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recent excursion to the Isles of Shoals arc hereby pre- 

 sented to John A. Poor, Esq., of the "Oceanic" on Star 

 Island, for his kindness in inviting the party to land at 

 the island, and also for his various acts of courtesy shown 

 to the excursionists during their stay. 



Messrs. John M. Hagar of Salem and C. W. Kempton 

 of Newburyport, were elected resident members. 

 Adjourned. 



Field Meeting at Concord, Tuesday, July 27, 1875. 



The third field meeting of the present season was held 

 at Concord, this da}^ having been postponed from Friday 

 on account of the rain. More than two hundred and 

 fifty persons attended from Salem and vicinity, the unus- 

 ually large number, eager to proceed to such an unwonted 

 distance, evinced a lively continuation of the patriotic 

 interest in this historic old town inspired by the events 

 of the 19th of April, 1775, and freshly awakened by the 

 commemoration of the present year. 



An unfortunate delay in the arrival of the Btuigor 

 train at Salem diminished even the limited time of the 

 stay at Concord, but the misfortune w^as partially reme- 

 died by the promptness of the Fitchburg Railroad ofiicials 

 in furnishing a special train to the excursionists immedi- 

 ately upon their arrival in Boston. , 



On reaching Concord the company rendezvoused at the 

 elegant and unique Public Library building, the noble 

 gift to the town from one of its citizens, Mr. AVilliam 

 Munroe. It stands on a triangular plat at the junction 

 of two streets and is a successful adaptation of the pic- 

 turesque features of medireval architecture to the require- 

 liients and mode of construction of the present day. 



