FIRST BOARD OF OFFICERS. 61 



first meeting. In the absence of Mr. Lowell, who was 

 prevented from attendance by illness, Gen. William H. 

 Summer was chosen moderator. 



The committee appointed for the purpose of prepar- 

 ing a constitution and by-laws for the government of 

 the society made a report of their proceedings, which 

 was unanimously adopted. The constitution was drawn 

 up by Gen. Dearborn. 1 



At the same meeting, after the Constitution and 

 By-laws had been read and adopted, the Society was 

 organized by the choice of the following gentlemen as 

 officers : 



President. 

 HENRY A. S. DEARBORN, Roxbury. 



Vice-Presidents. 



ZEBEDEE COOK, Jun., Dorchester. ROBERT MANNING, Salem. 

 JOHN C. GRAY, Boston. ENOCH BARTLETT, Roxbury. 



Treasurer. 



CHEEVER NEWHALL, Boston. 



Corresponding Secretary. 

 JACOB BIGELOW, M.D., Boston. 



Recording Secretary. 

 ROBERT L. EMMONS, Boston. 



Councillors. 



John Heard, jun., Boston. Thomas Brewer, Roxbury. 



Samuel Downer, Dorchester. William Worthington, Dorchester. 

 J.W. Webster, ~NL.T>.) Cambridge. Aaron D. Williams, Roxbury. 

 Malthus A. Ward, M.D., Salem. Joseph G. Joy, Boston. 

 T. W. Harris, M.D., Milton. Oliver Fiske, Worcester. 

 Benjamin V. French, Boston. Samuel Ward, Roxbury. 

 J. M. Gourgas, Weston. L. M. Sargent, Boston. 



Thomas Nuttall, Cambridge. Joseph Curtis, Roxbury. 



1 Hovey's Magazine, Vol. XVIII. p. 235. 



