The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-22
Calls Men of
Distinction
TO OLD WORCESTER
Antiquarian Society Holds
Annual Meeting.

Once year there meets in Worces-
ter very distinguished gathering Of
men of all var cites OF POLITICAL and re-
ligious thought who have at least one
thing common-the desire to preserve
and keep fresh the records of days
that are gone past
The American Antiquarian Society is
one that is of unusual interest to the
people of this city, for it is AN associa-
ton that has attained world wide fame
by reason of the character and SCOPE
of its works as well as by virtue of the
men Of note and erudition that it has
from the time of it's inception CON
tanned within the limit of its member
ship. 1t is known as a product OF
worcester, although its scope and
fame are world wide, and on the c.
casion of it's annual meeting ~+yhich
took place this year yesterday al the
building of the society at Lincoln
square, some of the most promil ent
men of New England who are inter-
ested in histology and kindred sciences
were assembled in the Heart Of the
commonwealth
The exercises of the day included the
reading of the report Of the council az
the society with a review of recent
work of one Of the members Of the So
clety who has died during the mast
year, by Rev. DIR. Edward Everett
ttaie Of Boston, and a paper by Pres
ident @. Stanley Hall OF Clark Univer-
sity on some Of the exercises of various
races and religious creeds at the time
Of the emeYgenee of youth from ado
leseence. There were also brief pa
pers by Senator George Frisbie HoaP
anq DR.. I. G. Mendenhal of the POLY
teohnic Institute. The reports of the
treasurer and of the librarian of the
society were read, and it was shown
py them that the affairs of the asso-
citation are in a most prosperous and
gratifying condition.
Three new members were elected to
MI the places of those who have died
curing the past year. The most not
able Of these losses by death was that
OF William e. Gladstone, long prime
minister of England. In his stead was
CHOSEN Douglass Brymmer LII. D.. F.
H. 5. c., who is the archiyist of a. sim
liar association of Ottawa, P. @ The
other two members who have died DIR
ing the past year were Bishop William
stevens Perry c. D. @. L.. of DaVennorf
Ia, and Thomas f. Bayard LII. D.. of
wilmington, Del, both of whom are
resident members. To fill their places
were selected John Noble, A. b., IL,
3, OF Boston, and Robert Samuel
Rantoul, A. M. LII. b., of Salem.
During the exercises many referen-
ces were made, especially in the re-
port of the librarian, to the founder Of
the society Isaiah Thomas. who was
also the founder Of The Worcester Spy.
The Spy is always a welcome and
privileged guest at the meetings of the
society, and Senator Hoar took occas-
q n he
day the feeling that the society has
That he, as the representative of the
honored pioneer who printed the first
thlng every struck off on a printing
press in Worcester, was a member
honoris causa, as the senator expressed
1t, of the erudite body Mr.. Thomas was
the founder Of
The election Of officers for the ensu-
ing year resulted in the unanimous
reelection of Hon. Stephen Salisbury
as president, together with the selec-
ton of the officers who have served
during the past year to continue in the
positions they now hold.
At the conclusion of the meeting Of
the society, the members were enter
tanned by the president at lunch at his
residence on Highland street.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The meeting was called to order by
PRESIDENT Sallsbury at 1870 yesterday
morning, there being about sixty men,
bers of the society present. The min
utes of the preceding meeting, which
was held In Boston last April. were
read by Secretary Charles A. Chase of
this city, the recording secretary.
DR.. E. E. Hale read the report of
the council of the society, and In the
beginning of his remarks, announced
the death of the members who have
11~.-a
that the list of foreign membership in
the society is not limited as to-num-
ber and it is desired that the num-
Der be not decreased. The resident
membership is limited to 1870, and the
number is now full, the election of the
two members yesterday having brought
the number again to the maximum
limit.
Dr. Hale announced that careful
history of the Bradford manuscript
has been prepared for the society dur
ing the past year. DR.. Hale took for
the subject of his principal remarks a
review of the work of a deceased menu
Der of the society, DIR. j. Hammond
Trumbull, on the language Of the
Algonquin Indians. The manuscripts
which were prepared by DR.. Trumbull
on the subject, have been presented
during the past year by his widow to
the society, and are at present being
published in washington, the greatest
care being used to prevent their in
fury while in the hands of tie print
ers The work is in four Volumes the
first cofitaiping a vocabulary transla-
ted from the English into the Indian,
the second into English, the alphabet
cal order being that of the Indian lam
guage The third volume is a second
edition of the first. with voluminous
notes by Dr. Trumbull himself in
manuscript, and the fourth is another
edition Of the second, which is not
wholly complete but will be made so.
DR.. Hale entered into an extended
and minute discussion of the language
of the Indian tribes, and mentioned
many peculiarities Of the language
which correspond somewhat to the To-
cal methods of articulation ana pro-
nunciation that are noticeable in our
language today in the various sections
of the country He took up the sub
iect of derivation with some degree OF
Yninuteness, and told of several words
in the language that have Indian sour