

 Sessions, at 9.50 a.m. 



Present : Messrs. F. H. Appleton, J. S. Applcton, Avery, 

 Barrus, Barton, Benedict, Boise, Bradway, Brewster, Bursley, 

 Carpenter, Clark, Comins, Damon, Danforth, Ellsworth, 

 Gleason, Goodspeed, Howard, Jewett, Kilbourn, Lyman, 

 Pratt, Richardson, Sargent, Sessions, Spooner, Stockwell, 

 Thayer, Turner, Wellington and Whiting, and retiring mem- 

 bers Lloyd, Smith and Whitmore. 



The records of the first day were read and approved. 



The committee on agricultural societies, by JNIr. Kilbourn, 

 chairman, presented a written report, which was accepted. 



Voted, That the report be printed in pamphlet form, and 

 copies sent to the officers of the several societies. 



The committee on institutes, rules and legislation, by Mr. 

 Sargent, chairman, presented a set of amended by-laws, rules 

 and regulations, which was accepted and adopted. 



Election of officers being in order, the chairman declared 

 His Excellency W. Murray Crane president of the Board 

 (by a by-law of the Board the Governor of the Common- 

 wealth is ex officio president). 



Further elections by ballot resulted as follows : — 



First vice-president, Hon. Wm. R. Sessions of Springfield. 



Second vice-president, Augustus Pratt of North Middlebor- 

 ough. 



Secretary, Hon. J. W. Stockwell of Sutton. 



General agent of the Dairy Bureau, Geo. M. Whitaker of 

 Boston. 



Upon accepting the office to which he had been elected, 

 Mr. Stockvvell presented to the presiding officer and former 



