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Mr. W. W. Wheildon
spoke of re-erecting the Beacon Hill Monument, and at his request
his paper on the subject was referred to the Standing Committee.
Hon. T. T. Sawyer,
Treasurer of the Association, presented his Annual Report, which
was accepted by vote.
Upon the nomination of
the Standing Committee, the following were unanimously elected
Honorary Members of the Association:
The President, The Hon. Benjamin Harrison
Rear-Admiral, Lewis A. Kimberly
The following were
admitted Associate Members:
| William H.
Aspinwall |
|
Edwin B. Haskell |
| William H.
Badlam |
|
John C. Howe |
| Joel C. Bolan |
|
Edward J. Jones |
| Frank E. Bradish |
|
Edward A. Kelly |
| Wm. Clarence
Burrage |
|
Babson S. Ladd |
| John Capen |
|
Edward McDonald |
| Frederick B.
Carpenter |
|
William C.
Murray |
| Samuel Carr, Jr. |
|
Stephen W.
Phillips |
| Henry H.
Chandler |
|
William R.
Richards |
| William L. Chase |
|
Gedney K.
Richardson |
| Henry G. Clark |
|
Gorham Rogers |
| Horace Dodd |
|
Charles H.
Saunders |
| Jacob A. Dresser |
|
Charles W.
Sawyer |
| C. W. Ernst |
|
Nathaniel G.
Snelling |
| Horace N. Fisher |
|
George C.
Stearns |
| Charles H.
French |
|
Everett Torrey |
| Daniel D.
Gilbert |
|
Payson E. Tucker |
| Charles M. Green |
|
Levi L. Willcutt |
| Thomas N. Hart |
|
Edward H.
Williams |
The Chair appointed
Messrs. T. K. Lothrop, S. M. Crosby, J. B. Wilson, M. P. Kennard,
and G. H. Norcross, a committee to nominate officers for the year
1889-90.
The Committee reported
the list on page 12, which was unanimously elected by
ballot. (Ed. Note: The following is the list from page
12 referred here)
|
Officers |
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President
Frederic W. Lincoln
Vice
Presidents
The President
of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association,
ex officio. |
| J. Huntington Wolcott |
|
Samuel H. Russell |
| William W. Wheildon |
|
Abbott Lawrence |
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Directors |
| Thomas C. Amory |
|
John Homans |
| William S. Appleton |
|
James F. Hunnewell |
| William Aspinwall |
|
Amory A. Lawrence |
| Edward T. Barker |
|
Charles R. Lawrence |
| Joshua P. Bodfish |
|
Henry Lee |
| Osmyn Brewster |
|
James Russell Lowell |
| Francis Brooks |
|
Theodore Lyman |
| T. Qunicy Browne |
|
Henry Lyon |
| Samuel C. Cobb |
|
W. T. R. Marvin |
| Charles R. Codman |
|
Charles Merriam |
| Uriel H. Crocker |
|
Edward S. Moseley |
| Abram E. Cutter |
|
George B. Neal |
| James Dana |
|
Grenville H. Norcross |
| Franklin Darracott |
|
Oliver W. Peabody |
| Charles Deane |
|
Thomas H. Perkins |
| Charles Devens |
|
William G. Prescott |
| F. Gordon Dexter |
|
Alexander H. Rice |
| Henry H. Edes |
|
Leverett Saltonstall |
| William Everett |
|
Hiram S. Shurtleff |
| Charles F. Fairbanks |
|
Joseph B. Thomas |
| Henry K. Frothingham |
|
Henry Walker |
| Samuel A. Green |
|
Lucius H. Warren |
| Edward E. Hale |
|
Thomas J. Widden |
| George S. Hale |
|
Roger Wolcott |
|
Secretary |
|
Treasurer |
| Andrew C. Fearing, Jr. |
|
Timothy T. Sawyer |
Messrs. Abbott
Lawrence and Samuel H. Russell were appointed a committee to
escort the President-Elect to the chair.
Mr. Lincoln in
assuming the Chair, and before proceeding to the discharge of its
duties, expressed his thanks for the complimentary vote which had
placed him in the honorable position.
He had been gratified
that in the past he had been able to give some official service,
however inadequate, to the patriotic cause for which the
association was organized, the commemoration of the heroic deeds
of the revolutionary fathers; by this new favor of its members he
would still continue in the same grateful labor.
In recalling the names
of those who had preceded him in the office, he felt that his own
claims or merits seemed insignificant.
At the head of the
roll stands the name of Gov. John Brooks, of revolutionary
fame. Alike distinguished in the military and civil service
of his country, a similar parallel career is observed in the last
on the list,--our esteemed associate and friend, General or Judge
Devens, we do not know by which title to call him, as his gallant
deeds on the field of battle as well as his dignity and judicious
wisdom on the Bench, equally claim our admiration and respect.
He joined in the
unanimous regret that Mr. Devens had withdrawn from the
presidency, and that we shall no longer be furnished, as we have
been in the last four years with that expression of patriotic
sentiment which has been so appropriate to the day, and has given
a grace and significance to these Anniversary occasions.
Mr. Abbott Lawrence
said: --
Mr. President, I hold
in my hand some Resolutions which I shall presently beg leave to
offer. Before doing so, I wish to say a word of our honored
associate and friend, the retiring President of this
Association. We all recognize the conspicuous ability with
which he has filled that chair and the efficient service he has
rendered the Association in the discharge of his official
duties. We recall the pleasure with which we have listened
to his successive annual addresses, with their rich stores of
learning and their graceful and commanding eloquence. They
have not only largely added to the interest of these meetings, but
they have taken a place in the permanent literature of the
country. Nor can we fail to remember the constant zeal he
has shown in the direction of our affairs, and his efforts to
promote the prosperity and welfare of the Association.
Fortunately we shall
not altogether lose the counsels or the presence of Judge Devens,
as he has consented to remain with us on the Board of
Directors. Long may he live to enjoy the honors and to wear
the laurels he has so justly won; but to-day let us present him
our cordial salutations, with the assurance of our best wishes for
his health and happiness.
I move the following
Resolutions:--
Whereas, the Honorable
Charles Devens having declined a re-election as President of this
Association, after a continuous service of four years,--
Resolved, That this
Association deeply regrets the retirement of Judge Devens.
Resolved, That the
thanks of the Association be and they hereby are presented to
Judge Devens for the eminent services he has rendered it, for his
wise and timely counsels, for his patriotic and eloquent
addresses, and for the ability, uniform courtesy, and dignity with
which he has presided over its deliberations.
Resolved, That these
Resolutions be entered on the Records of the Association.
The Resolutions were
unanimously adopted.
Upon the passage of
the Resolutions, Mr. Devens briefly but cordially thanked the
Association for its generous appreciation of his services.
Voted, That the
Address and Proceedings be printed.
Adjourned.
A. C. Fearing, Jr.,
Secretary
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