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The party found something to interest them in the gen- 

 eral characteristics here mentioned, and various groups 

 wandered forth in different directions, some in rambling 

 over the hills in search of flowers, in visiting the library 

 and the old burying ground ; a few went down the river 

 in boats to explore the shell heaps near the light-house 

 and in the marshes adjoining. 



Lunch was served in the town hall at half-past one, at 

 which the young ladies of the seminary kindly and grace- 

 fully volunteered their services. 



At 3 p. m. a meeting was held in the First Church. 

 President in the chair. 



In the absence of the Secretary, Mr. F. W. Putnam 

 was requested to act. Records read. 



The acting Secretary announced the following corres- 

 pondence : — 



From P. E. Abbot, Boston, May !>, 15; William P. Andrews, May 16; George L. 

 Balcom, Claremont, N. II., May 21; N. Uleaveland, Westport, Conn., March 24: 

 Henry B. Dawson, Morrisiana, X. Y.. Feb. 23; Samuel E. Dawson, Montreal. May 

 6; D. C Oilman. Oakland, Cal., May 21; Frank E. Hotehkiss. New Haven, Conn., 

 May 4, IS; Rufus King, New York. May 26; Thomas Morong, Ipswich. May 27; 

 William Neilson. May 15; William Northey, May 14; Ogden & Brooks. New York, 

 May 2G. 



The Librarian reported the following additions : — 



By Donation. 



ABBOT, Francis E., Boston: The Index for 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873. 4 vols, folio. 



Ai'i'i.irroN, W. S., Boston. Genealogy of the Appleton Family. Svo pamph. 

 Boston. 1^71. 



Brooks, W. G., Boston. Miscellaneous pamphlets, 14. 



Gilman, D. C., Oakland, Cal. Biennial Report of the Regents of the University 

 of California, 1872-73. Proceedings of the Agassiz Memorial -Meeting, Dec. 22, ls7;s, 

 at Mercantile Library Hall. Remarks of I'rof. D. C Gilman on Louis Agassiz as 

 a Teacher of Science in America. 



Greene, Sam'l A., Boston. Miscellaneous pamphlets, 23. 



Hunt, T. F: Christian Family Casket, 1846. Ivol.Svo. Family Circle, 1849. 1 

 vol. Svo. Miscellaneous volumes, 4. Overland Monthly, 47 numbers. Miscella- 

 neous pamphlets, 11. 



JOHNSON, Samuel. A Discourse delivered at the Parker Memorial Meeting 

 House, March 15, 1871, by donor. 



MASS. SocrETTOF the Cincinnati. Memorials of the. 17S3-1S73. By Francis 

 S.Drake. Ivol.Svo. Boston, 1S73. 



