14 bulletin of the essex institute. 



Auditor's Report. 



Salem, May 17, 1897. 



Your auditor respectfully reports that he has examined 

 (on May 15, 1897) the securities detailed in the treas- 

 urer's report and finds them to agree with the schedule by 

 him presented herewith. 



By the treasurer's annual report of receipts and expen- 

 ditures, the books of account appear to be properly and 

 systematically kept, and the usual vouchers fil^d. 



H. M. Batchelder, 



Auditor. 



Lectures and Meetings. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, June 15, 1896. — The 

 President spoke of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the 

 founding of the Essex Historical Society which would 

 occur in September next and of the fiftieth anniversary of 

 the Essex Institute which would occur in two years and 

 hoped that notice would be taken of both of these events. 



He also referred to the probable loss to our Society of 

 Prof. D. B. Hagar, who was soon to remove from town. 



Monday, June 22, 1896. — A meeting of the Direc- 

 tors was held at the rooms this afternoon at 3 o'clock. 

 The President called attention to the seventy-fifth anni- 

 versary of the old Essex Historical Society, which occurs 

 this year, and suggested that notice should be taken of 

 this event by the Society. It was voted that the matter 

 be referred to the Executive Committee with full powers. 



