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house ; and to the Rev. W. Barrows ; the members of his 

 society; and other friends in Reading, for their kind atten- 

 tion to the members of the Institute during the day. 



After the singing of "America" by the choir and a bene- 

 diction by the Pastor, the meeting adjourned in time for 

 the cars for home, and all were well pleased with their 

 visit to the town and the hospitality of its inhabitants. 



At the depot, the signal master called the attention of a 

 number of the members to a pair of Blue Birds which had 

 built a nest in one of the signal balls, from which a piece 

 of the canvas had been torn. These birds, after raising 

 one brood of young, had made another nest, by the side of 

 the first, in which they had laid the eggs for a second brood. 

 The signal ball, in which the nests were made, was low- 

 ered and hoisted about fifty times a day. The birds fly- 

 ing out as soon as the ball commenced its descent, and, 

 alighting upon the fence near by, would wait patiently for 

 it to be hoisted again, when they would at once return to 

 their nest. 



MONDAY, JULY 17. Regular meeting. 

 Vice President Goodell in the chair. 



William E. Doggett, of Swampscott and Sarah B. En- 

 dicott, of Salem, were elected Resident Members. 



The Secretary stated that the portrait of Gov. John 

 Lsverett, which was sent, at the request of Leverett Sal- 

 tonstall Esq., to Mr. Howarth of Boston, to be cleaned and 

 restored, had been returned to the Institute in excellent 

 condition, without cost to the Society. 



On motion of Judge Waters, it was Voted : That a com- 

 mittee be appointed to tender to L. Saltonstall Esq., of 

 Newton, the sincere thanks of the Essex Institute for this 

 mark of his esteem and liberality in behalf of the Institute. 



Messrs. J. G. Waters, H. Wheatland and S. B. But- 

 trick were appointed on the committee. 



