New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-08
SONS or NEE-ENGLAND IN TWO CITIES.

A meeting of the Ncw-England Society Tor
the purpose of nominating officers for the ensuing year
was held AT DcmoncOs last evening There was a goou
attendance Tor IA caucus" a. Of the mem
bers termed the meeting. about sixty persons
being present. There considerable discussion
over the method of selecting customary Nominating
Committee IL was finally determined that the prrsidng
officer b. T. MIDGET and the secretary L. o. hupoaiu'
should place seventeen Names written upon snls oi
paper in tall hat and that the president should then
draw out five names which should constitute the Com
mittec on Nominations Some one suggcsted thnt the
president should be blndfolded during the draw
ing but this was considered unnecessary
"A he was New Highlander, and there,
fore ndubitably honest The five names lha'
came out OF the hat wcrc in order J. r. Fummor, J. &
Carter. T.. +. Brown, o. 7. G. Billings and NJ. e. d.
Borden. These retired from the room' b1t soon
returned and informed the members that II was mPosH
BILE them perform their duties, a. Mr. carter '"u
not be found They instructed To proceed without
him. While they were dolberating the names
Of twenty three gentlemen proposed for mem"cr
ship one being that Of Herman Eyarts, proposed by
william NJ Eyarts They were al accepted unani-
mously A. W. Truncy moved that Ethan Allen he APP
pointed 81 the vncaucy caused boy The death of Benjamin
X Pncps who had been second yiccprcsld'ht This mo
declared contrary To he call Tor th' meeting INC
Committee Nominal then entered and reported TIE
following nominations: President. Josiah ~ fiske; first
dent, stewart !. Woodiord directors N"ih
DAVE, Noah Brooks, 4 c. Pane l.; W.
Wooihouse; secretary, l. G. HhhbArdi urhS
mer. j Pcrpont Morgan. The report ~hs unanimous
Is adopted aud the meeting adjourned The election
will take place week before the annual dinner "u
December L. ..
Tao first annual mcctincof the New England s"crt}
IN the CIty Brooklyn held last evening u the uali
~ the Long Island Historical Society, ai clinton "u
Perfepout-si-. Il was largely attended many In tho
audience being women. benjamin -. 7lthmau'
pfc-Il,nt Ol the society, "aS ~ thc cu'll.
Tue ur,t business was 10 eject three dIt'loiH
Tor the rm of four years. 4. ". Icnucy, CALVIN -
Pratt ana John Wmslow wCrr made Their own suc'r-
-or-. Inc board Of twelve dIuctorH vi" elect "Acri al
the next mrrjiug. The uCa-utcrs report shower ,Me
expenditure OF ,O0i %, aud the receipt o. fti'' 20
seven mcmbcrs were elected o succeed r'N'u "no
uird IN ihe last year PpsiNrut rmau then i'Hd tht
annual report of the directors. IN bisiT'' t-At
toIucy joan Wur.OW made au address drlthhlHS
the Pilgrim Fathers from tue harsh criticisms
passed upon them b. chasing them wan Tue fdT'H',
Sir ltrc.er spoke Iu toe came inc lie d'r" n"H
that the cunrgc TINT the Nr"-EuEn nj oi t"-dh, Wac
utteroratug from emigration and Immigration VAS h't
true. Tue foreign blood brought u Was brucurld anu
Sew England now gOing ahead The ahn"aI esq
val rocirty Will tdkc place IN The hfuoAlh al
envy Assembly Rooms on Tie evening oi December -