Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-10-25
American Antiquarian Society.

The annua. meeting of the Antiquarian Society
in this city, was held on tuesday, at the hall of
the Society, the President, Hon. Stephen salisbu.
ry, presiding.
After the reading oil the record of the proceed
ings of the last stated meeting, which took place
in Boston, in April last, DR.. Shurtleffof Boston.
in behalf of his colleagues, read the annual report
of the Council This report contained practical
suggestions in relation to the arrangement of the
books and to the preparing and printing an index
catalogue of the same. When these are carried
out, as they undoubtedly will be- speedily, the
usefulness of the very valuable and interesting
collection OF books and manuscripts belonging to
the Society will have much more extended use
and beneficial influence
On motion of Gov. Lincoln, the report was ac-
cepted, and placed in the hands of the Council in
order to be printed.
The reports of the Librarian, Treasurer, and
Committee of Publication, were also read and dis.
posed of in the same manner,
Select Committee having been appointed at
the last meeting to consider the expediency of es
tabliShng publication fund by subscription, made
detailed report, which was received with mark .
ed satisfaction, and will evidently be successfulin
the production ofanew and eminently useful Sc
ries of volumes, devoted to archaeological re-.
searches and discoveries. The subscliptions tn
this fund already amount to four thousand dol.
lars' and scarcely any members of the Society.
out of the council, have been called upon. The
fund is to consist of six thousand dollars.
The following gentlemen were elected officers
for the ensuing year, Hon. Emory Washburn
having declined denomination as one of the
counsellors =
Pres'dent-Hon. Stephen Salisbury, Worces-
ter.
Vice Pres,deats-Rev William Jerks n n
Boston; Hon. Levi Lincoln, LII. D., Worcester
Council Hon. Isaac Davis, LII. D., Worces-
ter; George Liyermore, ESQ., Cambridge Ma
thaniel b; Shurtlef, NJ. d Boston; CHARLES
Folsom, Esq, Cambridge: Hon Ira NJ. Barton,
worcester Hon. Thomas Kinnicut, Worcester :
Hon. Pliny Merrick, LII. D., Boston; Hon. John
?. Bigelow, Boston Samuel F. Haven. ESQ,
Worcester Dwight Foster, Esq, Worcester.
Secretary Of Foreign CORRESPONDENTS
Sparks, LII. D., Cambridge.
Secretary Of Domestic Correspondence-Ho Hon,
benjamin r. Ihomas, LII. D., Worcester
Boston. A-"t''
LreaS"er-Samuel Jennison, Esq, Worcester
r CO",ne'ttee Of Ptbi'cation-Samuel F. Haven,
Esq, Worcester; Rev. Edward E. Hale, Boston
Charles Deane, Esq, Cambridge,
The Librarian of the Society is chosen by the
Council, at the first meeting of that body, and
will undoubtedly result in the unanimous re cleo
ton of Samuel F. Haven, Esq, who has so ac-
ceptably served in that capacity for several years
past
The following gentlemen having been re nomi-
mated by the Council, were balloted for and unan-
imously chosen, Fellows of the Society =
Rev. Andrew Peabody, Portsmouth; John Lo-
throp Motley, Esq, Boston Rev. Joseph Hun.
ter, London.
The business for which the Society was con-
vened, having been transacted, the meeting was
dissolved.