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motion of Mr. W. D. Northend, Vice-President A. C. 

 Goodell was added to the committee previously appointed. 



Rev. GEORGE D. WILDES, of New York, who, during 

 his rectorship of Grace Church in this city, was an active 

 member of the Institute, being present, by invitation from 

 the chair made some interesting remarks, informally ex- 

 pressing his pleasure at being present, once more, at one 

 of these meetings, after an absence of eleven years ; his 

 interest in the proposed celebration, and giving an account 

 of a recent visit to York Harbor, Maine, of which he men- 

 tioned some facts pertaining to its history. He brought 

 to the meeting the military journal of Gen. Abbott of 

 1779, reading some extracts from the same. It is now 

 owned by Mr. Frank Chase of Salem. Mr. Wildes also 

 alluded to his present place of residence, which is replete 

 with historic lore, noting especially some of the places 

 around which cluster many of the most important incidents 

 of the revolutionary period. 



Hon. WILLIAM D. NORTHEND mentioned several inci- 

 dents in the lives of some of the distinguished men who 

 have originated in the town of Newbury, which were sug- 

 gested by the remarks of the previous speaker. 



On motion of Mr. W. P. Upham : 



Voted, That the sincere thanks of the Institute be ten- 

 dered to Rev. Mr. Wildes for his interesting remarks this 

 evening. 



