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land, were duly elected Resident Members ; Abraham J. 

 Stanley, Samuel Carlen, John Mackie, C. W. Richardson, 

 W. C. Moulton, Charles Baker, J. M. Rice, Miss Annie 

 Tread well, Mrs. Mary Doyle, Mrs. Chas. Hoffman, Charles 

 Sewall, Thomas P. Newhall, Robert McCloy, James Tref- 

 fren, Fred. Porter, W. D. Northend, Julian A. Fogg, J. S. 

 Cross, Andrew H. Lord, Charles Osgood, Mrs. D. A. Neal, 

 all of Salem; S. S. McKenzie, of Topsfield; A. W. Bruce, 

 of Marblehead ; Wilbur F. Newhall, John W. Newhall, 

 Harmon Hall, James S. Oliver, John Westwood, and Miss 

 Charlotte M. Hawkes, of East Saugus. 



Wednesday, July 27. Field meeting at North Beverly. 



A small company of those most actively interested 

 repaired to the neighborhood of Wenham Pond in the 

 morning, taking the early train as far as the little village 

 of North Beverly. These spent the forenoon in various 

 rambles in the vicinity and being joined by a large addi- 

 tional force from Lynn, Salem, and other places, at about 3 

 P. M. the regular meeting was organized on the westerly 

 margin of the pond under a clump of venerable pines on 

 the grounds of Richard P. Waters Esq. Vice President, 

 A. C. Goodell Jr., took the chair and made a few remarks, 

 explanatory of the objects of the Institute. 



After the reading of the records of the last Field 

 meeting, and the announcement of donations to the Li- 

 brary and Cabinets, letters were read from the following ; 



Trustees of Boston Public Library, acknowledging receipt of publications; 

 W. F. Newhall, of East Saugus ; A. W. Bruce, of Marblehead ; D. C. 

 Haskell, J. F. Walden and Mrs. J. H. Silsbee, of Salem, accepting membership ; 

 R. M. Piper, of Nahant ; S. Barden, of Rockport, and AVm. Lafavor, of 

 Salem, on business matters. 



Robert S. Rantoul, of Salem, read an extended essay on 

 the History and Uses of Wenham Pond. In his remarks 

 he spoke of the remarkable purity of its water ; its per- 

 manency of level ; the enormous crops of ice taken from it 



