The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-21
virginia Historical Soeiefx.

4 meeting Of the Executive Committee
OF the Virginia Historical Society was held
Yesterday at their rooms, i'm the Westmorc-
land Clubhouse, at O'Clock L. NJ. Pres
ent: Messrs. Henry (chairman) Valentine,
Palmer, Barney, Brock, or, Cabel. Ander-
son, Welliord, and Barksdalc (recording
secretary. Gifts were reported OF books
from various donors.
Mr.. Brock reported the loss recently, by
death, to the Society, OF three Of its valued
members-I,ey. Edwin a. Dalrymple. :.
L. D., corresponding member. who died
October 81, 1881, at Baltimore, Nd, in the
siXty-fourth year OF his age, whose pure and
pious life was crowded with Offices Of low
ing usefulness 10 his kind rs pastor and
educator, and whose zeal in archaeological
and historical investigations was unbound
ed; Richard Barton Ilaxall, Esq, who died
at his seat, Rockands," in Orange coun-
ty, Va, November 80, 1881, in the seventy
sixth year OF his age. a former prominent
citizen OF Richmond, whose family name IN
three generations, covering n period OF
three fourths Of n century in the enterprise
OF its Representatives, has been indissolubly
connected with the manufacturing and
commercial importance OF Richmond; De-
nno A. Goddard, Esq, the influential edi-
tor OF the Boston AdUertiScT, who died in
Boston on the 18th instant, whose contri-
buttons to American history have been nu-
merouS and valuable. The two last were
annual members OF The Society.
Letters from the following accepting
membership were read: Mcssrs. G. y. T..
Burgwyn, &. t., George Z. Stacy. Thomas
Samson, Professor +. l.. Smith, Julien Bin
ford, William Randolph smith. Thomas
William PembertOn. Professor Otis Frcde-
rick Manson, VI. D.. George Woodbridge,
and +. W. Iloil, Richmond, Va; J. T.
boswell, Esq, Fredericksburg, Va; Au-
gustus w. Clason. ESD, New York; Au-
gIlStus ClaS0n. Cedar Point, GOOchland
county, Va; Townsend Ward, Esq, and
Mrs. George Deb. keim, Philadelphia,
Pa: Major II. ID. WhitcOmh, Charleston.
w. Va; and Richard Adams Darlington,
Esq, st. Paul, MINI.
The following members were elected:
Corresponding: Gideon ID. scuil, ESD,
oxford. England; W. L. W. Phillimore,
g Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London,
England; &. G.. Baldwin, Esd, Cleveland,
Ohio; Berthold Fenow, ESD, Department
Of State, Albany, n. Y; Charles j. lload-
lev, Esq. State Librarian. Hartford, Conn.
Life: William CabeIl RiyeS, Esq, 1919
II street, Washington, d. G.
Annual: Preston 4. Baylor, Esq, Staun-
ton, Va; Captain William II. Parker,
president Of Maryland Agricultural Col
legc, College station, Nd; Commodore
John Henry Upshur, United states navy,
Portland House, Fourteenth street, Wash
ington, ID. c.; Lieutenant-Commander
Wesley w. Bassctt. United states navy,
Annandalc, Fairfax county, Va; Hon.
Herbert j. Gladstone, Under Secretary OF
State, 10 Downing street, Whitehall, Lon
don. Eng; Professor Thomas y. Conrad,
VI. A., Blacksburg, Va; Joseph \. Brown,
Esq, Bowling Green, Rev. Thomas Y.
Robinson, Church Of 81. Paul the Apostle,
Fifty-ninth street and Ninth avenue, Rich
ard =. Williams, Esq, | william street,
and Miss Mamie PicrrepOnt Minor, west
Thrtieth street, New York city; Me-srs.
Claiming Moore Robinson, James Plea
SAINTS. and Garrett +. Watson, Richmond,
Va; DR.. Edward Eggleston, Quecnsbury,
Warren county, N. Y; John Scott Cunning
ham, ESD, Pay-Dmector United States navy,
! i2J Chestnut street. Edwin q. Booth, Esq,
/ 1926 Walnut street. Franklin Il. Cover,
/ ESD, 227 south Fourth street, and Corne-
/ Illus Harold Tiers, Esq, Philadelphia, Pa.
/ James C.. Taylor Esq, Christiansburg
Va; b. B. Munford, Esq, Chatham, Va.
| Major Il. +. Mason, Charlottesville, Va.
/ Hon. James Heron Hopkins, Pittsburgh
| Penn.
Adjourned To meet next FNday, 9th in
slant, ut O'Clock J.. VI.