48 TRANSACTIONS, &.c. 



OFFICERS FOR 1853. 



The Annual Meeting for the choice of Officers, for the year 

 1853. was held at the Hall of the Society, on Wednesday, January 

 5, when the Society was organized as follows : 



PRESIDENT, 



STEPHEN SALISBURY, of Worcester. 



VICE PRESIDENTS, 



William T. Merrifield, of Worcester, 

 John C. Whitin, of Northbridge, 

 George T. Rice, of Worcester. 



Secretary — J. Henkv Hill, of Worcester. 



Treasurer — Fred. Wm. Paine, of Worcester. 



Librarian — Clarendon Harris, of Worcester. 



TRUSTEES. 



John Milton Earle, Worcester, , Geo. A. Dresser, Worcester, 



C. VV. Forbush, Grafton, D. Waldo Lincoln, Worcester, 



Isaac Davis, Worcester, \ Asa H. Waters, Alillbury, 



Wm. M. Bickford, Worcester, \ Harvey Dodge, Sutton, 



Wm. C. Capron, Uxbridge, | Job C. St me. Shrewsbury, 



Wm. Workman, Worcester, Samuel H. Colton, Worcester, 



Ans:^! Likin, Worcester, Thos. Bond, North Brookfield, 



Josep'i A. Denny, Leicester, i Joseph N. Bates, Barre, 



Leonard Burrage, Leominster, ; Emory Banister, Worcester, 



Geo. Jaques, Worcester, j Jonathan Forbush, Bolton. 



auditing committee, 

 Geo. T. Rice, Wm. M. Bickford. 



At a meeting of the Trustees, the same day, the following Con;i- 

 miltees were chosen, viz : 



Committee of Arrangements, — D. Waldo Lincoln, Wm. M. 

 Bickford, Geo. W. Richardson, Samuel H. Cclton, David S JVlcs- 

 singer, Chas. Paine, Sam'l Flagg, S. P. Champney, Jos. Lovell, Jr. 



Committee to have charge of the Hall, — Wm. M. Bick- 

 ford, Ansel Lakin, and D. VV aldo Lincoln. 



Cojimittee on Publications and Synonymes, — Edward E. 

 Hale, John Miltou Earle, and D. Waldo Lincoln. 



