Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-16
ANNUAL MEETING OF IHElnT1r
SlANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

slANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY,
BATON ROUGE, Feb. 1llh, 1851.
The Society me on this, the second
university If its existance, in its rooms,
at the Capitol, which, under the direct
ion of Hon. II. W. Allen, have been pre-
pared and furnished in proper manner
for the care and preservation Of the book.
and papers of the Society, a, we'll as i.
fossils and specimens relative to the nat.
uraI history of the country.
Hon. H. w. Allen called the MEETING
to order.
The minutes Of the meeting in Nov
ember last were read and approved.
A letter from Hon. Charles Gsyarre 10
j. II. New, Esq, Chairman of the Exec
utive Committee, was read, in which. az
ter acknowledging the honor conferred
on him by the Society in the request to
deliver the Annual Address, he regret.
his inability to comply on account Of hi,
health and pressing business gag
ments
The following gentlemen were elected
members Of the Society Rev. J. Gier-
low, VIM. s. Pike, DR.. W. J. LYLE and
James E. Elan. Is
+ Col. F. NJ. Kent, as Treasurer Of the
Society," made his report, which was ad-
opted.
Hon. j. N. Carrigan, as Curator: re-.
ported as having received the following
contributionsto the Society since its last
meeting:
Vol. l. Of the Transactions and Re-
port of the California Agricultural Soci-
ETY..
The Report Of the Connecticut Ar
cultural Society.
An original view of the battle Of New
Orleans, Jan. 9th 1915, by Hyaciu,h La.
c%olIetto, presented to the Society by J.
II. Felt, Esq, of Boston, Mass, through
Henry Jones. Esq, Of Baton Rouge.
TIE head OF a mastoIon temur, found
at Port Hudson, ty the late DR.. Haynes.
On motion, the Corresponding Secre-
,ary was instructed to obtain a record
book to keep copies Of all letters written
by him on business Of the Society.
John II. New read an interesting OF
ginal paper from the pen Of Hon. J. N.
Carrigan, relative TO the settlement of NJ.
de BienviIIe, at Mobile in 1902, with in
c'dents In the history Of the Cbetimach-
as and other aboriginal tribes of that pc
Rod. Other papers were read, after
which, the s 'ciety went into an election
for officers for the ensuing year, with the
following result:
Hon. II. w. Allen, President.
Hon. D. D. Avery, lst Vice do.
S. NJ. Hart, 2nl Vice do.
A. W. Bell, Corresponding Secretary.
j. N. Carr'gar, Curator and Foreign
Corresponding Secretary.
G. A. Pike, Recording Secretary.
F. NJ. Kent, Treasurer.
The following members were appoint
ed on the Executive Committee J. H.
New, T. Fay and H. j. Hyams.
Gn motion Of ID. D. Avery, Hon. ]. N.
Ca'rigan was appointed to prepare a cod-
else history Of the political events in
Louisiana during the past six months.
Tie Secretary was authorised to adj
dress a circular to the publishers Of news
papers. magaziues and books throughout
the State, with a view Of obtaining .
copy Of each for the Library Of Society.
TIE business OF the meeting being
over, the Society adjourned to Viclor's
Restaurant on Nortl, Boulevard, where
they sat down to a sumptuous repast pre-
pared for the occasion.
H. w. ALLEN, President.
GEORGE A. PIKE, Secretary.
Gazette d Comet.