Description : crimson draperies on a blue ground, in the centre a Medallion, representing a pelican feeding her young, surmounted by the American Eagle, bearing the Arm and Hammer, the well known emblem of the Society :

Under the Medallion, "General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, instituted,'' MDCCLXXXV. Marshal, Richard E. Mount, Ex-President of the Society. Aids, Edwin B. Clayton, Samuel Roome, Ex-Presidents of the Society. President of the Society, Linus W. Stephens. First Vice President, James Yan Norden. Second Vice President, Shivers Parker.

Treasurer, Adoniram Chandler, Ex-President of the Society. Secretary, Isaac Fryer, Ex-Presidents. John McComb, Brigham Howe, Cornelius C. Jacobus, Eleutheros D. Comstock. Members of the Society.

Apprentices' Library. Banner of blue silk. Medallion. The Arm and Hammer. Readers of the Apprentices' Library. Chairman of the Library Committee, James B. Bensal. Members of the Library Committee. Readers of the Apprentices' Library. Banner of blue silk. Medallion. The Arm and Hammer. Knowledge is Power. Male Department of the Mechanics' Society School. Banner of blue silk. Medallion. The Arm and Hammer. Mechanics' Society School. Instituted 1820. Chairman of the School Committee, James Phyfe. Members of the School Committee. Principal of the School, Isaac F. Bragg. Pupils of the Male Department of the School six abreast, in charge of Assistant Teachers. Banner of blue silk, same as last mentioned.

290 CELEBRATION OF THE Whole number in procession, 367. American Institute. Mechanics' Institute, with a miniature steam engine in full operation. School of Mechanics' Institute.

The banner borne by the Gold and Silver Artizans was of blue silk, about two yards square, surrounded by a rich gold colored fringe.On the front was painted a shield, in the quarters of which was represented in gold and silver the different articles of their manufacture ; under the shield on a ribbon was the motto "Union and Perseverance ensures success." On the reverse a shield, on which was represented a mechanic's arm and hammer, and around it, in letters of gold, the name and date of the association, " Gold and Silver Artizans, 1841." They also bore in procession on a platform with raised centre, covered with black velvet, a splendid display of Silver ware and Jewelry, and specimens of pure Gold and Silver in bars.