Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-22
EVENTS OF OUR PAST
annual Meeting Of The Virginia His
tOrical Society Last Night.
PRESIDENT pRNAN's REPORT.
=, shovs m Encouraging Condition
~ AHairs-IntcrcstiuE Papers Of
rlcctiou Of Officers.

r., annual meeting OF the Virginia
,...,-.cal society was held last night
che parlors Of the home Of that or
.,,uon. No. 505 east Franklin street
a.. unusually large attendance of la
and gentlemen indicated the deep
.-.st .r the work OF the association.
.. r,serh Bryan. the president, filled
old. chair. ana submitted his annual re-
which showed that there have been
Editions 60 the membership Of the
since the last report OF this
-her 3 were life members. The pres
-,trabership is 63 life and 7o2 annual
.--n. rs. The total membership is 760.
increase In net membership over last
,.r % IS.
barring the year additions 20 the library
.. books. pamphlets, manuscripts. and
.~.s have been numerous. OF books
pamphlet. the society has received
rres during that time. Among these
au interesting collection Of pamph-
. odd relicious subjects and in con-
..- with the southern Confederacy.
...-.rtci by Colonel Thomas II. Ellis,
n.s1inCton. u. c.. and a fun set Of
.. encyclopedia Dictionary, presented 10y
.NAlN " JAMES. a XIII 81 ttNho
.Nraorlinary value was the forty
volumes 81 the Royal Historical
Manuscripts Commission. made 10 the
y by the British Government at the
.-.rca 90 Tho Hon Thomas +. Bay
.. Ambassador OF the United States
g. DE Court Of s. James.
COLLECTION OF BOOKS.
Resides these c.fts. Mr.. Charles Wallace.
90 Richmond has offered 70 loan 10 the
.I..y q rare and valuable collection Of
..s on American and Virginia history.
SEN another addition 20 the society Of
interest were the manuscript min
HAS % the House OF Delegates Of Viz
for the session OF 1875. the first
the organization OF the State Of
.r-l.
,ary valuable pictures and portraits
f.. l.en received. among which were
.-.t .frhirgs of Colonial churches, by
.f- E d. Traylor. Besides these. many
....-.-,rr and valuable portraits paint
sketches. and photographs have
t- lren or loaned 90 the society.
U.-rE The past year an engineer was
erased 20 examine the building OF the
-r with a view 60 making IL fire
--,f he reported that the walls were
Isl thick. and in excellent condi-
.r5 amply strong 90 bear the in
creased weight of the iron construction.
.stw4t,. cost of this Improvement.
IS deemed specially important 50
have the building a safe deposit
valuable relics and manuscripts. is
t S". and the additional expense
tr s-.am-heatn- apparatus would in-
.a-e the cost about 500.
SERIES OF PAPERS.
r.rrs the coming year tho Publica-
.- Committee proposes 10 complete the
cation NJ the series OF papers Tee
.-- to bacons Rebellion. This viii
r's ttt first port made 10y the three
commissioners sent over 90 in
t.e causes Of the Instruction.
recent careful examination by the
committee Of tho manuscript collections
.le Virginia Historical Society show
that the society possesses material or The
-I--t historical value ample enough
furnish the magazine With contents
number ~ years and this without
drawing upon the large manuscripts 81
t.e society which should properly DE pub
l-hel each il "a separate volume.
WITH the presidents report is included
the report of the treasurer " the society
which Shove. that the total receipts FOR
tHe year we're &.N5.o-, expenditures
S-.ss,f-. Deficit Ni6.G5.
THE sOCIETY'S OFFICERS.
Mr Bryan paper was received with
applause and az its conclusion the body
scent into The election OF officers for the
-ing year. with the result following
ltr-. Nr Joseph BRYAN. ~ Rich.
rrt. \ioe-Presidents. DR. o. 7. ". Cur
tr. of Washington. Colonel Archer An
-a--ln. of Richmond. and William T.
Palmer. ~ Richmond: Corresponding Sec
..-l. Nr Philip &. Bruce OF Richmond:
Recording Secretary. Mr. j.. c. Richard
. Richmond. Treasurer. NJ K. Z.
Broke ~ Richmond. Executive Commit
.-le-srs. Lyon q. Tyler. OF Williams
- j.. ~ Valentine. q. \ Meredith
Barton H. Wise, William G.. Stanard, u.
Llnford. r. H. Gaines. William H-
.ar-T. Nirgiulus Newton. and e. l..
-,..r VI Richmond; Charles vs.. Kent
tas University Of Virginia, and +. G..
..t.- OF Petersburg.
Hr Thomas r. Bayard Ambassador
-.- United States 70 the Court Of s..
.-.- was elected an honorary member
t. following were also elected mem.
airs. Eliza Lewis Patwln. Of Chi
Henry =. spears. OF New YORK; the
diversity OF West Virginia. a. ". Sims
Ir vernon, Colonel George Wayne
.-..raor VI Richmond, Robert II. Bever-
.. .f Cl0verport, Ky; James ). Pirthe,
louisville. Ky, Mrs william +. spots
-. ~ Petersburg. Mrs. Lucy T.. Barn
tau ~ Penick. Mo. and Professors
- and Carroll, of Richmond College
Professor Lyon q. Tyler submitted
va behalf 81 a special committee
a.f teI 20 look into the matter. that
.-tary " the Commonwealth and
State Librarian had agreed 10 publish
-.-eaff.r az the expense Of the State.
g.. 1icatlOus Of the society.
ASKED FOR THE RECORDS.
N- Gaines here introduced Colonel Will
Jam Lamb Of Norfolk. VINO made a Drlet
i referring 10 himself as the virginia
a ~ the Phi Beta Kappa society OF
.m and Mary College. lie asked o.
society the return OF the Original re-
70 the organization he represented.
Lamb explained that his society
been revived recently. IL was de-
0... 1l motion Of Mr.. c. Y. Meredith,
l. .rl over the records, on the condition
r.. rey should be returned II Colonel
-.rt society should again 90 out on
IHOFEsSOR TYLER'S PAPER.
.-s0r Lyon @. Tyler was next pre-
''- t0 the body and read an entertain
.irr upon the subject, some Lead
afgres Of Colonial Life IN Virginia"
essay was fun Of humorous descrip-
~ colonial customs and the pecu-
~ the people Of that time. Pro-
Tyler did not lose an opportunity
" corporate incidentally some apprO-
'. COMPARISON Of those times WIN
PRESENT lie spoke OF the soclal OH
between the merchant ana me
~ squire. Of the relations or master
want OF the lack Of the COlOnial-
' proficiency IN penmanship.
lMpORTATION OF CONNICTs.
.r fe,t feature Of the evening was the
resting paper prepared and read by
.r rhlp g. Bruce on the subject. VIZ
f'a Attitude IN the Seventeenth Cen
Toward the Importation Of Con
SIR. Bruce took up first the asser-
.r ~ many hostile 10 Virginia. that an
r'.lt proportion OF the population OF
State today Is in certain sense
"rnaant from transported felOns. lie
-'.f briefly with this contention 50 far
fIIHnleH fUpfllttfgn or Virginia
l. seyenteenth century. the formative
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