ANNUAL MEETING. 



In accordance with the pro'\isions of Chapter IV. of the 

 by-laws, as amended by vote of the Board at the special 

 meeting at Greenfield, the Board met at the office of the 

 secretary, in Boston, on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1807, at 12 M., 

 it being the Tuesday preceding the second Wednesday of 

 January. In the absence of the Governor and First Vice- 

 president Gkinnell, the Board was called to order by the 

 second vice-president, Mr. Francis H. Appleton. 



Present: Messrs. F. H. Appleton, J. S. Appleton, Jr., 

 Avery, Blair, Bourne, Brewster, Bursley, Clark, Clemence, 

 Cook, Cruickshanks, Damon, Ellsworth, Gove, Harwood, 

 Hersey, Horton, Kilbourn, Lyman, Norton, Palmer, Pratt, 

 Raymond, Reed, Sargent, Sessions, Francis Shaw, N. W. 

 Shaw, Smith, Stetson, Taylor, Tucker and Wood. 



The records of the special meeting of the Board at Green- 

 field were read and approved. 



The executive committee, by Mr. Wood, chairman, re- 

 ported the list of qualified members of the Board for 1897. 

 The newly elected members are as follows : — 



At large, appointed by the Governor : — 



Sprague S. Stetson of Lakeville. 

 Elected by the societies : — 



Amesbury and Salisbury, F. W. Sargent of Aint'sbiiry. 



Ik'rkshire, Wesley B. Barton of Dalton. 



Blackstone Valley, Chas. E. Seagrave of Uxbridge. 



Eastern Hampden, O. P. Allen of Palmer. 



Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden, Edward E. Wood of 

 Northampton. 



Hingham, Edmund Hersey of Hingbam. 



Hoosac Valley, N. B. Baker of Savoy. 



Housatouic, Charles B. Benedict of Egremont. 



