Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-01-05
From The Richmond Hing.
VIRGINIA PHILOSOPHICAL AND
HISTORICAL GD{'IiftrV


Pursuant to the public notice, gwen through
ciizeEs assembled at ia. Capitol, on Thurs
day evening, The gotta Dee. 1881, Tor the
purpose Of forming philosophical and Ills.
iOtical Society"
On motion Of President Gushing. OF Hamp
den Sidney College,, soy. Floyd WAS in, tied
to take The Chair; and en molten Of
Professor Fucker, OF the University Of
Virginia Jehn II. Peasants was appointed
Secretary
/ Professor Tucker briefly unfoldedtEe object
otthe mrettnr. * skeicl,eJ an outline Of the
plan oithe praroseda ssociation. At hi, motion,
= Committee Of three WAS appointed to report
i9it h"th Constitution for the Society.
Mr.. Fucker, MIR. Gushing. and MIR Spea-
ker Banks, were appointed the Committee;
who havin. retired for a brief space,
Mir Fucker reported the plan of Con-
stHhtIen. Which tcing read, article by article,
was asOp'ed with few uncomfortable a.
men3tncnts
oo motion Of Gen Brodnax the Constitu
nm ras SO amended, as 10 cave the mode Of
elct.'ng the Officers o, the Society. discre.
il0nare with tie meetings which chose them
On nIaiiou of VIZ Tucker. the Constitution
was 50 aTneo9e1 as to set apart ,hr first Mon.
day Of Jauhary in each year, for the day
o. tine anniversary meeting Of the So
cietY.
On motion of Mr. Hugh Nelson. the Can
ifoi in the city Of Richmond was designated
as the plsce Of the annual meeting of the
Society
On motion Of Mr.. Glrdon II Baechss.
The Constitution was sd amended. as il The
absence of the President 10 tego.ve the dn-
a ~ lfe -. 81 A
On motion Of Mr. Hugh Nelson the Dersous
present, and disposed 10 JOIN the in the Asss
ciahon, proceeded 10 S On the Constitution.
On motion OF Cen. Tro1hax, the Society
proceeded 10 tbe eiectisn of i,s Officers
On srotion cf Mr. James GhoIsop. Chief
Justice Marshall was unanimously elected AN
honorary member Of the Society: and. on
motion Of The same gentleman, ,aani,n.us.
ly chosen IFS President Gst lie succeeding
twelve months.
On motion OF M: fucker, Governor Flova
was mously elected FIRST Vice President
On mstion of Mr., A Bryce, ir prcsiicu;
Cushns was unanimously elected second
Vice President OF the Society.
On molten of Mr.. George ". Summers
John u Ci"ptsn, Esq. was unanimously am
pointed Corresponding Secretary.
IN mst1on ii Ms. Gushing, MIR. James T.
nea'h was unanimously chosen Recordinv
Secretary. N"'5
Tn molten of Col Dromgoole, Mr. Con.
way ROBINSON was unanimously elected
Treasurer
On motion Of Mr. G,s!avus A. NIvers
Mir William H. Richardson, Librarian to
'Ae state. was unanimously chosen An ho-
noFary moniser Of the Society, aad then n.
appointed it, Librarian.
for Chairman of the standing Commute.
o. o. + We ito digest and prepare business for
.hc oec'ety,' MIR. John II Peasants nomios- |
tea Hr Benpnin w. Leigh, who being FIRST I
"''',ou IN honoTary ihember, was unani |
hsaSy chosen Chairman.
As member Of said Committee Col,a,
DFomgeole nominated DR. John Brscken-
broush. who being first admitted an bonn
'ary member, was unanimously ch.sco
member of the Coamittes
As other members OF said Committee ~.
Heath nominated Mr. G 4. Myers. Mr. Clan
on dominated Mr.. G. H. Bacchns. and Al,
insh Nelson nominated Professor Tncker
~ OF Whom wers unanimously added
AS lhe person to deliver the first Anniver.
airy A1dress, on the first Monday in Janna.
y 1922 Cei. 0holson nominated President
1uS'li"s' VINO was unanimously appointed
Oh motion OF Gen. Brodnax it was
hcso'rsd, That majority of the aetioo
hen'ocrs Of the Standing Committee shall
ave power, with the appreciation Of Tho
resident or either Wee President, 10 cali
leeung OF the Society at any time. and each E,
alicd meeting shall have power to an any
acancy IN any office of this Society. cause3 ,
} death resignation, or removal from the {
latt' and The appointments so made shall I /
ana ohtil the next annual meeting of the .
ociety. u 'he !
oa motion of Mr., CHARLES James FanJk /
er, II was sum
hesotred, That the members Of This Socie +
contnbut ethe sum of one dollar each 70 -
pald INTO the hands of the Treasurer. ,o a
ARCS dehaylne any expenses incurred in &
lFymS INTO effect the views of The Society !,
Oh motion of Mr.. Custius, a Commute :,
I'VE was appointed by the Chair, 10 prs !,
We IN Aidie's TO the Public, on The ,ir,Ts :;
NE Soe!c'r; and Hlcssrs Cushing, Tux
; Hush Nelson, A. Bryce. ic and BroJ. h.
H. were appointed SAID Committee.
Ia motion 0r MIR Tucker, =,
James Madj~oo. Fx President Of The :, -
''eS' was Unanimously admitted as an L.. :,
laiy member Of the Society. b.