The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08

in the city of her birth. After request
and on her behalf, / have pleasure in
presenting to your society piece OF a
panel of the front door of the old Mission
church in Carmel valley, four miles
south of Monterey, California. founded
| by Junipero Sierra, June 3rd, ITO. This
was the second mission founded in what
4 is now California. Bayard Taylor, who
visited it in 1859, pronounced it the most
F. picturesque ruin in America"
Accompanying his letter isssalso fine
| specimen of Continental money bearing
| the date of III.
"This is presented by Mr.. E. S. Bradlee,
| in whose family it has been a valued
treasure for several generations
| The afternoon exercises included also
"Some Further Notes Concerning Fort
| Richmond" by Rev. Henry O. Thayer,
Historic Homes of kittery,n by Moses
| Ashford, and "A
| Plan of Organization
Tor County Historical Societies." by
President Baxter. This plan is as follows:
| At the annual meeting held at Brun-
swick in July, 1892, | presented brief
outline of plan for the formation of
| county societies in the state, to act in
harmony with the Maine Historical
| Society, and was appointed special
committee to draw up plan in accord
| sented at the next annual meeting. At
| that meeting, held June 21st, 1898,
| presented a report, which covered the
| following points:
| LIST. formation IN each county of
the state of a historical society, which
society should extend it's mem bership as
| widely as possible in the county where
it resides.
2nd.-That such number of members
| of each society SO formed as may be
| thought convenient, shall represent such
society in the Maine Historical Society,
and these representatives shall be elected
| by the Maine Historical Society as asso-
ciate members, or to fill vacancies in it's
| mem bershlp when such vacancies exist.
| 3rd. COPIES of all papers by mem bers
/ of county societies shall be placed in the
| archives of the Maine Historical Society
| and the publishing committee of this
society may select from such papers
| those which they deem of Immediate in
terest to the society, which papers shall
be read to the society either by the
writer, or, it the author prefers, by some
| person designated by him or the presi-
dent of the society at one of its monthly
| or other meetings, and, after reading,
such papers shall be eligible to publica-
ton by such publishing committee. The
Titles OF the papers not read shall be
| printed with the names of the authors by
| publication.
| 4th. the annual. field day of the
Maine Histori cal Society, all the mem
| bers of the county societies and all local
| historical societies in the state, which
| may be connected with said county
| societies. shall be invited, and it shall be
| their privilege to be. present, and to- par
tlc1pate In the exercises of the occasion !;
| in fact, it shall be the object of the
| Maine Historical Society to unite to-
[ gether in The common pursuits of gather
| ing and preserving facts relating to the
history of every part of the state, all the
| local societies, which may have already
| been, or may hereafter be formed in this
| state, and to attach them to itself for
| the purpose of possessing permanently,
and making available to students every
| where. the facts gathered and preserved.
There are already formed in this state
the following societies, which it would
be desirable to have cooperate with this
society in the important work proposed;
namely, the Pjepscot Historical Society,
which may represent Androscoggin; the
kennebec Antiquarian Society, which
represents kennebec; the Bangor Histori-
cal Society, which may we'll represent
Penobscot; the Sagadahoc Historical
Society, which represents Sagadahoc, and
the York Institute which may represent
York county. This leaves Aroostook,
Cumberland, Franklin, Hancock, Knox,
Lincoln, Oxford, Piscataquis, Somerset,
Waldo and Washington counties IN which
no societies have been formed. Every one
will at once recognize the great import
ance of forming societies in these
counties for the purpose of preserving
their local history. The Maine Historical
Society, DESTROYS of encouraging this
beneficial work, hereby extend a hearty
invitation to the societies already formed
in Androscoggin, Kennebec, Penobscot,
Sagadahoc and York counties to connect
themselves fraternally with this society
on the line adopted by this society, and
herein outlined. In order to encourage
the formation of societies in those
counties, which have no historical
societies, the standing committee of the
Maine Historical society have in accord
itnce with the vote at the annual meet
ing appointed the following committees
whose duty it shall be to form societies
IN their respective counties and report at
the next annual meeting at Brunswick:
For Aroostook-Llewellyn Powers, M.
M. Clark, Houlton.
Cum Observation-Disclosures GooId, Edwin S.
Drake, Portland.
Franklin-S. C. Belcher, Rev. Hugh
Elder, Pennington.
Hancock-L.A. Emery, J.F. Knowlton,
Ellsworth.
Knox-Gen. j. P. Cilley, B. II. Durham,
Rockland.
Lincoln-J.M M. Glidden, New Castle, A.
j. Phelps, Damariscotta
OXford-John S. Barrows, AT. Lewis.
Fryeburg.
Piscataquis-John F. Sprague, E. T.
Hescock.
Somerset-D.W. Hall, Geo. S. Webb.
Skowhegan.
Waldo-Joseph Williamson, Jr., L. H.
Murch, Belfast.
Washington-L. G. Downes, Geo. NJ.
Hanson, Calais.
To confer with societies already estab-
llshed with view to establishing frater-
nal relations with the Maine Historical
Society, the following persons are ap-
pointed:
&c. Tenney, Esq.,, Pjepscot Historical
Society.
Edward P. Durham, York Institute.
Joseph W. Porter, Bangor Historic al
Society
W.Scott Hill, M. D., Kennebec Anti
quarian Society.
j.. L. Douglass, Sagadahoc Historical
Society.
In the evening DR.. Burrage and Rev.
Il. Z. Cummings gave papers as an
nounced on the programme.
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