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cultural Society of the State of Wisconsin ; and that they also present the names 

 of jjersons suitable to fill the various offices of the said Society. 



The Chairman appointed as such Committee, Messrs. Henry Johnson, of 

 Kenosha; Adam E. Ray, of Walwoi-th; Erastus W. Drury, of Fond du Lac; 

 Timothy Burns, of La Crosse ; Chauncey Abbott, Abram Ogden, and Royal 

 Buck, of Dane. 



On motion of Erastus W. Drury, Esq., the meeting adjourned to meet at 

 the same place, on Wednesday, March 12th, 1851, at seven o'clock P.M. 



WILLIAM F. TOMPKINS, 

 Albert C. Ingham, Chaihnail. 



Secretary. 



Wednesday, March 12th, 1851. 



Pursuant to adjom-nment the Meeting was called to order. The Chair being 

 taken by Hon. William F. Tompkins, Chairman of the last meeting. 



The minutes of the last Meeting having been read and approved, Hon. Henry 

 Johnson, from the Committee previously appointed on that subject, reported the 

 following Constitution, which being read was taken up, article by article, and 

 adopted. — (See Constitution page 1.) 



The Committee further i-eported the names of individuals suitable to fill the 

 various Ofiices of the Society, whereupon they were severally unanimously 

 elected, as follows : 



President. 

 Erastus W. Drury, Esq. of Fond du Lac. 



Vice-Presidents. 

 First Congressional District, Roswell C. Otis, Esq. of Kenosha. 

 Second « « Hon. Henry M. Billings, of Iowa. 



Third « « Hon. William F. Tompkins, of Rock. 



Recording Secretary — Albert C. Ingham, Esq. of Dane. 

 Corresponding Secretary — Royal Buck, Esq. of Dane. 

 Treasurer — Hon. Chauncey Abbott, of Dane. 



Additional Members of the Executive Committee. 



Hon. Henry Johnson^ of Kenosha. Hon. Andrew Palmer, of Rock. 

 Hon. Adam E. Ray, of Walworth. Hon. John H. Rountree, of Grant. 

 Hoti. Timothy Burns, of La Crosse. 



