Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-13
VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Many Members Elected-Encouraging Re
ports ON Different Lines.

ports ON Different Lines.
The monthly meeting Of the Executive
Committee of the Virginia Historical So
ciety was held Saturday evening ut the
society building. 7T east franklin Mr..
Bryan. president of the society," was
called to the chair. The others members
of the COMMITTEES present were Messrs.
Green. Meredith. Munford. Gaines. Nc
CURE. Traylor. Brooke. Valentine. Richard
son. and Bruce. The following were
elected annual members OF the society:
l. III. Fits. Tuscaloosa, Ala; i. Granville
Leach. Philadelphia, Pa; John +. I. An
derson. Richmond. Va; Edward Il. saiis-
bury. New Haven. Conn; Walter Frede-
rick Brooks. Worcester, Mass; Adoipnus
Williams. Richmond. Va; Osmun Ia
trobe. Baltimore. Md; Robert l.. Harri-
son. New York, ~. Y; Thomas G. Strin-
ger. Baltimore. Md: n. +. T. Burke,
Alexandria. Va: Library Of Brown Uni
versity. Providence. X. l.; Herbert a.
Claiborne. Richmond. Va; Johri A. Mich
olson. Dover. Del: Mrs. Ann II. OFailon'
st. Louis. Mo: Library OF Adeipert COZ
lege. Cleveland. o.: W. ii. Green, WASH
ington. u. c.: Public Library OF Cincin-
natl. o.: Public Library Of Peoria, Ill;
James NJ. Quicke, Petersburg. Va; Brook
Ign Library. Brooklyn. n. T.; Mercantile
Library OF St. Louis. Mo-; Andrew a..
Lipscomb. Washington. d. c.; Rosemary
Library. Richmond. Va; Library OF
Dartmouth College, Hanover, y. IL.
Thomas II. Edsall Colorado Springs, Col.
Cazenove G.. Lee. Washington. ID. c.;
Judge f.. +. Buford. Lawrenceyille. va;
Judge John Barton Payne. Chicago. Ill
Public-School Library OF Columbus, o.
Rev. Yelverton Peyton Morgan. ST Paui'
Mimi: Chicago Historical Society, chi
cago. ILL.,: Edward G. Mason, Chicago, Ill.
Colonel Burton N. Harrison, New YORK;
James v. Brooke. Warrenton, Va; DR..
Francis Sorrel. Roanoke. Va; Hon. A. J.
Montague, Danville. Va; Henry c. Stuart,
Saltville. Va: James House Anderson
Columbus. o.: s. V. Southall. Charlottes-
vile. Va: William T.. Tamnns, stanton.
Va: Carrall Mercer. Washington, ID. G.:
william l.. Folk. Smthheld. Va; Judge
John c. EweI. Afillenbeck, Va; William
Il. Johr son. Crescent. w. Va: Flournoy
Rivers. Pulaski. Tenn: Hon. G.. G. Jad-
win. Honesdae. Pa: DR.. John Herbert
Claiborne. Petersburg, Va; +. T. Barr,
Abingdon. Va. Union League Club. Chi
cago, ILL.,; Philip II. Chappell. Kansas
City. Mo-: w. Otto Noting Richmond.
Va: Mrs. Governor Simon u. Buckner.
Rio. Ky.
The following were elected life men,
bers: Seth Low. New York. n. y, Cyrus
Hall Mccormick. Chicago, H.; Edmund
]. Lee. Philadelphia, Pa, and State
Library OF California. Sacramento. Cal.
The treasurer presented his report snow
ing a balance after payment OF all eN-
perses 10 date OF $2,142.H In bank. The
corresponding secretary stated that he had
during the previous month made sales of
publications OF the society amounting 10
ssl. The Committee on Library reported
that the Ludwell papers presented by the
late Cassius +. Lee. of Alexandria, had
been carefully assorted ard bound in
eight substantial volumes. The manu-
scripts OF the late Conway Robinson in
possession of the society had also been
bound. as had the Rose Diary and tne
minutes of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
The question of opening the library at
night was referred to the Library Com
mittee to be reported on at the next
meeting Of the Executive Committee.
The special committee which had been
appointed to offer a bill In the Legisa-
ture asking for appropriation TO he
used in copying the manuscripts relating
to the early history of Virginia now in
the British State Paper Office, the Con-
gressional Library. at Washington, and
the Library OF the Episcopal Seminary
at Alexandria reported that the bill had
been argued on Two occasions before the
Finance Committee OF the House. ana
that every influence had been employed
to obtain a favorable hearing, but that
so far the Finance Committee had voted
to defer their decision until later date.
The corresponding secretary stated that
Professor Tyler and himself had held an
Interview with the Governor, and OBJ
tanned from him a promise that as soon
as tho State officers moved out of the
basement of the Capitol one or two of the
large safes now in their use shall be
turned over 10 the Register of the Land
Office. in which all the patent-books pre-
vous to 1900 shall be stored as a means
OF preserving them agains, the slightest
risk OF destruction by fire.