The New York herald., 1871-12-12
THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY.

Meeting nj the Fifth Avenue Hotel Lass
Observation-Disclosures Of Omcers for the
Ensuing Year.
The New England Society held q meeting ut the
Fifth Avenue Hotel last evening, which was more
largely attended than any previous meeting held
during the last fifteen years. The occasion OF this
meeting was to prepare ticket for officers for the
next year. Heretofore 1t has been the invartabe
custom OF the officers Of the association to select
their own of1cers. This custom seems to have Gre
ated no inconsiderable amount OF III feeling on the
part OF many members and consequently change
was determined upon.
william N. Evarts was chosen to nll the position
OF chairman OF the meeting and Mr.. locke ". Win
chester was chosen secretary The committee 70
whom was accorded the duty OF nominating 0flcera
for the ensuing year reported that In view OF the
o. Inc M o. Inc last 81 ann
had decided to nominate onetnird OF the Board ex-
elusive OF the treasurer and secretary, OF new mem.
bers, and they recommended that this course should
be hereafter pursued annually by the Board. They
further reported that they had divided the nfteen
s5ssssser and ye Which VI ss
present ticket. The gentlemen so omitted are
+. q. CowdIn, s. II, Wales, 8: N. stebDlns, G. e.
drawn rewS aIu FL Bailey Charles s. Smith, W. a. PoSr
Joseph II. Choate and w. T. Blodgett-t was.recOm-
mended be omitted from the ticket OF 1878; aud
Borden, d. +. Appleton, W. A. Lee aud John q.
Ward-it was recommended be omitted from the
ticket OF 1854, and that thereafter the Ave mem
bers who represent the class who have been three
years In the Board be omitted from the ticket
OF the following year. at is Intended ana under
stood In the above classification that no case ID q
retiring member to be ren0minated until one year
from tie time OF service the Board has expired.n
The committee also recommended that the "con-
servative policy OF keeping the nomination OF ONT
GERS In the hands OF the board DO manta,ned.n
Before this report could be acted upon Governor
WOodford moved that committee OF seven be ap-
pointed by the chair TO prepare ticket.
on the part or many OF the gentlemen, chief among
whom were Frank T.. Howe, Mr.. Bailey. Mr.. Carter
and the mover OF the resolution. II was, however.
finally adopted almost unanimously, there being
but one dissenting voice. The CHAIR appointed 3
such committee Governor W0odf0rd. Thomas A.
Peabody, Avan p. Nan, George r Putnam, J. u.
Foster, Sinclair T0usey and Locke W. winchester:
A recess OF twenty minutes was now taken, AZ the
expiration OF which the committee came in and re-
ported the following, which was received with ap.
plause:-FOr President y. q. Cowden; First vlco
President Isaac II. BAILEY; Second Vice President.
s. II. wales; Counselors, William T. Blodgett, $. y.
Chittenden william ii. Lee and Charles :. Smith.
Assistant Councilmen-William II. Fogg, George
Cabot Ward, Daniel +. Appleton, Joseph w. Fisk.
Charles L. Tfnany, Parker Handy, Nathaniel HAY
den and James o. Carter.
For Treasurer, Luther B. Wyman; for secretary
After appointing committee OF nve TO have tine
ticket printed the meeting adjourned