The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-07

lots Tor president. Wnlle lney were
doing so Herbert A. Jones took the
floor and proceeded to make his attack
on the committee on arrangements and
exhibitions. He claimed that at the
exhibitions of the society this commit
tee was not on hand to arrange the
entries and that the result was unfair
as we'll as uncomfortable for the eX-
hibitors. Mr. Jones said he made the
complaint as the next to the largest ex-
hibitoT in the society. He intimated
that the committees liked free dinners
better than their duties.
Members of the society say that Mr..
Jones' allegations have some founda-
ton in fact, but he took the wrong
time and the wrong method in which
to make them. AT least this was whGt
President Hadwen thought when he
tried to call the speaker to order. Mr.
Jones is somewhat deaf and it took
several resounding whacks Of the gave
to cause him to subside.
1t was stated after the meeting that
it had been his intention to offer a
motion to the effect that every intend
ing exhibitor should send in his entry
to the secretary by 10 o'clock on the
morning Of exhibition day, and that by
this method space could be apportioned
out in an equable and satisfactory
manner While Mr.. Jones had some of
the truth of the case on his side, 1t is
hardly thought that the trouble would
be wholly done away with had he Sc
cured the adoption of this plan.
The vote for president was then talk
en- Mr. Hadwen was unanimously re-
elected, 70 ballots being cast. He made
a short speech, acknowledging the
honor.
He then appointed this committee to
bring in a list of nominations for
vice-presidents and trustees: Elliott
Moore, A. J, Marble, George c. Rice,
Henry E. Rich and S. E. Fisher. The
vote for secretary was then taken and
resulted in 70 ballots being cast, all for
Adm A Hixon. That he should re-
ceive more votes than President Had
wen is accounted for by the fact that
a number of members had come in
since the first vote was taken.
DR.. George E. Francis here stated
that he was not a candidate for re-
election on the committees of library
and publication, nomenclature, or for
vice president He also resigned from
the committee on finance on which he
had another year to serve. DR.. Fran
els gave no reasons for his wishes but
his action was not unexpected. His re-
quests were granted.
To save time it was moved that the
committee on elections cast one ballot
for Treasurer Nathaniel Paine, but Mr..
Paine doubted the legality of this and
insisted upon being elected by ballot.
He received At out of the 40 votes cast.
1t was moved and seconded
that the secretary cast one
ballot for the list of vice-presidents and
trustees as reported by the committee
on nominations. S. H. Record opposed
the motion, but it prevailed George
C. Rice was nominated for vice presi-
dent, instead of Dr. Francis. The list
elected was as follows:-
Vice presidents: Stephen Salisbury,
Calvin L. Hartshorn and George Cal
vim Rice
Trustees: George Gruikshanks, Lun-
enburg; o. B. Wyman, Shrewsbury;
Charles e. Parker, Holden Frederick
A. Blake, Rochdale; David L. Fiske,
Grafton; Henry B. Watts, Leicester;
W. U. Maynard, Shrewsbury; Edward
A. Bartlett, Shrewsbury; Simeon e.
King, Millbury; F.. M. Bruce, Leomin-
ster; George McWilliams, Whitinsville;
Henry l.. Parker, Henry Woodward
John B. BoWker. B. w. Potter, Frank
]. Kinney, Alden Rice, Arthur r.
Hartshorn, George f. Hoar, Louis ].
Kendall, William O'Connell, Charles
Greenwood Arthur ]. Marble Samuel
Flagg, Edward Hall. H. F. A. Lange,
Il Icu H. OudllUCIldlIls w Illdll j..
Wood, Henry e. Rich, Edward L.
Davis, Henry Reed, Henry Phelps,
Frederick c.. Stiles, John Midgley,
Stillman H. Record, Simon E. Fisher,
Lewis A. Peters. William J. Wheeler,
J. Lewis Ellsworth, Frederick B. Ma
daus. Mrs. John H. Goes, Mrs. T. l..
Nelson, Mrs. Thomas Ward Mrs, F..
H. Mortified, W. D. Ross and H. Ward
Moore. all of Worcester.
member of the finance committee for a
term Of three years. He had 40 Of the
81 votes cast.
Calvin L. Hartshorn and Arthur j,
Marble were placed in nomination
as candidates to succeed DR.. George
e. Francis, resigned, on the finance
committee. Mr. Hartshorn won by
vote of 26 out of a total of 81. Mr.. Mar
BILE had % votes and three were blanks.
Calvin S. Hartshorn presented the
subject of the San Jose scale for the
consideration of the meeting He said
that the pest was spreading rapidly in
some parts of the city and urged that
the society take some means to stop it.
The Roger A. Abbott orchard on May
Street is the one most badly affected.
Mr. Abbott died last spring and Mrs.
Abbott cannot take measures to eradi-
cate the plague. She is ready, however,
to allow the orchard to be cut down
and burned if the society win bear the
expense. He moved that Charles
Greenwood, James Draper and Henry
f. Rice be appointed a committee to
take charge of the work of extermina-
ton Mr.. Hartshorn and President
Hadwen were also put on the commit
tee The sum of 800 was appropriated
for the work.
This ended the annual meeting and
the trustees then went into session.
Secretary Hixon read his report Of the
last meeting which contained a brief
account Of the troubles of the COM
mittee in charge of refrescoing the
hall. The committee was divided upon
the question whether the panels in the
hall should be retained or painted over
until the addition of President Hadwen
who made a majority in favor of re-
tanning them.
DIR. Francis was one of the members
of the committee who wanted the pan
els painted over.
Fred A Blake was elected to take
DR.. Francis place on the committee
on library and publication.
The other members are A. A. Hixon
and Joseph Jackson.
DIR. Francis's place on the committee
on nomenclature was given to Henry
E. Kenney, the other members being
o. B. Hadwen, A. H. Lange. A. j. Mar
BILE, George McWilliams, Herbert R.
Kinney and Charles Greenwood
When the matter of election of the
committee on arrangements and exhi-
billions came UP. Arthur J. Marble
made some objections to the way in
which the present committee had per-
formed its duties. He said there had
been exhibitions at which not a mem
Der of the committee had been on hand
to look after the arrangements Of the
exhibits. George c. Rice defended the