The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-30
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LOCAL MATTERS.
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sar4sern Historical Society.
,.r s.rYst, LAST NIaKT--ANNu4T BE-
pop7 OF THE EXECUTIVE coAMiTTEE--0BI.
TcARY. &c. g.
rna southern Historical Society held its
onn,,al meeting In the hal! OF the House OF
Delegates last night.
General Early, president OF the Society,
called the meeting TO order and presided.
The annual report OF the Executive COM
noittee was next read by the Secretary. Inc
renort begins with a sketch Of the origin
and history OF the Society. OF the opera
afions Of the mast year. the committee say
that awe have made more real progress
and have been able to place the society on z
4 sirn,er basis than ever before. our mem
hershjn Is now larger than ever; our re-
ceipts for the year have been S15,00o greater
than during any previous year: we nave
received most valuable contributions to our
archives; we have been granted tree access
( TO the archive Office OF the war Depart"
mcnt;; and our Papers have grown IN favor,
while the importance OF our WORK IS more
widely appreciated than ever before:
eve have completed careiuliy-coIn,,
piled catalogue of our Official reports, aha =
are now preparing similar one VI "a -
our other material.
.sThe value OF our collection may DC seen
from, the simple statement that we shall DE
able 10 supply the Archiye Bureau at
Wasbineto with many important addi-
lions to their collection.
owe have continued 70 issue regularly
our monthly (Soathern Historical Socactl
PaperS), and are glad to report an increased q
subscription and q growing appreciation OF
the value OF the publication. we conteH,
plate increasing the size OF our montDiy anu
making other important Improvements sust
so soon as our subscription list VIII !usthy,
and we appeal to our friends TO heip IN eA-
tending our circulation. :.
IWe published in the November NO. OF
the Papers so full an account Of our reh"
tions with the ".Archive Bureau and our
efforts to obtain access to the documents,
&c, on file there, that little need be saio
here concerning it. We continue to receive
from General Townsend and his suDordi-
mates every kindness and courtesy. ana our
arrangements for the exchange OF papers
are entirely satisfactory. The foLoWlnS Ia
BILE of receipts will show that the past year
has been the most prosperous one Wnlch the
Society has had
We received for the year ending In ocsos :, FAC no
we err received I for the year ending in Octo- o.
We received for the year ending in Octo- o,o %
we Sel received for the year ending in oe,o-
We 9e received for the year ending in octo
Der, ".............'.."'..'.' o'o"' =
"Tbus il will be seen that, in spite OF
hard times, our receipts have been Sl,592.96
more than during any previous year.
"And We have so far reduced our eX-
penses that during the past year our re-
ceipts have considerably exceeded our cur
rent expenditures; and but for the debt
with which we begun our fiscal year we
would now be able to report our obllga-
lions all met and money in the treasury.
But we greatly need more funds to enable
us to enlarge our operations, and we appear
to our filends everywhere to help us as they
are able.
"If YOU canno: initiate tue noble liberaiity
OF Mr.. Corcoran, who has given us S50o
a year for the past three years, you can NJ
least help to circulate our publications ana
extend our list of subscribers.
ave are satisfied that il we could secure
reliable and efficient canvassers in every
State we could soon swell our membership
by thousands"
The report was unanimously adopted.
General Maury announced the death OF
Colonel d. W. Floweree, OF Vlcksburs,
life-member OF the Society, and paid an APP
propriate tribute to his memory--the So
ciety voting to spread appropriate resolu-
tions on the record.
Earnest remarks in reference to the inter-
ests of the Society were made by Generals
D. 81. Maury, w. B. Taliaferro, J. A. Early,
and Marcus j. Wright, Colonel c. S. Vena-
BILE, General j. &. Field, and others.
The meeting was one OF interest, and
there was general expression OF gratidca-
tion at the prosperous and hopeful condition
of the Society.