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eration of the young and enthusiastic. It might reason- 

 ably be supposed that for the credit of Salem if for no 

 other reason, the young would come forward and beg to 

 assist in the work of the Institute. 



On the 9th day of January last, a committee, consist- 

 ing of Mayor Rantoul, Ross Turner, D. B. Hagar, David 

 M. Little, W. S. Nevins, Francis H. Lee, John Robin- 

 son, Eben Putnam, Thomas F. Hunt and the secretary, 

 was chosen by the society to arrange for an exhibit of the 

 Institute at the great Exposition to be held in Chicago 

 next year. This committee has held several meetings 

 and has formulated a plan which when carried out will 

 ensure such a representation of the society at this Colum- 

 bian Exposition, as will redound to its credit, and also to 

 that of the city and county. The committee has ar- 

 ranged to have this exhibit placed in the main reception 

 room of the Massachusetts Building, and the committee 

 is empowered to form a general committee, which shall 

 take charge of the whole matter of raising the necessary 

 funds and attending to the numerous details which such 

 a work requires. The full report of this committee will 

 be presented to the society when plans are somewhat 

 farther arranged. 



A special committee consisting of Messrs. Turner, 

 Nevins and Morse was appointed on the llth day of last 

 January, to take charge of the Witchcraft meeting on the 

 29th of February, and as that meeting was only prelimi- 

 nary to the erecting of a Memorial to the victims of the 

 delusion, the committee will probably report at a meet- 

 ing of the society a plan looking towards the carrying out 

 of this idea to a successful termination. Much interest 

 has been shown in it especially by other historical societies 

 and students. 



During the month of November last, an exhibit of Water 



