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Emmerton, of Salem, and John S. Allanson, of Marblehead, 

 nominated at a previous meeting were duly elected Resi- 

 dent Members. 



FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. Special meeting. 

 The President, A. Hnntington, in the chair. 



The president stated that the object of our assembling 

 this evening was to take some suitable notice of the re- 

 cent sudden decease of our late associate member GEORGE 

 ATKINSON WARD, of Salem. Mr Ward was one of the 

 original members and very active in the organization of 

 the Essex Historical Society. He removed to New York 

 in 1823 to engage in business in that metropolis. He 

 returned to Salem, in November last to spend the remainder 

 of his life among the scenes and friends of his youth ; 

 since that time he has renewed his -interest in the doings 

 of the Institute and by his zeal and industry has largely 

 contributed to its success. 



Rev. George W. Briggs moved that a committee be 

 appointed to prepare resolutions and a memoir to be 

 presented at some future meetings, accompanying the 

 same with appropriate remarks. 



Francis Peabody, in seconding the motion, alluded prin- 

 cipally to Mr. Ward's previous residence in Salem, his 

 interest in the Institute and in all measures conducive to 

 the intellectual and moral culture of his native place. 



Rev. George D. Wildes stated that his acquaintance 

 with Mr Ward was recent, but during that time he had 

 seen much of him both in his walks and in visits to his 

 home, and bore testimony to his worth and character as a 

 citizen and a friend. 



A. C. Goodell Jr. followed in remarks of a similar 

 import and suggested that the committee consider the 

 propriety of providing a portrait of Mr. Ward to be 

 placed in the rooms of the Institute. 



