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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS 



For the 29th Annual Exhibition. 



BY F. LYMAN" WINSHIP, CHAIBMAN. 



The Annual Exhibition was held in the Boston Music Hall, September 

 22d, 23d, 24th and 25th, and although not as successful in a pecuniary 

 point of view as might have been desired, yet the standard of excellence 

 in the various productions was not inferior to the previous exhibitions. 



A detailed account of the contributions having been included in the 

 Reports of the several Committees, it seems unnecessary to recapitulate. 



The account of Receipts and Disbursements is as follows : — 



Total amount of Disbursements, .... $2,382 68 



Amount received from sale of tickets, . . $1,372 50 



Balance paid from the treasury, . . 1,010 18 



#2,382 68 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY, 



For the Year 1857. 



BY C. M. HOVEY, CHAIRMAN. 



The Committee on the Library beg leave to submit their Report : — 

 During the year past only a limited number of books have been added, 

 the principal being continuations of former works. The publications of the 

 year have neither been numerous nor of remarkable interest, and your Com- 

 mittee, though they would see additions made of several valuable books, 

 have not thought it, in the present state of the Society's funds, expedient to 

 purchase. At some future time, when better rooms may be possessed for 

 the accommodation of a good Library, they would then hope to greatly 

 increase and add to the Society's excellent collection. 



With these remarks, and the wishes of the Committee that the usual 

 sum of $150 be appropriated for the coming year, their report is respectfully 

 submitted. 



