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250TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE
FOUNDING OF TAUNTON
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GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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PAGE PRATT MEMORIAL- LIBRARY, COHASSET, MASS.
QUARTER MILLENNIAL
CELEBRATION
OF THE
CITY OF TAUNTON,
MASSACHUSETTS,
FORT NUM
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 4 and 5,
1889.
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TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS : PUBLISHED BY THE CITY GOVERNMENT. 1889.
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CHARLES H. BUFFINGTON, TAUNTON.
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To the Honorable City Council of the City of Taunton :
The committee appointed to publish a History of the Cele- bration of the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of Taunton re- spectfully submit this volume as a result of their labors.
The initiatory proceedings relative to this celebration were commenced by the City Council in April, 1886, when a committee was appointed to confer with a delegation from the Old Colony Historical Society relative to deciding upon the year in which the celebration should take place. This committee reported in Octo- ber, recommending that the year 1889 be selected, that being the 250th year from the founding of Taunton according to the most reliable information obtained by the committee. This recommen- dation was adopted and the following year an order was passed, appointing the 4th and 5th of June as the days on which the cele- bration should be held.
In January, 1888, an order was adopted authorizing His Honor the Mayor, on behalf of the City, to petition the Legislature for leave to expend the sum of $5,000 in this celebration, which peti- tion was granted and in February, 1889, an order was passed by the City Council appropriating that amount for the above purpose.
A full and exhaustive account of the proceedings during the celebration will be found in the following pages.
We desire to express our full appreciation of the valuable ser- vices rendered by the committee on the part of the Old Colony Historical Society, Hon. Wm. E. Fuller, James H. Dean, Esq., and Rev. S. Hopkins Emery in collecting and preparing the matter for publication.
RICHARD HENRY HALL, Mayor, RIPLEY W. TOWNSEND,
EDWARD H. TEMPLE, E. CLARENCE HOLT,
CHARLES S. ANTHONY, ALDEN H. BLAKE,
EDWARD A. FAY.
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COMMITTEES APPOINTED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT : COMMITTEE 1886. Mayor RICHARD HENRY HALL. Aldermen.
DANIEL CAREY, HENRY W. COLBY. President GEORGE H. RHODES. Councilman JOHN H. ELDRIDGE.
COMMITTEE 1887. Mayor EVERETT D. GODFREY. Aldermen.
FRANCIS S. BABBITT, HENRY W. COLBY. President RIPLEY W. TOWNSEND. Councilmen.
CHARLES S. ANTHONY, E. CLARENCE HOLT, CRYSIS T. SCOTT.
COMMITTEE 1888. Mayor RICHARD HENRY HALL. Aldermen.
CHARLES S. ANTHONY, JOHN H. ELDRIDGE, President RIPLEY W. TOWNSEND. Councilmen.
E. CLARENCE HOLT, ALDEN H. BLAKE, EDWARD A. FAY.
COMMITTEE 1889. Mayor RICHARD HENRY HALL. Aldermen.
EDWARD H. TEMPLE, CHARLES S. ANTHONY, President RIPLEY W. TOWNSEND. Councilmen.
E. CLARENCE HOLT, ALDEN H. BLAKE, EDWARD A. FAY.
CITY GOVERNMENT, 1889.
Mayor. RICHARD HENRY HALL.
Aldermen.
EDWARD H. TEMPLE, Chairman.
EDWARD H. TEMPLE, BENJAMIN MORRIS,
CHARLES S. ANTHONY,
ARTHUR K. WILLIAMS,
A. GILBERT WILLIAMS, GEORGE N. ELMES,
G. ARTHUR LINCOLN, WILLIAM McAUSLAND,
EDWIN A. TETLOW, Clerk.
Common Council.
RIPLEY W. TOWNSEND, President.
