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again from 1859 to 1866, nineteen years in all, during 

 ten of which he was chairman. Marshall P. Wilder 

 was a member of the committee for seventeen years, 

 from 1849 to 1858, and from 1860 to 1866, and for ten 

 years chairman. The present chairman, Charles O. 

 Whitmore, has been upon the committee for seven- 

 teen years, having been first chosen in 1862, and has 

 been at its head for the last twelve years. 



The first treasurer, Cheever Newhall, who lived to 

 the age of ninety years to rejoice in the prosperity of 

 the institution which he assisted in founding, served 

 from 1829 to 1833, and his successor, William Worth- 

 ington, from 1834 to 1837. The next treasurer was 

 Samuel Walker, from 1838 to 1848, when he was 

 elected president of the Society. He was succeeded by 

 Capt. Frederick W. Macondray, who had been in office 

 but about six months when he removed to California. 

 Capt. William E. Austin, the next treasurer, held the 

 office until the 2d of June 1866, when he resigned, 

 having served seventeen years. His successor, Edwin 

 W. Buswell, still continues in office. It will thus be 

 seen that the Society has had but six treasurers since 

 its foundation, and that the terms of office of three of 

 these, Messrs. Walker, Austin, and Buswell, aggregate 

 forty years, four-fifths of the time of the Society's exist- 

 ence. 



We cannot better conclude this outline of the finan- 

 cial history of the Society than with the hope that it 

 may always in the future have as able, faithful, and 

 devoted managers of these interests as it has had in 

 the past. 



