The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-14
VETERAN CITIZENS.
Annual Meeting OF Historical Ass0-
cation Held To-Day.
Memorial TO Late Charles e. Carpenter.
Officers El. d.

This afternoon the Rhode Island VET
eran Citizens Historical Association
held its last monthly meeting until fall
i'm the Mathewson street church rooms.
The occasion was also the annual meet
ing and a memorial to the late Charles
l.. Carpenter.
Following is the report OF the secre-
tary for the year beginning October,
1897, and ending July, 1898:
Ten meetings, inclusive of to-days,
have been held, at which the following
themes have been considered in the or
der named: THE Growth of the Pub
lie School System Of Providence" by
Hon. Thomas w. Bicknell; Personal
RecQllections Of the Dorr War" by
James Snow, Jr.; Experiences During
a Ten Weeks Visit In the West" by
Daniel A. Cook; "A Chaplain of the
Revolution, or the Diary and Addresses
OF the Rev. Hezekiah Smith Relating
to Bunker Hill, Saratoga and Benedict
Arnold" by DR.. Reuben A. Guild; THE
Effects of immigration Upon the City
of Providence and the State OF Rhode
Island" by Hon. Henry l.. Greene OF
Riverpoint, II. l.; THE Story of Johns
town." by Rev. +. Il. Cunz, one of its
survivors; REV. Thomas Storr King"
by Daniel A. Cook; "The Pearl of An
TILES, a History of Cuba" by l.. b.
DdTllnS, anu Ut the same meeting
tory of the Rhode Island Soldiers, Re-
lief Association in Washington, ID. c.,
During the War, Being the First Hos
pital Relief Corps Organized for the
Union Army in 1851" by j. III. Brown;
AN historical sketch of the Greene
street of Providence and its teachers,
among whom was Sarah Margaret Full
Ter. afterwards Marchioness d'OssolL"
by Hon. Henry l.. Greene of Riverpoint,
r. L.. Memorial Services for the Late
Charles T.. Carpenter" Eight have
joined the association during the year.
The membership now Is 101. The past
year has record of eight deaths.
Christopher A. Hall died Januery IL,
1898; Sylvester q. Martin. January is;
John S. Monroe, January 81; Hon.
Henry G. Clark, March 3: Edward @.
Farmer, March IA; Charles T.. Car
penter, June 2S: Hon. Alpheus F.. An
gell, June 30, and George Il. Lapham.
Our oldest member is Samuel Foster,
born in 1903. He Is still, as you have
noticed, quite regular In his attendance
at our meetings. Thomas r. Briggs
follows him somewhat closely, having
been born March 2S, 1907. The secre-
tary meets him occasionally on Grams
ton street. Mr.. Briggs name was I'm
the first directory OF Providence. issued
In 1924. The average attendance at our
meetings during the past year has been
exceptionally good, and the subjects
treated have commanded thoughtful at
tention from members and their friends.
The public press has been exceedingly
considerate in the amount of space
given TO our proceedings During the
year the secretary has received letters
from persons living i'm the following
states. asking for information concern
ing themes which have been under con-
sideration by the associations speak
ers: New York. Ohio, Michigan, Con-
necticut and Massachusetts. Some let
ters have come from a distance within
very few days after one of our meet
ings. showing that the reports OF our
gatherings are scanned by those i'm other
states whose minds are dwelling on his
torical matters. The responses to let
ters sent by the secretary show most
grateful appreciation for information
furnished.
DANIEL A. COOK, Secretary.
Upon recommendation OF the nomi-
mating committee, consisting of Par
don M. stone. Mrs. Elizabeth G. Hill
and Daniel A. Cook, the following off,
GERS were elected for the ensuing
year:
President, Rev Frederic Denison; vice
presidents. DIR. II. A. Guild, Hon.
Henry l.. Greene. Pardon NJ. Stone.
George Welch and Nathan +. Mathew
son: secretary. Daniel A. Cook: treas
urer, Mrs. Hattie w. II. Chaffee; ex-
ecutive committee. Il. NJ Stone. Geo.
Welch. John M. Rounds, N. II. Gardi-
ner. Albert III. Manchester. Daniel A.
Cook and Mrs. Elizabeth Hill; auditor.
A. III. Manchester.
Many OF the members participated
in the words OF tribute to their late
fellow member, Mr.. Carpenter.