HERBERT N. PIERCE, MARCUS A. DARY,
J. ALFRED MESSINGER,
ALBERT M. CLARK,
ALDEN H. BLAKE, JAMES H. LINCOLN,
E. CLARENCE HOLT, THOMAS F. HOYE,
JOHN T. FRANKS, FREDERICK V. BROWN,
WILLIS K. HODGMAN,
CHARLES L. JOHNSON,
WINTHROP A. ROBINSON,
GUSTAVUS T. FISHER,
EDWARD A. FAY,
FREDERICK E. AUSTIN, JOHN A. McDONALD, *DAVID JOHNSON, FREDERICK A. WALKER,
HENRY A. SHORT,
CHARLES E. MASON,
NOAH LEMAIRE,
JOHN C. FINN, GEORGE ELLAM,
JOSEPH R. TALLMAN, Clerk.
*Deceased.
NOTE OF COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION.
Charged with the care of preparing for publication the proceedings of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of Taunton, the committee wish, first of all, to express the general feeling of gratification in the favor with which the celebration was regarded by the thousands of visiting friends. Numerous letters have been received, congratulat- ing the city on the success of the first memorial occasion in its history.
The design of this publication is to reproduce and pre- serve on the printed page all which was said and done dur- ing these two memorable days, for the instruction and bene- fit of the coming generations. There is no attempt to go beyond these prescribed limits. It is hoped the book, such as it is, may suggest to some future historian a more com- plete account of the ancient Taunton, than has ever yet been produced.
SAMUEL HOPKINS EMERY, - Committee on WILLIAM EDDY FULLER, JAMES HENRY DEAN, Publication of Proceedings.
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE.
The first suggestion during the two centuries and a half of Taunton's distinct existence as a town and city of a suitable observance of the anniversary of its birth, occurred, so far as the records show, on this wise :-
TAUNTON, JULY 20, 1885.
At a meeting of the Old Colony Historical Society, Samuel Hopkins Emery offered the following Preamble and Resolution :-
WHEREAS, the time is near, when the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the most ancient towns of the Old Colony should be appropriately observed and whereas it is fitting that the Old Colony Historical Society should call attention to the observance and take the initiatory steps thereto, Therefore,
RESOLVED, That William E. Fuller, Henry Williams, Edmund H. Bennett, Timothy Gordon, Charles A. Reed, Edgar H. Reed and James H. Dean be a committee of the Society to consider the whole subject of such an observance and to report, as early as they may be able, the exact dates of the settlement and incorpora- tion of these towns and to recommend some form of com- memorating their beginning whether as settled or incorporated .*
*It was in the mind of the mover of this Resolution to communicate with the towns of the Old Colony which in their settlement antedated Taunton vix. Duxbury and Scituate, which he accordingly did, suggesting a suitable observance. Duxbury, at its annual meeting, April 4, 1887, voted to celebrate and fixed on the 17th of June, of that year as the day. Justin Winsor, whose parents were natives of the town delivered the historical address and Governors Long and Ames, President Boardman of the Senate, Speaker Noyes of the House, Secretary Peirce and other distingnished men honored the occasion with their presence and were heard at the Banquet. The observance of the day was a great success. This good example has been followed by other towns-by Sandwich and Yarmouth, Tuesday the 3d of September, 1889.
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After extended remarks from Mr. Emery and others, the Preamble and Resolution were unanimously adopted, an amendment being made thereto by adding the name of S. Hopkins Emery as chairman to the list of names pro- posed in the Resolution.
The first meeting of this committee was held in what was then Cedar Street Chapel, now Historical Hall, Oct. 3d, 1885. Present, the chairman, S. Hopkins Emery, Edmund H. Bennett, William E. Fuller, Henry Williams, Charles A. Reed, Edgar H. Reed. William E. Fuller was chosen secretary. It was voted, that some appropriate observance of the approaching 250th Anniversary of the settlement of Taunton be provided for. Further discussion followed, chiefly upon the question of time when the community of Cohannet first obtained recognition by the General Court at New Plymouth, as a corporate body, no distinct act of In- corporation having been found in the records of Plymouth Colony.
Committee adjourned to meet at the same place, Oct. IO.
At the adjourned meeting, Oct. 10, after considerable discussion, on motion of Edmund H. Bennett, it was voted, to report to the Society the recommendation that the City Government be requested to appoint a committee of confer- ence to consider the question not only of time but the whole subject of an observance, such as is contemplated.
