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PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE 
From  Boston,  Massachusetts. — Thomas  Hollis,  Andrew  Geyer, 
and  Emery  Souther. 
From  Bennington,  Vermont. — S.  P.  Peck. 
From  St.  Johnsbury,  Vermont. — J.  C.  Bingham. 
From  Portland,  Maine. — H.  T.  Cummings,  M.  D. 
The  roll  being  now  called,  the  following  members  were  found  to 
be  present ;  and  those  who  had  not  already  signed  the  Constitution, 
proceeded  to  do  so  : 
Daniel  Henchman,     William  A.  Brewer,      S.  R.  Philbrick, 
Thomas  Restieaux,    Samuel  M.  Colcord,      T.  Larkin  Turner, 
Henry  W.  Lincoln,    Emery  Souther,  Andrew  Geyer, 
Thomas  Hollis,         H  T.  Cummings,  S.  P.  Peck, 
J.  C.  Bingham,         Henry  F.  Fish,  T.  B.  Merrick, 
Eugene  Dupuy,         Junius  Grid  ley,  Charles  Ellis, 
William  Procter,  Jr.,  Edward  Parrish,  Alexander  Duval, 
S.  M.  Zachrisson,      Joseph  Laidley,  C.  Augustus  Smith, 
Win.  B.  Chapman,    Thomas  H.  Barr,  C.  B.  Guthrie. 
On  motion,  a  Committee  was  selected  to  nominate  officers  for  the 
Association.  The  members  of  this  committee  were  appointed  by 
the  respective  delegations,  as  follows: 
Philadelphia,  W.  Procter,  Jr.  ;  New  York,  J.  Gridley  ;  Cincin- 
nati, W.  B.  Chapman;  Richmond,  S.  M.  Zachrisson;  and  Massa- 
chusetts, T.  Restieaux. 
On  motion  of  J.  Laidley,  the  chair  appointed  the*  following  addi- 
tional members  to  represent  the  undelegated  members  of  the  Asso- 
ciation :  J.  Laidley,  H.  F.  Fish,  and  E.  Dupuy.  After  a  recess,  the 
committee  reported  the  following  nominations  ; 
For  President. — William  A.  Brewer,  of  Massachusetts. 
For  Vice  Presidents. — George  D.  Coggeshall,  of  New  York  ; 
Alexander  Duval,  of  Virginia;  C.  B.  Guthrie,  of  Tennessee. 
For  Recording  Secretary. — Edwtard  Parrish,  of  Pennsylvania. 
For  Corresponding  Secretary. — William  B.  Chapman,  of  Ohio. 
For  Treasurer. — Alfhed  B.  Taylor,  of  Pennsylvania. 
For  Executive  Committee.  —  William  Procter,  Jr.,  of  Pennsyl- 
vania; Thomas  B.  Merrick,  of  New  York;  Joseph  Laidley,  of 
Virginia 
The  report  was  on  motion  accepted. 
A  motion  made  by  C.  Augustus  Smith,  that  the  officers  now 
nominated  be  declared  the  officers  of  the  Association  for  the  ensuing 
year,  was,  after  some  discussion,  negatived. 
It  was  resolved  to  proceed  to  ballot  separately  for  the  officers 
named. 
C.  El  is  and  C.  A.  Smith  were  appointed  tellers,  who,  after  the 
ballot,  reported  that  all  of  the  gentlemen  named  had  been  duly 
elected  to  the  several  offices  for  which  they  were  nominated. 
