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3. Of Finance — Having charge of the receipt of such funds and 

 other contributions as may be forwarded or procured in Washington, 

 for the purposes of the meeting and for the publication of the 

 proceedings, papers, 8{C.: 



W. W. Corcoran, George W. Rijrjrs, Jr., Charles Hill, 



John D. Barclay, Dr. VVilliani Gunton, John T. Sullivan, 



F. H. Davidge, Dr. McClory, Dr. Wynne. 



4. Of Publication — Both during the continuance of the meeting 



and after it shall he closed : 



Peter Fores, Lieut. J. T. McLauorhlin, George Watterston, 



Dr. J. H. Causten, Jr., II. K. Randall, Walter Lenox, 



Silas H. Hill, B. B. French, John D. Wilson. 



5. Of Order and Proceeding generally — Res^ulatinsr the 



particular times of assembling and departure, procession from the 



Treasury, ^c: 



Alexander Hunter, Lieut. P. Kearney, M. St. Clair Clarke, 



Lieut. W. H. Emory, John W. Maury, William A. Bradley, 



Roger C. Weightman, Major Wm. Turnbull, John C. Harkness. 

 Capt. John S. Chauncey, 



6. Of Correspondence — Who will carry into effect all arrange- 

 ments, either during the peiiod of the meeting or afterivards, that 

 may be necessary to facilitate the receipt and correct annunciation 

 and preservation of the exercises which shall have been performed, 

 and information that may be received : 



Rev. Wra. Matthews, W. Q. Force, Rev. R. R. Gurley, 



Bayard Smith, Richard S. Coxe, Lieut. George Totten, 



John K. Townsend, J.U. McGuire, Francis Markoe, Jr. 



Among these were distributed the duties which appropriately be- 

 longed to them. Every effort also was made to provide for the 

 reception of those who had been invited. 



The fibrary hall of the Treasury Department was thrown open by the 

 Hon. John C. Spencer, for the use of the Institute during the Conven- 

 tion, and the use of the large Presbyterian Church in 4^ street, and of the 

 Unitarian Church, was granted for the purpose of the sessions. The 

 hall of the library contained a variety of objects of interest, and was used 

 during the whole period as a place of reunion and of rendezvous. The 

 press announced from day to day the order of proceedings. 



On the first of April the members and guests assembled, in con- 

 formity with public notices, at 10 o'clock, and, accompanied by a 

 band of music, moved in procession to the Church. 

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