Rev. Daniel Dorchester of Salem, Michael H'. Reynolds, and Wm. 

 Litchman of Marblehead, were elected Resident Members. 



Regular meeting held Monday, May 17. President in the Chair. 



D. Webster King of Boston, and Rev. George Batchelor of Salem, 

 were elected Resident Members. 



Field meeting at Wakefield, Thursday, June 10, 1869. The first 

 Field Meeting the present season, was held in the pleasant town of 

 Wakefield; the natural scenery is fine, the several ponds affording 

 a most attractive feature, while the hills and valleys and plains form 

 an agreeable variety to the landscape. Lake Quannapowit, whose 

 southern shore is near the centre of the town, is about a mile long 

 and half as wide, and its waters float many pleasure boats in great 

 demand by lovers of fishing and sailing, and on its shores are 

 many groves and beautiful residences. Smith's Pond in the south 

 part of the town is of smaller dimensions, but possesses many inter- 

 esting features. Cowdrey's Hill and Hart's Hill are among the highest 

 elevations in the town, from which extensive and lovely views are 

 obtained. The day proved auspicious, and a large number of mem- 

 bers and friends were in attendance ; the major portion left Salem at 

 10 A. M., while the others assembled from the various cities and 

 towns in the immediate vicinity. On the arrival of the train from Sa- 

 lem at the Water street crossing, the company left the cars, and were 

 cordially welcomed by Edward Mansfield, Esq,, in behalf of the peo- 

 ple of Wakefield. An invitation from Cyrus Wakefield, Esq., to visit 

 his Rattan Factory was accepted, and to most of the company it was 

 a novel sight, exciting astonishment at the magnitude of the estab- 

 lishment, and admiration at the ingenious machinery and skilful oper- 

 atives, and more than all at the exquisite beauty of the carpetings, 

 chairs, baskets, canes, and many other useful and ornamental articles 

 which are there manufactured exclusively of rattan. By the polite 

 attention of Messrs. Trow and Carter, the various processes were 

 explained to the visitors, by which the raw material is converted into 

 the beautifully finished articles. The matting has the appearance of 

 the finest Coir, while the baskets, chairs and settees, are of every de- 

 sirable shape, and soma&f them of most beautiful finish ; children's 

 carriages, cradles, cribs, tc., etc., of great beauty; walking sticks of 

 various patterns and colors; and innumerable articles, which most 

 people had supposed to be made of other materials, were found 

 among the every day products of this establishment, every part of 

 the rattan being utilized to the fullest extent. 



The party then proceeded to the Town Hall, and there forming into 

 smaller groups, departed on different explorations, as inclination dic- 

 tated, the naturalists to Lake Quannapowit in quest of specimens; 

 the antiquarian to the old records and other objects of historical 