At the quarterly meeting of the Old Colony Historical Society, held Oct. 20, such a report was made, its recom- mendation was adopted, the Society's committee continued with authority to act in concert with any committee the City Government might appoint.
So near the close of the city's municipal year, it did not seem best to call the attention of the City Government to the subject, and it was not till April 7, 1886, the committee of
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the Old Colony Historical Society passed the following vote :
That the City Government of Taunton be requested to appoint a committee of its own members to act in confer- ence with the committee heretofore appointed by the Old Colony Historical Society to take into consideration the mat- ter of celebrating the 250th Anniversary of Taunton and that the President be requested to lay the matter before the Mayor at the earliest opportunity.
This was accordingly done and soon after, the attention of the City Government was called to the subject and a committee of conference was appointed, consisting of the Mayor, R. Henry Hall, Aldermen Daniel Carey and Henry W. Colby, President George H. Rhodes of the Council and Councilman John H. Eldridge.
April 20, 1886, the first meeting of the Joint Com- mittee was held in the City Hall, Mayor Hall being in the chair. William E. Fuller was chosen secretary.
On motion of S. Hopkins Emery, it was unanimously voted, that in the opinion of this Joint Committee, it is desir- able to observe by appropriate ceremonies the 250th An- niversary of the founding of Taunton.
On motion of Edmund H. Bennett, and after much dis- cussion, it was voted, that, in the opinion of this committee, we should recommend the year 1889 as the time when such anniversary may be properly celebrated. No other business was transacted.
It being decided, notwithstanding the purchase and settlement of Taunton by the name of Cohannet, early as 1637, that it was best to defer the observance of the 250th Anniversary of its founding till such a time as it was repre- sented by deputies in the General Court at Plymouth, under the name of Taunton in 1639, no further meetings of the Joint Committee were held during the year 1886, only Oct,
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5th, to order a report to their respective constituencies, recommending that some day in 1889 be observed as the 250th Anniversary of the founding of Taunton.
Oct. II, 1886, William E. Fuller, secretary of the com- mittee of the Old Colony Historical Society, reported to the Society, when the committee was continued and made a permanent committee, with instructions to make further needed arrangements for the proposed celebration and with authority to fill vacancies, enlarge its number and appoint sub-committees for special service.
In 1887, the City Government was represented in the Joint Committee by Mayor Everett D. Godfrey, Aldermen Francis S. Babbitt, Henry W. Colby, President Ripley W. Townsend of the Council and Councilmen Charles S. Anthony, E. Clarence Holt and Crysis T. Scott.
The first meeting of the Joint Committee was held June 4th and S. Hopkins Emery was chosen secretary.
On motion of the secretary, the procedings of previous years on the subject of a celebration were ratified by this committee and accepted as authority for still further action toward the proposed observance of the founding of Taunton sometime in 1889.
On motion of Charles A. Reed, Mayor Hall, S. Hopkins Emery and James H. Dean were appointed a committee to name historic places in the territory of ancient Taunton and suggest suitable memorial tablets or inscriptions.
On motion of Alderman Babbitt, voted, that the Mayor be authorized to seek the co-operation of adjacent towns, which once formed a part of Taunton.
On suggestion of the Mayor, it was moved by President Townsend of the Council, seconded by Councilman Anthony, and voted, that the portion of this committee representing the Old Colony Historical Society be requested to suggest
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the name or names of one or more persons, in their judg- ment suitable to prepare an address or addresses on the occasion of the proposed celebration.
The committee did not meet again until Nov. 22, 1887, when the name of Edmund H. Bennett was suggested as the proper person to deliver the historical address and he was accordingly chosen.
The committee also fixed on Tuesday the 4th day of June, 1889, as the day for the celebration, not only as being in a pleasant season of the year, but, particularly as com- memorating the First General Assembly in Plymouth Colony, when towns for the first time sent deputies to Ply- mouth for legislative purposes, Taunton being one of the number.
