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The company's life was traced by Mr. Valentine from its 

 lirst camp on Winter Island (Camp Bertram) to the camp 

 at Lynnfield, thence on its march through Boston, New 

 York, Philadelphia and Perry ville, where steamers were 

 taken for Fortress Monroe. In January, 1862, the fleet 

 sailed, the land forces under Gen. Burnside, the naval 

 squadron under Commodore Goldsborough ; after a stormy 

 and perilous time at C&pe Hatteras, the troops landed at 

 Roanoke Island. The speaker described, in vivid lan- 

 guage, the engagements at this place, at Nevvberne, N. C, 

 at later fights at Kingstown, Whitehall and Goldsboro. 

 Ninety per cent of Co. F were Essex County men and 

 seventy per cent from Salem alone. 



Monday Evening, Jan. 28, 1895. — Dr. Richard Hodg- 

 don, of Boston, lectured in Plummer Hall on ''Unusual 

 Hypnotic States." The lecturer began by saying that 

 Hypnotism was the same as mesmerism, and mentioned 

 recent French experiments in hospitals, in attempting to 

 cure insanity and relieve mild delusions, Avhich had been 

 successful to a certain degree. He described the ditfer- 

 ent states of consciousness which could be induced in the 

 same persons at different times by the treatment — the 

 individuals maintaining :i concurrence of recollections and 

 sentiments in each of the several states, quite independent 

 of the other states, 



Monday Evening, Feb. 4, 1895. — Regular meeting in 

 the Library room. Mr. Frank Cousins gave an interest- 

 ing and instructive talk on "The Old Houses of Salem," 

 and events connected with them. 



Monday Evening, Feb. 11, 1895. — Dr. George A. 

 Dorsey, of Cambridge, lectured in Plummer Hall on 

 ** Peruvian Antiquities," illustrated with hmtern views. 



