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Voled, That the thanks of the Society be tendered to the Port- 

 land Horticultural Society and the citizens of Portland, for their 

 generous cooperation and assistance during this exhibition. 



Fo^e(7,. That the thanks of tiie Society be tendered to the press 

 of the city for courtesies extended. 



Voled, That the thanks of the Society be tendered to the Boston 

 and Maine, Grand Trunk, Portland and Rochester and Portland 

 and Ogdensburg Railroads, Portland and Bangor and Lake Sebago 

 steamers, for reduction of fares to the exhibition. 



Voled, That the thanks of the Society be tendered to the mayor 

 and city government of Portland, for the facilities afforded for 

 holding this exhibition. 



An invitation was presented by the Portland Horticultural 

 Society to this Society to partake of a fruit supper at Reception 

 Hall on Friday evening, which was accepted. 



Adjourned to meet at Augusta on the third Tuesday of January 

 1875. 



The Fruit Supper.* 



"One of the most pleasant episodes of the exhibition was the 

 fruit supper tendered by the members of the Portland Horticul- 

 tural Society to the menibers of the Maine Pomological Society. 

 The tables were set in Reception Hall, and were loaded with a 

 profusion of the choicest fruits and flowers of the exhibition as 

 well as those contributed by the owners of the best gardens in the 

 city. There were one hundred and twenty-five plates laid upon 

 two tables running lengthwise of the hall, and one running across 

 the east end and extending to some distance beyond the others, 

 forming buttresses at the corners. 



At half-past eight the Portland Society and their guests took 

 seats about the tables. T. C. Ilersey, Esq., President of the Port- 

 land Society, called upon Hon, George T. Davis to preeide, who 

 on taking the chair called on Rev, J. A. Varney of North Vassal- 

 boro' to invoke the Divine blessing, after which Mr. Davis invited 

 those about the tables to partake of the fruit before them. A half 

 hour was devoted to this part of the programme. Mr. Davis then 

 rose, and as he did so the company collected towards the part of 

 the hall where he stood, to listen to one of the most eloquent, in- 

 structive and genial speeches it was ever our privilege to listen 



* CondeDfied from the reports published ia the Portland daily papers. 



