 Chintamani then became a member of the Theosophical Society, and Olcott began a correspondence with Dayananda Saraswati.It was suggested to unite the two societies, and the proposal was accepted at a meeting of the Theosophical Society on May 22, 1878 in New York.A branch of the "Theosophical Society" was founded in June 27, 1878 by Charles Carleton Massey in London.