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Dr. Minot, from the Committee on Membership and Resignations, made a report, recommending that the following Fellows be placed on the retired list, having reached the age of sixty, and having paid their dues to the Society:

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It was voted that the next Annual Meeting be held in the City of Boston.

Dr. H. P. Wakefield, of Reading, from the Committee appointed at the last meeting to bring before the Legisla ture the subject of the admission of sick persons to the State Almshouses, made a report, to the effect that an act had been passed which would probably remedy the evils complained of. The report and act are on file.

On motion of Dr. F. Minot, of Boston, it was voted that a Committee of five Councillors be appointed by the Chair to take into consideration the subject of increasing the rate of the annual assessment, and to report at the next meeting of the Councillors.

The President subsequently appointed Drs. H. P. Wakefield of Reading, Francis Minot and C. E. Ware of Boston, Anson Hooker of East Cambridge, and H. C. Perkins of Newburyport, as this Committee.

Dr. Jarvis, of Dorchester, from the Committee on Nominations, reported the following list of officers, who were elected unanimously by ballot:

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Dr. J. Mason Warren offered the following Resolution on the death of Dr. W. E. Coale, and it was unanimously adopted. He said:

MR. PRESIDENT:

I rise briefly to recall the attention of the Councillors to the loss which our Society has recently sustained by the sudden death of its Corresponding Secretary and Anniversary Chairman.

In acknowledgment of his long and faithful services as an officer of this Society, of his refined literary tastes, and eminently genial nature, I would offer the following Resolution, to be placed on our records.

Resolved, That in the death of our respected colleague, Dr. WILLIAM EDWARD COALE, the Councillors of the Massachusetts Medical Society mourn the loss of one who was always ready to sustain its dignity, and to advocate its rights. Remarkable for the extent and accuracy of his memory, he was alike distinguished for his intimate acquaintance with the literature of the profession, and for his ready ingenuity in applying his knowledge to the varied exigencies of practice. A fluent writer and speaker, he contributed much to the interest and usefulness of our literary and scientific meetings, while his rare social gifts and uniform cheerfulness of disposition enlivened all our festive occasions, and lent a peculiar charm to even the briefest and most casual interview.

On motion of Dr. Chapin, of Winchester, it was voted that the Committee of Arrangements be requested to obtain, if possible, "commutation tickets on the railroads for the members of the Society who shall attend the meeting next year."

Adjourned at 9 o'clock.

C. D. HOMANS,
Recording Secretary.

Massachusetts Medical Society.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

ANNUAL

MEETING,

MAY 31, 1865.

THE Annual Meeting of the Society was held in the Common Council Chamber of Boston on Wednesday, May 31st, at 10 o'clock, A.M.

The President, Dr. A. A. GOULD, in the Chair.

The Secretary read the record of the previous meeting, and laid before the Society the record of the Councillors for the preceding year.

The names of those who have become Fellows since the last Annual Meeting, and of those Fellows who have died during the year, were read by the Secretary.

Fellows admitted since May 25th, 1864.

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Isaiah Hutchins,

Alvin Jenkins, .

George Whitefield Johnson,

Samuel Wood Langmaid,
David T. Lincoln,

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W. H. Lincoln,

Josiah Stickney Lombard,
Edward Greeley Loring, Jr.
Samuel J. McDougall,
John J. McSheehy,
Daniel Thurber Nelson,
Albert Lane Norris,
Charles L. Pierce,
Benjamin T. Prescott,
Marshall E. Simmons,
David F. Sinclair,
John Skinner,

F. P. Sprague
Charles Walter Swan,
J. C. Walker,
Joseph Webster,
Charles Henry White,
Jacob P. Whittemore,
Edward A. Whiston,
Robert Willard,
Alfred G. Williams,
John Warren Willis,
Edward Weston,

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The President stated that there were two subjects referred to the Society by the Councillors, which involved some changes in the By-Laws, and therefore necessitated an adjourned meeting of the Society.

The Secretary announced that the following gentlemen were present as Delegates from other State Societies, viz.: Drs. Hiram Corliss and A. L. Saunders, of the New York State Medical Society.

Drs. S. H. Pennington and R. M. Cooper, from the New Jersey State Medical Society.

Each of these gentlemen was introduced to the Society by the President, and made a few pleasant remarks.

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