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ensuing year. Messrs. William L. Welch, John H. 

 Sears and Frank Cousins were appointed by the chair to 

 distribute, collect, assort and count votes. This com- 

 mittee reported that the whole number of ballots cast 

 was 92. 



The ticket presented by the committee on nominations 

 was as follows : 



PRESIDENT: 

 ROBERT S. RANTOUL. 



VICE-PRESIDENTS : 

 Abneh C. Goodell, Jk., Edward S. Morse, 



Daniel B. Hag ah, Aldbn P. White. 



SECRETARY : TREASURER • 



Henry M. Brooks. William 0. Chapman. 



AUDITOR: 



LIBRARIAN : 



Henry M. Batchelder. Charles S. Osgood. 



COUNCIL : 



George H. Allen, s. Endicott Pkabody, 



William H. Goat:, David Pingrke, 



Thomas F. Hunt, Frederic W. Putnam, 



Francis H. Lee, Charles S. Rea, 



Richard C. Manning, George M. Whipple. 



Of the ninety-two ballots cast for President 



62 were for Roijert S. Rantoul, 

 15 " " Alden P. White, 

 13 " " AbnerC. Goodell, jr., 

 2 " " DeWitt S. Clark. 



Mr. Rantoul was therefore declared to be elected. 



The others nominated were nnunimously elected with 

 the exception of a few scattering votes among one or two 

 of the Vice-Presidents and one or two members of the 

 Council. 



