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THE PRESIDENT referred briefly to the connection be- 

 tween Gloucester and Salem in their early history, and 

 said that this, town was of historical interest to many 

 present, in the fact that the early settlers at Salem came 

 first to Gloucester, and resided about two years before 

 taking up the more permanent abode with which they be- 

 came subsequently identified. He called upon Mr. 

 George D. Phippeu of Salem to speak upon 



THE FLOWERS COLLECTED. 



MR. PHIPPEN commenced by saying that he was re- 

 minded of a former officer of the Institute, who, when 

 called upon to speak on an occasion similar to this, com- 

 menced his remarks with the familiar quotation, " What 

 went ye out into the wilderness for to see ? " While we 

 may not designate this region by such an appellation, it 

 is always our desire on occasions like this to visit the 

 wildest locations of the neighborhood, in order that our 

 collections may be the more rich" and rare ; even a " reed 