The committee voted, to ask the City Council, to secure, if necessary, special legislation the coming winter, for authority to appropriate money for the purposes of the celebration.
In 1888, the City Government was represented in the Joint Committee by Mayor R. Henry Hall, Aldermen Charles S. Anthony, John H. Eldridge, Councilmen, Ripley W. Townsend, President, Alden H. Blake, Edward A. Fay and E. Clarence Holt.
The first meeting was held Jan. 18. The secretary of last year was reappointed and all former proceedings rati- fied. Five thousand dollars was the sum fixed upon to ask the Council for authority from the Legislature to appro- praite.
Edmund H. Bennett signified his acceptance of appoint- ment for the historical address.
It was voted to meet again soon, and secure so far as possible a representation from the Board of Selectmen of the six adjoining towns, Raynham, Berkley, Dighton, Nor-
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ton, Mansfield and Easton, for consultation and conference.
This meeting was held Feb. II, when the Mayor read the letter of invitation to the selectmen of the six adjoining towns to be present for consultation as to the proposed cele- bration. The town of Easton was represented by Messrs. Hiram Williams and Henry W. Heath. No other towns responded.
After a full consideration of the part which it was desired the six adjoining towns should take in this celebra- tion, on motion of the secretary, it was unanimously voted that the Joint Committee on the 250th Anniversary of the founding of Taunton hereby request the six adjoining towns, which once formed a part of Taunton, to appoint at their coming town meetings, committees authorized to con- fer with this committee and to act in their behalf, in concert with it.
At this meeting, Henry W. Colby was chosen Poet for the day of celebration.
The next meeting of the committee was May 26. Henry Williams, of the committee representing the Old Colony Historical Society, having died, and Timothy Gor- don, resigned, John W. D. Hall and Henry M. Lovering were appointed in their place and were present at the meeting. There were also present from Dighton, Whitman Chase, George E. Gooding, Alfred W. Paul ; from Easton, Hiram Williams ; from Norton, Isaac F. Braman, George H. Talbot; from Raynham, T. B. Johnson, Stephen R. Lincoln, Damon D. White. Mansfield was not represented.
Henry W. Colby signified his acceptance of appoint- ment as Poet.
The committee on memorial tablets was enlarged by adding John W. D. Hall and William E. Fuller from Taun- ton, and one from each of the six adjoining towns-Alfred
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W. Paul, from Dighton ; William L. Chaffin from Easton ; Joseph W. White, from Raynham; Elkanah Hall, from Mansfield ; Austin Messinger, from Norton; Giles L. Leach, from Berkley. This enlarged committee was busy during the year, and made reports at meetings held Aug. 23 and Dec. 29.
The City Government was represented in the Joint Committee in 1889, by Mayor R. Henry Hall, Aldermen Edward H. Temple, Charles S. Anthony, Ripley W. Town- send, President of the Council, Councilmen Alden H. Blake, Edward A. Fay, E. Clarence Holt and Ex-Selectmen Cornelius White and Nathan S. Williams. The committee of the Old Colony Historical Society was enlarged by the addition of Alfred B. Hodges and George A. Washburn.
At the first meeting of the committee, January 28, all past proceedings were accepted and ratified.
S. Hopkins Emery, the secretary of the past two years was re-chosen. The committee on historic places and tablets was re-appointed, with the addition of Edgar H. Reed.
It was voted to take two days for the celebration, Tues- day and Wednesday the 4th and 5th of June, 1889. Also, to appoint a committee, of which the Mayor should be chair- man, to report program for the two days and a list of sub- committees to carry out the proposed program.
The secretary was requested to call the attention of the clergy of Taunton and the surrounding towns to the cele- bration and suggest discourses and other exercises on the Sabbath preceding, suited to the occasion.
On the 4th of February, John E. Sanford was chosen toastmaster, who subsequently declined to serve and William H. Fox was chosen.
At a meeting held the 23d of February, Henry M. Lovering was chosen chief marshal, by acclamation and a
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committee heretofore appointed, reported through its chair- man, the Mayor, a program for the two days' celebration and a list of sub-committees required by that program.
