, 1877-10-17
HOME AGAIN.
The Historical Society Moves
Into Its New Quarters.
Interesting Memoir Of the Late 0ol Foster
by Mr.. William B1osa,

nv Mr.. William R,osa.
Tha Chicago Historical Society held its frat
Meeting In ita nex and dc.f,1e,lv royv.loottnn
lI,tis bn,,d,np. cnrner NJ I)enrhorr sv.n;,r mi
Tn,,rto ....ot a.. a.n,,,n. .r,,. s,I,
Arnpt1. President OF tho sGtcty, occupied the
chair, AMI very fair attcp'iance WA present.
After the realiug and approval Of tic min
rtr.. Tho pre,t,lcnt cnro,atu,slo, VI. rn,,h.,s
~ H. -. ~. W" u'tA'oe'a
OF 1t'e society on tl'e faet that they we're orce
moro gathered In building of their own-a
building which, while of temporary character,
was only nm earnest OF what was 10 come. NJ,
tho tos.t or,,,f~,n, f,,,nx. l., ,o,r.n,t,, ~.ut
~ ~ 's."l k'o"'r'"A 'eaio.* t".t4"" ,,' ~"
tie enterprise wns That Tue eula'nR WA sao-
stantiaiIy paid for, thanks to the con-
trtbuttuus Of several philosophical citizens.
tha aorleiy ,tnon rofrfnr Into th[s new fmIi,ItnT
i, rccaIjc, viii s,,me saflnnss the na*t in III.
i{th OF November. igX, Ilioo wears auo. ths uii
hail waa insuCuratctI, Tbs Society lad then
through tho activity and zeal Of la most
eiFcIcnt Secretary, Ur. William Barry, and tlo
ltbcrni rontrti;,fls nj It's founders ha crrrfc,i
huii;,ing vi,ieh, With tie crnun,i. .ost @ senooo
II lad gathered a library OF ttUO0 bounl vol
u1ucs and oycr 5000 pamphlets and manu-.
scrIpts. The Guii.lina, l,ooks, and everything
werc tles.rovct. III Tho great ire Of 1871, It Wa
only wllltil1 thc lat lew month. That an
The result OF these effnrts was shown In tbts
building, and few hundred volumes tovards a
hDpcd wu,,lA grow t., he something worthy Of
tbis great clty, MI. ArroId then dwell upun
The nectls Of Chicago and tho entire absenre OF
publie libraries, A.lJ said;
"To.tiay Chicago t,as neither ptcture-rallcry
nor 4 public librnry worthy Of The name. Every
heltur every etu,lrnt. every writer mil atrakcr
Win wtshcs In fnyestIrata n a,,hirrt with my
thoroarhuess. II conncIje,, either 10 send East
Tor h. books, q i vi.lt New York, R,nton,
Il Chicago, already 20 eminent M iu many
and % t. trraafe The errat Wiley oi Which she |.
tie commercial representative, she must fnster
with liberal ail ani generous appreciation her
a1 ',,an ~ s,,t"rn "itor. n.,l .o;n,
Lw simr n,,ruHani rei,rn. t,,,t iasrn thnt in &
~ something TO build an elevator, to H,ako a
llarlnr, to open CANAL to construct railroad,
10 found . library, to oatablish i coIlrgc, a
uniyersity, or d scl'ool Of learning. No
t,ni1 cn,nrnrisc shs aieenicsa at.tvItv. tha
eafes;ne t y; anu ,,o cne.gv Ts 1sir WI en@ne
with ts. 1t ts time LOT Chicago to aim ut q
generous cInulation with her sisters In the arts,
in tustc Ia letters III all those pursuits which
| Ciye rracc, elevation, anil dignity 10 thu human
imtrlir.t antl claractcr. ChienE0 must nut i0i.
f,,,~ I {rnr,, }ottla
MM Caltaake, Or I.s'tpoo't VI AiasIei9sa!n t.s!9l
alone. es n'ouGis, 'ct nGr , !faIa', also' t1otu
Alc1a'larta. Athcns, ahu f!8tehcc' ~ -
time, think, that our local PRIDE, OF
| which, perhaps, VIC hare qnaututn su1!lct,
should adopt higher obIccts. 1t IL time for 4
new aIya,yee. VIC hare Goastcd long enough OF
nrr rrutn rnvntnrs mr. rnjIrt,nYa n;,r frat1r In
,,,est n,d iumt~r. mr. hnsinrts naidccs: ict ~
WI. "M.ns nn ut iMra.i' ra,i.1n. ~ "r saanttti
nov nase '!ntases, Ea.eI.s " "s. he'sa.iAc
.n'uasums, neple nFcteetart, anu public pafkst
specimens OF landscape 9nrt'cnn9' ana local
literature; otherwise there is danger TINT chi-
| clxu will liccomc merely place WLcre hInll-
tio.ls yont,g mcu will come to make l,lt,llcy md
nrhteye f.'rtunr nu,l then 10 ciscrhcrr In m.
Inr /, vom tnust hnva .r,it,,rn' tns,m- hsn,iv
~ T. rat-.. s' ,,s .ar !. aon1sr tnnt ,c ~.
art, Actatu1e' .. .uese - ua1!.cs rMat oas uitS
VIII become toMn Of sfaoGss s anu 'nese,amta
Let us SOW tho seoi generously. autl, oven II
| VIC do not o,,raelycs lire to gather the fruit,
| t1losu vim do rcau II rttl bless the sowcra.H
Thc President tlIcn oflcrc,i so,ne resolutions
~ mns a..Iasro ~ s. r., 1i"i'nnr r II IL Wtra,i
~ ~ os.aus' n,,s .'sa rnnnat,r tto porr.rtranf,
sha ANDREWS Atlhs InHnaHJ' tAe FeHhsFlvan'a
Historical Society, and 1thers Ior e9nsrlnations
III articles, htla8cE, works Tor conSultAtlont ETC.,
| for tho use Of tho socletY. Tho resolutions