Upon the permanent organization, Quincy A. Vinal was elected president, and J. Manly Clark and Thomas Gooding vice-presidents, and Charles F. Stevens secretary.
It had about fifty members, among whom, besides those named, were William L. Burt, Isaiah W. Tuttle, E. A. Norris, editor of the Olive Branch, Charles Williams, Jr., Robert A. Vinal, John W. Vinal, N. Carleton Hawkins, Charles S. Lincoln, Emery H. Munroe, Phineas W. Blodgett, John Runey, Francis Tufts, William and Edwin Mills, Clark Bennett.
R. W. Keyes, Edwin C. Bennett, Charles H. Hudson, J. Q. Twonibly, and many others, including the writer.
The later presidents were J. Manly Clark, Robert A. Vinal, I. W. Tuttle, and R. W. Keyes; and secretaries, Charles Williams, Jr., Edward E. Vinal, George E. Bennett, I. B. Giles, Edwin Mills, and myself.
Quite a library was gathered, which, however, was scattered on the dissolution of the society.
Among the subjects for debate were the following, viz.:—
Is phrenology a hum
illiam, 28.
Bachelder, Abigail, 29.
Bachelder, William, 29.
Baker, Rev., Charles, 39.
Baker, William, 30.
Baker, William A., 18.
Baltimore, Md., 77.
Banks, Governor, 38.
Banks, Hon. N. P., Jr., 42.
Barker, Isaac, 10, 14, 36.
Barden, —, 67.
Barrell, Hannah, 53.
Barrell, Joseph, 53.
Bay State League, 74, 75.
Beacon Street, 14, 15, 33.
Bealton Station, Va., 21.
Bean, G. W., 22.
Bean, Hattie E., 10.
Beck, G. W., 13.
Beecher, Thomas, 30.
Bell, Dr. Luther V., 41, 55.
Bennett, Clark, 10, 11, 14, 41, 55.
Bennett, Dana, 10.
Bennett, Dexter, 10.
Bennett, Edwin Clark, 10, 41.
Bennett, George Eldon, 10, 41.
Bennett, Herbert W., 10.
Bennett, Irving M., 107
Bennett, Josiah, 10.
Bennett. Melvina, 10.
Berkeley Street, 32.
Berlin's Station, 20.
Bethesda Church, 61.
Betsey Ross Flag, 73.
Bigelow, —, 69.
Blair, Nathaniel, 14, 36.
Bleachery, 33.
Blessing of the Bay, The, 74.
Blodgett, Phineas W., 41.
Bolles, David, 8.
Bolles, Professor, 74.
Bonner,