Annual Meeting, Monday, May 21, lbb«. 



The unnuiil meeting was called to order this evening at 

 7.30 o'clock : the President in the chair. Records of the 

 kist annual meeting were read and approved. 



Reports of the Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, Libra- 

 rian, Curators and Committees were read and accepted and 

 ordered to be placed on file. 



On motion of Prof. E. S. Morse 



Voted that the thanks of the Institute be tendered to 

 Mr. William P. Upham, the Librarian, who has declined 

 being a candidate for re-election, for his faithful services 

 as Librarian for nineteen years. 



On motion of Mr. R. S. Rantoul 



Voted that the thanks of the Institute are due to Mr. 

 George D. Phippen, the Treasurer, for his hil)orious and 

 successful eflbrts in the interest of the Institute the past 

 year, and for his able and intelligible financial report. 



The report of Mr. T. F. Hunt, chairman of the com- 

 mittee on nominations, was read by the Secretary and ac- 

 cepted. 



Voted that the meeting proceed to the choice of offi- 

 cers for the ensuing year. Messrs. W. H. Gove and David 

 Coggin were appointed a committee to receive, assort and 

 count the votes. 



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