168 THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 



September, 1891. He spoke of the place as a Mecca which 

 all Americans should visit at least once in their lives. 

 Lexington was formerly a part of Cambridge and was 

 made a town in 1713. Mr. Hines continued with an ex- 

 ceedingly interesting historical sketch of the scenes in 

 Lexington on the day of the battle, April" 19, 1775. 



NECROLOGY OF MEMBERS. 



AUGUSTUS S. BROWNE, son of Sewell and Abigail (Kim- 

 ball) Browne, was born in Seabrook, N. H., Mar. 2, 1834 ; 

 elected a member of the Essex Institute, Jan. 16, 1888, 

 and died in Salem, Jan. 25, 1892. 



BENJAMIN W. CROWNINSHIELD, son of Francis B. and 

 Sarah G. (Putnam) Crowninshield, was born in Boston, 

 Mar. 12, 1837 ; elected a member of the Essex Institute, 

 Feb. 6, 1888, and died in Rome, Italy, Jan. 16, 1892. 



RUFUS B. GIFFORD, son o*f Thomas and Sarah P. (Ravel) 

 Gifford, was born in Salem, Mar. 7, 1827 ; elected a mem- 

 ber of the Essex Institute, Oct. 20, 1873, and died in Sa- 

 lem, Apr. 3, 1892. 



NATHANIEL A. HORTON, son of Nathaniel and Martha 

 (Very) Horton, was born in Salem, Apr. 16, 1830; elect- 

 ed a member of the Essex Institute, June 11, 1852, and 

 died in Salem, Dec. 14, 1891. 



MRS. CATHERINE K. IRESON, widow of Samuel J. Ire- 

 son and daughter of James and Catherine (Russell) Kim- 

 ball, was born in Salem, Apr. 19, 1811 ; elected a member 

 of the Essex Institute, Dec. 6, 1886, and died in Salem, 

 Aug. 19, 1891. 



