MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, ACTING 

 FOK THE BOAKD. 



Boston, Jan. 23, 1906. 

 The executive committee met at the ofiice of the secretary 

 in Boston this day at 11 o'clock a.m., a majority of the mem- 

 bers being present. 



The chairman read the call for the meeting, also an opin- 

 ion from the Attorney-General, as the object of the meeting 

 was the consideration of the protest of Mr. A. C. Stoddard 

 against the seating of Mr. O. E. Bradway, the delegate 

 certified as elected from the Eastern Hampden Agricultural 

 Society. 



A hearing on the matter was held, participated in by Sec- 

 retary Chandler of the society, Mr. W. M. Tucker, IVIr. 

 Stoddard, Mr. Bradway and others, when the hearing was 

 closed, and the committee — 



Voted, That, taking into account the calls for the annual 

 meeting of the Eastern Hampden Agricultural Society for 

 dates of Dec. 4, 1905, and Jan. 3, 1906, it is the opinion of 

 the executive committee of the State Board of Agriculture 

 that both meetings were illegally called, and that there was 

 no legal election of a delegate from said societj^ to said 

 Board. ^ 



Voted, To excuse the societies delinquent in making re- 

 quired returns. 



In April the credential of Mr. George W. Trull of Tewks- 

 bury, chosen hy the Middlesex North Agricultm-al Society 

 as successor to Henry S. Perham, deceased, was accepted by 

 the executive committee, and he was assigned to the com- 

 mittee on institutes and public meetings. 



' On Feb. 3, 1906, the Eastern Hampden Agricultural Society held a legal 

 meeting, and unanimoiisly elected Mr. O. E. Bradway as tlieir delegate to the 

 State Board of Agriculture for the term of three years. 



