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President. 

 MARSHALL P. WILDER, of the Norfolk Society. 



YiCE Presidents. 



JOHN C. GR\Y, . 

 LEVI LINCOLN, . 

 JOHN VV. PROCTOR, 

 E. R. HOAR, . . . 

 MORGAN LEWIS, . 

 SETH SPRAGUE, . 

 J. H. W. PAGE, . . 



WILLIAM CLARK, 



JEREMIAH MAYO, 

 JOSIAH HOOKER, 

 GILBERT MONSON, 

 ALFRED BAKER, . 

 HENRY W. CUSHMAN, 

 GEORGE DENNY, . . 



of the State Society. 



" Worcester Society. 



" Essex Society. 



" Middlesex Society. 



" Berkshire Society. 



" Plymouth Society. 



" Bristol Society. 



( Hampshire, Hampden and 

 I Franklin Society. 



" Barnstable Society. 



" Hampden Society. 



" HousATONTC Society. 



" East Hampshire Society. 



" Franklin Society. 



" Westborough Society. 



Secretaries. 



E. K. WHITAKER, of Needham, 



E. L. KEYES, of Dedham, 



WILLIAM S. LINCOLN, of Worcester, 



SAMUEL A. DEAN, of Taunton. 



The blessing of Heaven was invoked upon the convention 

 by Rev, Mr. Huntington, of Boston. 



The President, in his opening remarks, said : 



It may, perhaps, be expected that your presiding officer 

 should propose business for the convention. There are many 

 subjects which may be introduced, and which, in the opinion 

 of the chair, require attetjtion ; but the suggestion of them 

 will more properly emanate from a business committee, who 

 may be charged with the duty of presenting such topics as are 

 deemed most important. 



It may not, however, be improper, in this stage of proceed- 

 ing, to allude briefly to a few points which may be deemed 

 worthy of consideration. 



Among these may be named, 



1. The expediency of so arranging the annual exhibitions 