The report was substantially agreed to, the same ap- pearing in the lists of committees hereafter given and the proceedings of the two days published in this book.
The Joint Committee have held twenty meetings, ar- ranging for the celebration, and these meetings have been characterized by the utmost harmony and a common desire to make the celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the founding of Taunton memorable in the annals of the Old Colony of Plymouth and the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts.
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OFFICERS OF THE DAY.
PRESIDENT OF THE DAY. RICHARD HENRY HALL, Mayor of Taunton.
VICE PRESIDENTS FROM TAUNTON.
WILLIAM H. BENT,
CHARLES H. LEAROYD,
WILLIAM H. Fox,
CHARLES L. LOVERING,
WILLIAM E. FULLER, .
SILAS D. PRESBREY.
VICE PRESIDENTS FROM THE SIX ADJOINING TOWNS.
Norton, AUSTIN MESSINGER, Dighton, GEORGE E. GOODING, Easton, OAKES A. AMES, Raynham, NATHAN W. SHAW, Berkley, GILES L. LEACH, Mansfield, ERASTUS M. REED.
JOINT GENERAL COMMITTEE
Representing the City Government and the Old Colony Historical Society.
R. HENRY HALL, Mayor, Chairman. S. HOPKINS EMERY, Secretary.
EDWARD H. TEMPLE,
EDMUND H. BENNETT,
CHARLES S. ANTHONY,
JAMES H. DEAN,
RIPLEY W. TOWNSEND,
WILLIAM E. FULLER,
ALDEN H. BLAKE,
CHARLES A. REED,
EDWARD A. FAY,
EDGAR H. REED, JOHN W. D. HALL,
E. CLARENCE HOLT,
CORNELIUS WHITE,
NATHAN S. WILLIAMS,
HENRY M. LOVERING, ALFRED B. HODGES,
GEORGE A. WASHBURN.
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SUB COMMITTEES.
Committee on Historic Places and Memorial Tablets. R. HENRY HALL, Chairman. JOHN W. D. HALL, Secretary.
JAMES H. DEAN, WILLIAM E. FULLER, All of Taunton.
S. HOPKINS EMERY, EDGAR H. REED.
SAMUEL A. CHAPIN, of Norton.
ALFRED W. PAUL, of Dighton.
WILLIAM L. CHAFFIN, of Easton.
JOSEPH W. WHITE, of Raynham.
GILES L. LEACH, of Berkley.
ELKANAH HALL, of Mansfield.
Committee on Finance. R. HENRY HALL, Chairman. GEORGE A. WASHBURN, Secretary. HENRY M. LOVERING.
Committee on Invitation of Guests. R. HENRY HALL, Chairman. S. HOPKINS EMERY, Secretary. WILLIAM E. FULLER, JOHN W. D. HALL,
HENRY M. LOVERING, GEORGE A. WASHBURN.
Committee on Reception of the Press. WILLIAM REED, JR., Chairman. WILLIAM F. GREENOUGH, Secretary. WILLIAM F. KENNEDY.
Committee on Salute and Bell Ringing. E. CLARENCE HOLT.
Committee on Publication of Proceedings. S. HOPKINS EMERY, Chairman. JAMES H. DEAN, Secretary. WILLIAM E. FULLER.
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SUB COMMITTEES.
Committee on Decorations.
EDWARD H. TEMPLE, Chairman and Secretary. FRANCIS S. BABBITT, NATHANIEL J. CROSSMAN,
HERBERT L. PECK, HERBERT T. WASHBURN.
Committee on Vocal and Instrumental Music. CHARLES L. LOVERING, Chairman. WALTER M. DUNBAR, Secretary.
GEORGE BRIDGHAM, LEANDER SOULE,
MRS. A. CLINTON RHODES.
Committee on Banquet. CHARLES S. ANTHONY, Chairman. RIPLEY W. TOWNSEND, Secretary. EDWARD F. GALLIGAN, GEORGE H. RHODES, JOSEPH S. TIDD.
