The Portland daily press., 1879-07-12
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MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Fifty-Seventh Annual Meeting at Bruins
wick.
Especial Despatch to the Press

Fifty-Seventh Annual Meeting at Bruins
wick.
Especial Despatch to the Press.l
BRUNSWICK, July 1.-THE Fifty-seventh
annual meeting of the Maine Historical Socie
ty was held at the societys rooms today. There
were present Profs. A. S. Packard and Sewall,
A g. Tenney, Marshall Cram of Brunswick,
Rev. DR.. Dixie, Gen. T. w. Hyde and Mr..
Sewall of Bath, Rev. c. w. Hayes of Port
land, Hon. William Good of Windham, Rob-
ert H. Gardiner of Gardiner, Judge W. G.
Barrows of Brunswick, r. X. Sewall of Wis
casset, w. G. Crosby of Dexter, Ex-Governor
Chamberlain, Prof. Young and others.
The report of Treasurer Cram was read and
accepted.
Report of the standing committee, in which
was mentioned donation from the late Presi-
dent Woods, was also read and accepted. The
thanks of the society were extended to Mr..
Cram for his services. Mr.. Cram notified the
society that he had received check from Mr..
Perkins, the executor of the estate of the late
President Woods, for $1,000 for the funds of the
society.
Prof Packard read a statement in relation to
the publication of the Trelawny papers, which
has been delayed by the death of j. Wingate
Thornton.
Hon. Wm. G, Barrows presented the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolued, That we gratefully acknowledge
the eminent services to the society of our late
associate DR.. Leonard Woods, during long
connection herewith, and that we thankfully
accept in testimony of his regard for the soce-
ty and its objects, the provisions in its behalf
made III his will and testament. under condi-
tions therein expressed
ResotCed, That the secretary be requested to
tranSt mia copy of these resolutions to his ex-
ecutors, and the treasurer of the society, Hon.
Marshal Cram, be and hereby is authorized to
receive in our behalf the sum beaueathed by
our lamented friend, and thereupon to give to
his executors proper vouchers therefor.
Prof. Packard then read the report of the
librarian. Twenty volumes have been re-
ceived during the year, most by exchange
however. OF donations the most noticeable is
the genealogy of the Whitney family in three
large quarto volumes, published in the best
style of the art for publications of the class.
The cabinet has received bequest from the
late Rev. David Austin of Kittery, of two
panels taken from the mansion of Gov. Ha-
thorne of Massachusetts, which was sacked by
the mob in Boston in August, 1865.
Professor Packard in behalf of the standing
committee submitted the following resolutions:
The historical society of New Jersey having
communicated to this society resolutions ex-
| pressing their sentiment that suitable monu-
ment be erected in San Domingo in memory of
| Christopher Columbus whose remains rest in
q cathedral of that city, and suggesting the
propriety of the United States taking the ini-
tlatlve IN the project the standing committee
| offers the following resolutions, to be COM
municated to the society, and also to the Sem
ators and Representatives of the State, with
| request that the same be brought to the atten-
ton of Congress.
| Resolced, By the Maine Historical Society,
that in their view some permanent public tes-
timonial of respect and gratitude of the gov
ernment of North America for Christopher Co
lumbus, known as discoverer of the New
| World, is due to his memory
ReSotced, That for the purpose q suitable
monument should be erected in the city of
San Domingo, where the remains of the great
admiral still rest in the cathedral and that it
is eminently fitting that the United States
should initiate a movement for this object.
ResotUed, That these resolutions be COM
municated to Senators and Representatives of
the State to be brought by them to the atten-
tion OF Congress.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President Hon. J. w. Bradbury.
Vice Presdent-Judge W. G. Barrows.
Recording Secretary and Librarian-Dr. A.
S. Packard.
Treasurer-Hon. Marshall Cram.
Corresponding Secretary-Rev. C. Villages
Standing Commttee-Judge w. c. Barrows;
Rev. DIR. Dixie, r. K Sewall Hon. VIM Goold.
Prof. S. j. Young, Judge Jos. Williamson and
Gen. John Marshall Brown.
Auditors-Judge Barrows and Prof. Young.
Vacancies of membership were filled as fol-
lows:
Edward HI. Elwell of Portland in place of
Nathan Cummings; VIM. E. Gould in place of
Judge G. F. Shepley; David D. Stewart of
st. Albans in place of VIM. P Haines VIM.
Il. Smith Of Augusta in place of Theodore L.
Jewett.
Corresponding members-Hon. Charlas L.
Woodbury. of Boston, Gustavus T. Fox of
Lowell, Mass, Pierre Margry of Paris, France,
M. Emile Chevaler of Paris, France
A committee was chosen to consider and
report on the bylaws, consisting of Ex-Gov.
Washburn, Judge Barrows, Rev, C. w.
Hayes, DR.. Dixie and R. X. Sewall Esq.
The thanks of the society were voted to Mr..
Frank Sewall of Ohio for Sewall MSS.
The thanks of the society were voted to
Prof. Everett for his eulogy on President
Woods.
Ex-Gov. Washburn read letter from the
Survey in relation to the too common change
of the names of islands and headlands. This
was referred to a committee previously chosen
and Hon. VIM. Golod was added to the said
committee.
President Chamberlain read letter from
Joseph S. Sterne relating to gold coins found
! at Castine.
| Hon. VIM. Goold of Windham called the
attention of the society to the fact that the
| Jesuit missionary's, Father Rasle's, strong box
formerly containing his papers, which was
| brought off from Norridgewock by Col. West
brook in 1923, had been bequeathed to the
society by Maj Waldron, had not yet come into
the possession of the society. Mr.. Goold
was chosen as the society's agent to sec ure this
| relic.
A communication was received from Hon.
j. B. Ham of Lewiston, inviting the society to
hold their field day at Squirrel Island and
vicinity.
A. G. Tenney, John Marshall Brown,
Arthur Sewall r. X. Sewall, Dr. S. F. Dixie
| Mr.. Elder of Lewiston and VIM. Goold were
chosen a committee on Field Day.