Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-15

VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY,"
Many New Members Elected" ai"aoie
Gifts Received Dahlgren Order.

Gifts Received Dahlgren Order.
Tho regular monthly meeting OF the
Executive Committee OF the Virginia HIS
torical Society was held at the society
building. 7O7 east Franklin, on Saturday
evening last. Or. William =. Palmer in
the absence of the president. was called
TO the chair. Those present were Messrs'
Gaines. Traylor, Mcclure, Muniord'
Green. Valentine. Brooke, Meredith, Rich-
ardson, and Bruce.
The following persons and libraries were
elected annual members: William {. PEN
nington Baltimore. Md; Central Library
Syracuse, n. y: Mrs. William ID. FIJI
hugh. Mt. Morris, n. Y; William Eiiih-
ger. Fox Island, Va; II. w. curtis
Knoxville, Tenn; Mrs. II. w. Curtis
Knoxville, Tenn. John w. Z. Maxwell
San Francisco. Cal; Colonel a. IL. bui
fngton, United States army, ROCK dsianu'
Ill: Mrs. Maddox, San Jose. Cal; Shlcabo
Public Library, Chicago. ILL.,. John Flour
noy Henry. Louisville, Ky. 4,
The New York State Library, at Al
bany. was elected life member
VALUABLE BOOKS RECEIVED.
The corresponding secretary reported
the reception during the course or the
previous month OF fifty-one books and
terestinR gifts which had been made the
society in the same period were auto
Craphic Letters Of Distinguished Public
Men Of the United States" presented by
General John A. Haldeman. late Minister
90 Siam; Papers and Testimony Re
lating to the Celebrated Case Of Richard
and Nancy Randolph: Letters of Gene
raj Lee" presented by Mr. William FL
linger Of Fox Island: photographs OF
Members of the Inflated Jeanette EX-
petition. including that OF the Heroic DR..
James NJ. Amber" presented by Chief
Engineer Melville: Prayer-Book and
walking-stick formerly belonging TO
Bishop X. Claiming Moore, presented by
Dr. Edward r.. Robinson: will Of Ed
mond Jennings. deed 10 John Augustine
Washington, and other manuscripts. the
GIFT Of Mr.. Edmond j. Lee of Philadel-
phia.
The corresponding secretary informed
the committee that he had made sales
OF publications OF the society to the
amount Of siS.l5 during the previous
month. The treasurer reported q balance
In bank to the credit Of the society,
after payment Of expenses to date. of
s2so". The chairman OF the Library Com
mittee stated that six-page circular,
showing the publications of the Virginia
Historical Society from the beginning,
had been recently prepared by his COM
mittee and 1000 copies distributed among
the leading libraries. colleges. and book
sellers of the United States. with view
TO promoting tho sale Of the volumes
which the society wished TO dispose OF
order to increase It's permanent fund.
NOT THE ORIGINAL
A letter was read from Mr.. r. s.
Sanxay. Of New York. who during the
war was stationed In Richmond as a
member OF the Engineer Corps. his duty
being to make copies OF maps, drawings.
&C, stating that the famous Dahlgren
order in the possession Of the society
was not the original, but photograph
taken by juxtapostion. which the writer
had presented 10 Mr.. Tennent. who had
given II To the society. A copy had also
been given by Mr. Sanxay to General
Henry A. Wise who had shown II 20
relatives of Dahigren. who had acknow-
lodged II to be in his handwriting. that Is
fac smile. This. Mr.. Sanxay said. had
been told him by General Wise.