Committee on Ball. FREDERICK MASON, Chairman. JOSEPH R. TALLMAN, Secretary.
CHARLES P. FOSTER, EDWIN A. TETLOW,
ALFRED B. SPROAT,
JOHN H. GALLIGAN, RIPLEY W. TOWNSEND, JAMES C. SPROAT.
Committee on Printing.
EDWIN A. TETLOW, Chairman. GEORGE A. WASHBURN, Secretary. S. HOPKINS EMERY, SILAS D. PRESBREY, ALBERT E. SWASEY.
Committee on Carriages and Transportation. JOHN H. CHURCH, Chairman. BYRON F. KINGSBURY, Secretary.
ALDEN H. BLAKE, EDWARD A. FAY, JOSEPH L. MACOMBER, JR.
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Committee on Parade. HENRY M. LOVERING, Chief Marshal, Chairman. HARRISON A. CUSHMAN, Secretary.
ORVILLE A. BARKER,
LEONARD B. HIGGINS,
WILLIAM H. BENT,
ALFRED B. HODGES,
HENRY G. BROWNELL,
CHARLES L. LOVERING,
GEORGE W. COLBY,
HENRY C. PERRY,
ABNER COLEMAN,
HENRY G. REED,
N. BRADFORD DEAN,
GEORGE E. WILBUR,
HENRY A. DICKERMAN,
PHILANDER . WILLIAMS,
SOLON R. WRIGHT.
Committee on Fire Works. E. CLARENCE HOLT, Chairman. JAMES A. TINKHAM, Secretary. CHARLES S. ANTHONY, JOHN J. BARKER, DANIEL CAREY.
Committee on Tableaux.
WILLIAM R. BILLINGS, Chairman and Secretary.
ALBERT L. CARPENTER,
JAMES H. DEAN,
WILLIAM C. LOVERING, JAMES C. SPROAT,
ALBERT E. SWASEY, HARRY H. TOWNSEND.
Committee on Location of School Children. GEORGE C. CAPRON, Chairman and Secretary. GEORGE BRIDGHAM, EDWARD H. TEMPLE, F. ARTHUR WALKER.
EDWARD A. FAY,
Committee on Halls. ALDEN H. BLAKE, Chairman. JOHN H. ELDRIDGE, Secretary. JOHN C. WALKER,
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SUB COMMITTEES.
Committee on Loan Exhibit. JOHN W. D. HALL, Chairman. S. HOPKINS EMERY, Secretary. JOHN F. MONTGOMERY.
MRS. NATHALIE E. BAYLIES,
MRS. HENRY M. LOVERING,
MRS. GEORGE BRABROOK,
MRS. CHARLES L. LOVERING,
MRS. WALTER J. CLEMSON,
MRS. FREDERICK MASON,
MRS. JOSEPH J. COOPER,
MRS. THOMPSON NEWBURY,
MRS. JOSEPH DUNBAR,
MRS. JOHN PAUL,
MRS. FRANK L. FISH,
MRS. JOSEPH PHILBRICK,
MRS. FREDERICK L. FISH,
MRS. HENRY G. REED,
MRS. R. HENRY HALL,
MRS. S. R. TOWNSEND,
MRS. ELISHA T. JACKSON,
MISS ADELINE S. BAYLIES,
MISS SARAH B. WILLIAMS.
[The above from Taunton.]
MISS HARRIOT A. NEWCOMB, Norton. MRS. EBENEZER ANDREWS, MRS. MARY C. ROSE, Dighton.
MRS. JOHN O. DEAN, MRS. OLIVE J. GILMORE, Easton.
MISS AMY LEONARD, MRS. ALCOTT E. LINCOLN, Raynham. MRS. ALFRED BOARDMAN, MRS. CHARLES COREY, Berkley. Mansfield was not represented.
Committee on Flowers.
