Action of the Council.

The article presents the proceedings of a special meeting of the executive council of the American Antiquarian Society held on August 28, 1884 at the Society's hall in Worcester, Massachusetts in response to the death of the Society's president Stephen Salisbury. Topics discussed include notes on the legacy of Salisbury and the planning of a memorial address in his honor. Addresses by Joseph Sargent, Nathaniel Paine, and P. Emory Aldrich are included.