. History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts . ladies composing this committee, andwho persevered to the end, were — Mrs. Rufus W. Lincoln, Mrs. David Harding, Caleb B. Marsh, Joseph Sprague, Job S. Whiton, John P. Hersey, Royal Whiton, John Gill, Miss Susan Lincoln. By means of a Fair, a Concert, a Social Party, etc., the com-mittee, with the aid of many others who felt an interest inthe undertaking, succeeded in obtaining the sum of $,which was deposited in the Hingham Institution for Savings,until withdrawn to be applied to the object for which it wasdesigned. The fund had accumula
. History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts . ladies composing this committee, andwho persevered to the end, were — Mrs. Rufus W. Lincoln, Mrs. David Harding, Caleb B. Marsh, Joseph Sprague, Job S. Whiton, John P. Hersey, Royal Whiton, John Gill, Miss Susan Lincoln. By means of a Fair, a Concert, a Social Party, etc., the com-mittee, with the aid of many others who felt an interest inthe undertaking, succeeded in obtaining the sum of $,which was deposited in the Hingham Institution for Savings,until withdrawn to be applied to the object for which it wasdesigned. The fund had accumulated, when thus applied, to theamount of $ In 1851, by the kind suggestion of a lady who took a deepinterest in the project, the wants of this community were madeknown to Col. Benjamin Loring, of Boston. He immediatelyoffered to supply the funds necessary for the erection of a suitablebuilding. 280 History of Ming ham. Col. Benjamin Loring1 was born in Hingham, Dec. 17, 1775,and died in Boston, Dec. 24, 1859. His affection for his native. Loring Hall; Insurance Company and Savings-Bank Building. town had caused in him a desire to do something which mightbe a permanent memorial of that sentiment, and this projectseemed to afford him such an opportunity. In July, 1851, the committee of ladies had appointed Robert Fiske, Caleb B. Marsh, Ebenezer Gay, and Solomon Lincoln topurchase a site for the Hall. A lot was purchased of ThomasLoring, situated on Main Street, near the Old Meeting-house, andthe funds of the ladies were expended in paying for the lot and inpreparing a foundation for the Hall. To carry his design into effect, Colonel Loring appointed abuilding committee, which as finally constituted consisted of thefollowing persons : — Solomon Lincoln, Robert T. P. Fiske, Marshall Lincoln, Caleb B. Marsh, Hersey Stowell, Atherton Tilden, Joseph Sprague. The ladies appointed the same committee to cause the lot to beprepared and the foundation to be laid. The plans,
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