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for fringe, tape, etc. ; David Moore, Exer. Est. Miss I. T. Marston ; 

 Henry P. Ives; Mrs. Paul B. Liikeman of Ipswich, ancient lace frame; 

 Andrew K. Ober of Beverly, ancient horn spoon; Henry Wheatlaml ; 

 T. M. Proctor of Essex; W. P. Upham of Newtonville; Estate of Jas. 

 A. Ernmerton, picture of ship Francis of Salem, 24 log books, statu- 

 ette of Venus in plaster; Henry W. Putnam; Mrs. F. H. Lee, Chinese 

 paintings on rice paper; Kate T. Woods; Benjamin Barstow; Mrs. N. 

 O. Very; Jas. C. Casey; James Coffey ; H. K. Oliver, M. D. of Boston, 

 manuscript adiiress of Gen. Oliver at the 50th anniversary of the Salem 

 Lyceum ; James Manning; Essex County Teachers' Association ; Estate 

 of J. H. Duncan of Haverhill ; Miss Mary H. Stone ; Henry A. Chase ; J. 

 Linton Waters ; Willis H. Ropes ; Mrs C. K. Ireson, original stamp se;il 

 of the Salem mill dam ; estate of Sarah O. Russell ; N. A. Horton & Son ; 

 Dr. Geo. A. Perkins; Waldo Higginson of Boston, two framed photo- 

 graphs of Gov. Higginson and wife and Stephen Aynsworth and wife, 

 from paintings about the close of the seventeenth century; Geo. Up- 

 ton: Mrs. S. M. Trow of Ipswich; Miss Lucy P. Robinson, postage 

 stamp album and postage stamps; H. H. Moore of San Francisco, Cal. 



FINE ARTS. The committee on Fine Arts would report 

 the successful termination of a course of Chamber Concerts 

 given at Academy Hall under the direction of this Commit- 

 tee. No attempt was made as in former years to get sub- 

 scriptions from those who generally subscribe to Institute 

 entertainments through friendship for the society alone. It 

 was the wish of your Committee to discover, if possible, 

 whether there was such a demand for concerts of the char- 

 acter proposed as would warrant the Institute in undertak- 

 ing to provide them. Circulars were, therefore, sent to 

 all persons in Salem and vicinity known to be interested 

 in music, and a subscription paper was left at the store of 

 Mr. E. V. Emilio. The subscription amounted to $297, 

 this with a balance of $150, in the hands of the Committee 

 which could be utilized for the purpose, and the generous 

 offer of the Peabody Academy of Science, not only to share 

 a portion of the expenses of the Hall, but also to remit all 

 charges in case the concerts were not successful, encouraged 

 your Committee to proceed. 



