Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-13
VIRGINIA HISTORY.
LARGE NUMBER or MEMBERS ELECT
EDAT SATURDAY NIGHTS MEETING.
Gifts Of Books from tho Worlds Fair Col
lcction-The Magazine and Its Features
Open Mt Night.

The monthly meeting Of the Executive
Committee of the Virginia Historical So
ciety was held last Saturday evening at
the society's building. The members pres
ent were Messrs. Joseph Bryan ohe pres'-
dent OF the society, Il. V. Valentine IL.
l.. Traylor. b. w. Green, virgipius New
ton. Charles v. Meredith. d. c. Richard
son, and Philip A. Bruce.
The following persons and libraries were
elected annual members Of the society
Rev. w. F. Gardner. Dorsey, Nd; VII
liam +. Havemeyer, New York, N. l.;
Mrs. Constance Maynard Dixon, Aiameoa'
Cal. Professor a. +. Fleet, Mexico, MO-
George NJ. West. Richmond. Va; Hon.
Rufus A. Ayers. Big Stone Gap, va
Rev. William -. Frisby. Boston. Mass ;
Rev. ]. Lewis Parker. Philadelphia, fa.'
Rev. II. a. Colt, Concord. y. H.; NJ ~.
Gordon. Concord. n. H.; Judge Stanoru
G.. white, Martinsville, Va; Henry W.
Hobson, Denver Col; Rev. Arthur b.
Kinsolving. Brooklyn. N. Y; Mrs. A. D.
r. Bradford. Norfolk. Va: Colonel John
u. Penn. Roanoke. Va: Library Associa-
ton OF Portland. Ore: John c. Pegram'
Providence, X. l.; Mrs. Amelie Rives-
Chanler. Gotham, Va; Mrs. Annie r.
Sheppard, Richmond. Va; J. w. Rein
hart. New York city, n. Y; Lieutenant
Tyree II. Rivers Fort Riley, Kan; Lieu
tenant William C. Rivers. Fort Apache
Ariz Right Rev. Thomas II. Dudley. ID.
D., Louisville, KY. John w. Fishburne
Charlottesville. Va; Library Of Univer-
Va: Union Theological Seminary, Hamp-
den-Sidney, Va.
The following persons were elected life
members: Mrs. Virginia Barrett Gibbs
Newport. r. l.; Charles r. Keith. Phila-
delphia, Pa, and O. Andrews, Baltimore.
Nd.
GIFT OF VIRGINIA BOOKS.
The corresponding secretary reported
that his sales of publications during the
previous month had amounted to 5000.
The president laid before the committee
| letter which he had received from Col
one A. s. Buford. president OF the Board
| OF Worlds Fair Managers of Virginia, In
which 1t was announced that the board
| had decided TO present to the society sew
| enty-fvc volumes relating to Virginia
| history and literature which had formed
| a part of the collection OF Virginia books
| exhibited at Chicago
The corresponding secretary informed
the committee that the books had already
been received through the kindness of
Captain T. G.. Morton. the secretary or
the Worlds Fair Board. who had super
intended in person their removal TO the
| soclety's building. Appropriate resolu-
| tons were adopted thanking the board
| for their generous action I'm making so
valuable gift TO the society.
Among the other valuable gifts made
the society in the course or
the previous month were Van
Buren, campaign medal presented
| by Mr.. +. J. Barr. OF Abingdon;
large frame and Photographic copies OF
portraits of Washington. Judge Thomas
| Todd of Kentucky. and Judge Harry
| Innes. one OF the early attorney generals
| OF Virginia, presented by Mr.. George ID.
| Todd, OF Louisville. Ky.
THE COMING MAGAZINE.
| II was reported from the Publication
| Committee that the magazine was now in
course Of preparation, and would be
| issued by the end OF the month. The
April number closes the first volume and
will contain the following leading articles:
| l. Public officers in Virginia. lIO2-l7Oi.
II. Roll of troops in the French
and Indian wars, with the age. size, pro-
fess!on. the native country of each soldier,
and the county in Virginia in which he
enlisted
| III Letters of William FitZhugh. with
n full list of members Of the Fitzhugh
! family i'm England as an appendix.
| ". The mutiny in Virginia in 1895 du-
ring the administration OF Governor Har-
vey.
/ V. Letters OF Thomas Bacon (the father
OF Nathaniel Bacon, Jr.) and Thomas Lud-
we'll and Robert Smith relating to Bacon's
rebellion.
| VI. Abstracts OF land patents with a
continuation of the Claiborne genealogy
and voluminous genealogical notes on
other families.
| VII. Twenty pages Of short notes Gov
/ ering n great variety of interesting his
| torical subjects.
| VIII. A short article by William Wirt
! Henry on George Percy and John Smith
| in refutation of assertions advanced by
Rev Il. ID. Nell and Mr.. Alexander
| Brown.
J IX. A review OF Mrs. Salie Nelson
! Robinss sketch of Gloucester county. with
new information as TO Gloucester families
The April number closes with full in
dex to the contents Of the four number:
OF the first volume.
| TO OPEN AT NIGHT.
The COMMITTEES on the Library. to which
| was referred the consideration OF the eX
pediency and probable cost OF keepinl
open the library in the evenings recon-
mended that the library should be KEEP
| open. A motion was adopted that this
should be done. Under the new arrange
ment the soclety's rooms will be open L
the members and their guests every eve
ming except Sunday. beginning with th'
18th OF March. from 4. NJ. TO 1880 Il
NJ. without intermission.