MISS ANNIE ANDROS,
MRS. J. J. BARKER,
MRS. O. A. BARKER,
MRS. F. H. MIETT,
MRS. DANIEL CAREY,
MRS. C. E. MONROE,
MRS. J. F. MONTGOMERY,
MRS. W. J. CLEMSON, MISS ALICE G. COLBY, MRS. O. S. PAIGE, MISS MARIA CONVERSE, MISS ANNIE PAUL,
MRS. H. L. DAVIS,
MRS. A. N. DYER,
MISS ALICE LANE,
MRS. C. H. LINCOLN,
MRS. ALFRED MESSINGER,
MISS CHARLOTTE L. PECKHAM,
MRS. A. C. RHODES,
MISS ANNIE WOODWARD,
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Committee on Reception of Guests. R. HENRY HALL, Mayor, Chairman. S. HOPKINS EMERY, Secretary. CHARLES S. ANTHONY, EDWARD H. TEMPLE. RIPLEY W. TOWNSEND, President of the Council. ALDEN H. BLAKE,
EDWARD A FAY,
E. CLARENCE HOLT.
CORNELIUS WHITE,
NATHAN S. WILLIAMS,
EDMUND H. BENNETT,
WILLIAM E. FULLER,
JOHN W. D. HALL,
HENRY M. LOVERING, EDGAR H. REED,
GEORGE A. WASHBURN.
Aldermen.
GEORGE N. ELMES, WILLIAM MCAUSLAND, A. GILBERT WILLIAMS,
G. ARTHUR LINCOLN, BENJAMIN MORRIS, ARTHUR K. WILLIAMS.
Councilmen.
FREDERICK V. BROWN,
MARCUS A. DARY, JOHN C. FINN, JOHN T. FRANKS, THOMAS F. HOYE,
*DAVID JOHNSON, JAMES H. LINCOLN, J. ALFRED MESSINGER, WINTHROP A. ROBINSON, FREDERICK A. WALKER,
CHARLES E. MASON.
Additional Members from Taunton.
FREDERICK W. ABBOTT,
EBENEZER C. ARNOLD, GEORGE H. BABBITT,
ANSON J. BARKER, HENRY P. BARSTOW, *Deceased.
ARTHUR M. ALGER, HENRY D. ATWOOD, FRANCIS S. BABBITT,
ORVILLE A. BARKER,
JOSIAH C. BARTLETT,
FREDERICK E. AUSTIN, ALBERT M. CLARK,
GEORGE ELLAM,
GUSTAVUS T. FISHER,
WILLIS K. HODGMAN, CHARLES L. JOHNSON, NOAH LEMAIRE,
JOHN A. MACDONALD, HERBERT N. PIERCE,
HENRY A. SHORT,
JAMES H. DEAN,
ALFRED B. HODGES,
CHARLES A. REED,
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SUB COMMITTEES.
Committee on Reception of Guests Continued.
HENRY F. BASSETT,
WILLIAM H. BENT,
WILLIAM R. BLACK,
ALFRED BRABROOK,
ISAAC B. BRIGGS,
JOHN P. BROWN, ANSEL O. BURT,
L. CLOVIS BUSSIERE, GEORGE C. CAPRON,
HOPKINS B. CADY,
DANIEL CAREY, JOHN H. CHURCH,
LEBARON B. CHURCH,
NATHAN CLARK,
GEORGE W. COLBY,
HENRY W. COLBY,
PETER H. CORR,
NATHANIEL J. CROSSMAN,
WILLIAM Cox, HENRY S. CULVER,
CHARLES CURTIS, HORATIO L. CUSHMAN,
JAMES M. CUSHMAN, SETH L. CUSHMAN, EDWIN A. DARY, EZRA DAVOL, N. BRADFORD DEAN, SAMUEL A. DEAN,
GEORGE P. CUTLER,
WILLIAM C. DAVENPORT,
CHARLES R. DEAN,
ROBERT S. DEAN,
HEMAN P. DEFOREST,
HORACE W. DURGIN,
ABRAM D. EMERY,
CHARLES H. FIELD, CHARLES FOSTER, HENRY J. FULLER, TIMOTHY GORDON, WILLIAM M. HALK, HERBERT E. HALL, EDWARD O. HART, JOHN W. HART, JOSEPH W. HAYWARD, EDWIN M. HILLS.
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