TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY, 



WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1873. 



DURING the winter of 1872-3, at several meetings of 

 the Essex Institute, the matter of the proper celebration 

 of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Society was dis- 

 cussed, and as the outcome of these deliberations, the 

 matter was put into the hands of a committee, with full 

 powers. The committee consisted of H. Wheatland, A. 

 C. Goodell, Jr., Wm. Sutton, F. W. Putnam, D. B. 

 Hagar, A. H. Johnson, John Robinson, James O. Safford, 

 E. S. Atwood, E. C. Bolles, G. D. Phippen, Joshua 

 Coit, George M. Whipple, Caleb Cooke, Wm. Neilson. 



The various sub-committees were chosen as follows : 



On Invitations, A. C. Goodell, Jr., E. S. Atwood, D. 

 B. Hagar, H. Wheatland, E. C. Bolles. 



On Finance, William Neilson, J. O. Safford, A. C. 

 Goodell, Jr., H. Wheatland. 



On .Decorations, John Robinson, C. Cooke. 



On Banquet, A. C. Goodell, Jr., E. S. Atwood, A. H. 

 Johnson, D. B. Hagar, G. M. Whipple. 



On Printing, F. W. Putnam, J. O. Safford, Henry 

 Wheatland. 



Weekly meetings of the committee, for the comparison 

 of views and the perfecting of plans, were held at the 

 houses of various members, and arrangements were finally 

 made for a literary festival and banquet at Plummer Hall 

 on the evening of March 5, 1873. Invitations were sent 

 to various gentlemen of high literary and scientific repute, 

 and tickets were issued to members and their friends at 

 five dollars each. 



About seven o'clock the members and invited guests 



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