The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-21
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THE ANNUAL MEETING HELD At
THEIR ROOMS LAST NIGHT.
Indictment Weather Interfered With tho
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Report ke-
ceived-New Members Elected.

annual session at their rooms last night
Owing TO the Indictment weather. the at
tendance was small.
On motion Of Mr.. Bryan. Colonel W. H.
Palmer was called TO preside. and Mr.
Philip Bruce was chosen to record.
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT:
| Mr.. Joseph Bryan, president OF tho
society. read his annual report. TINS
showed the total membership or the
| society 10 be 500. which is an increase
| over that OF 1896 of 81 members Inc
receipts for the year were S,JSof5, the
expenditures. s3,7jG60. leaving balance
| in the treasury Of S2-0S.
\ falling of In receipts has been moro
| than met by an economical admihlstid-
ton.
All current expenses have been met
and $500 was carried TO the permanent
| fund and S2l25 10 the book fund. The
permanent fund is now $500 IN cash de-
posted I'm bank at interest and 500 Nir-
ginia State per cent. bond.
ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY.
The additions TO the library Tor me
past year have numbered $40 books ond
pamphlets OF which a considerable NUM-
Der were valuable books on genealosy
Among the special gifts were eight large
volumes from the British government
Of tho reports OF the Royal Historical
Manuscript Commission. continual
ton OF the edition secured for the society
by the Hon. Thomas F. Bayard.
The story Of the Pilgrim Fathers, edited
By Arber, the gift OF Mr. r. l. Traylor.
a full set OF tho bound reports OF the
Mt Vernon Association, presented by
Mrs Hearst, OF Washington.
\ bound copy Of the Richmond En-
quirer OF 1907, from Mr. George a.
Barksdale.
Tho life OF Robert c. Winthrop and
other books, from Mr.. Il. c. Winthrop,
Jr. Of Boston.
Webster's Dictionary and Funk g.
Wagnalrs Dictionary, from Mr. L. W.
Jones.
Volume eight OF the Southern Literary
Messenger, from the Woman's Christian
Association. OF Richmond.
Editors OF the Past. from the author,
| Judge Robert W. Hughes.
Old Homes ana Families IL King VIII
Ham, from tho author, Mr.. =. NJ. Clark.
History OF b. Georges Parish. First
Edition, from Judge W. y. Leake.
Sir George and Lady Yeardley and
some OF their Descendsnta from 7. d.
| Upshur.
| Numerous pamphlets relating 70 Vlr-
| ginia, from Colonel Thomas II. Ellis.
bequest from Miss Hartley Graham
| OF numerous books, including Catesby S
Natural History or Carolina. Florida
and the Bahama Islands; volumes Lon
don. 1854, Fitzhugh Lees Life of Leel
Cusson's handbook OF Heraldry: Marion
| Harland's Life or Mary WASHINGTON:
! Snead's Memorial OF Southern Planter;
| Grgsby's discourse on the life and char
! acter OF Tazewel; and % other volumes
| Of interest and value.
| a narrative of the burning OF Rich
mond Theatre, ISL, from Dr. George A.
| Taber.
THE PICTURES.
Inc FOLLOWING pictures have been adde,
10 tho collection OF the society.
Framed paintings of the coats-of-arm
or the Catesby and Graham families.
PORTRAIT OF Governor Holiday and Judge
lialiyburton, OF Virginia. and of the Hon
| walter Jones, OF WASHINGTON an under
the bequest from Miss Hartley Graham.
twelve cabinet photographs of COlonia
houses, scenes and persons Of Princess
Anne county, Va, from Mrs. Philip A.
| Bruce.
A framed engraved portrait Of Governor
Henry a. Wise, from his grandson, Mr..
| Barton II. Wise
\ miniature portrait Of John Wise. OF
| Accomac county. Va. the father Of GOV.
ernor Wise, from Mr.. John II. Wise, OF
| san Francisco.
a cut Of the Robertson arms. from
| Mrs. d. s. Robertson, OF Fort Wayne. Ind
Five photographs OF portraits and NINA
| lures OF members Of the Iightfoot family
| presented through Mrs. J. b. Lightfoot.
Cabinet photographs OF king Garter
and his wife, from Cook, the photogra-
| pher.
cabinet photographs Of Mrs. Robert
Rose, and OF the Cabell and Ruggles
coats-of-arms. from Mrs. Virginia c.
Ruggles.
a framed engraved portrait OF General
John Chopper. from Mr.. John Chopper
OF Washington ID. C..
\ photograph OF a portrait OF Dudlay
Digs from DR.. James ID. Morgan, OF
Washington.
Photographs OF Cobb's Hall and OF
Thomas Boiling, Sr.. and Thomas Boiling
Jr., and Mr.. John Hitz. OF Washington
ID. c.
The MoKley coat-of-arms and a cablne,
photograph OF Mrs A. S. Monkey Q775-
ESD. from Mr.. Richard ID. Fisher, o!
Baltimore.
Cabinet photograph OF the Dey Man
sion in New Jersey. headquarters OF Gen
eral Washington. gift of Mrs. Nathaniel
Burruss.
\ chart OF the Carter family from Mrs.
NJ. g. Oliver.
MANUSCRIPTS RECEIVED.
The following manuscripts have been
presented 20 the Society
The Records OF the First Company OF
the Howitzer's Battalion, during 1861 and
part OF 1862, presented TO the Society by
The executor OF our late associate. Dr.
William ,. Palmer. with the consent OF
his heirs.
An autograph letter OF John Bannistor.
Jr., to Robert Boiling. 1852, from Mr.. J. L.
Hubbard, OF Nelson county.
An autograph letter OF Mr. Richard
Henry Lee and D. hand patent from Gov
ernor Henry Lee, from General G.. w.
Gusts Lee
Two colonial land patents. one signed
by Governor Dinwiddie and the other by
Governor Gooch. from Mr.. Joseph Bryan.
The original company book OF Captain
Nathaniel Wesches' company OF the Sec
Ond Virginia State Regiment, commanded
by Colonel William Brent. 1873 Presented
by Captain w. A. Hill, OF Madison coun-
~. Va, through Mr.. G. Powell Hill.
IMPROVEMENTS MADE
BY the generous assistance OF the Colo
NAL Danes the Old Dominion, the Mount
Vernon. and Beverley Manor. Chapters n
the Daughters OF the Revolution, and OF
the Association, the Society FOR the Pre-
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