The Portland daily press., 1899-01-19
MAINE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.
Annual Meeting and Election Held
Last Evening.


The annual meeting of the Maine Gen.
ealogicsl society was held at the society S
library In the public library building last
| evening, the president Hon. NJ. II. King,
In tie chair. On account Of the absence
of the secretary, Mr.. i. o. Conant,
owing to illness, Mr.. Francis l. Little
field was elected secretary pro tempore.
The annual reports of the officers were
listened to.
The treasurer. MIR. NJ. r. Hicks. re-
ported total amount received during the
year ss0L o2, payments s6s3 30, balance on
hand sii76s. Tho report having been ex-
amined together with the books Of the
society by the finance committee they
were reported to DO in correct shape and
properly vouched for.
The report OF the librarian, who was
also absent, on account Of Illness was
read by the PRESIDENT. This report stated
the number Of bound volumes now In
the library to be 1894, pamphlets i706 be-
| sides parts OF periodicals and unbound
pamphlets amounting to between 30 and
40 bound volumes. The increase for the
/ ltuT ma. bttu -oJ NotuhoSr ~Dh
pamphlets and 221 parts of volumes. OF
these there were acquired by purchase or
exchange IGi volumes, 80 pamphlets ana
60 parts. By gift there were acquired l2i
volumes, 235 pamphlets and ibS parts.
Among the additions there are 80 volumes
added by binding periodicals already in
the hands of the society at a cost Of s2s Sd
The whole number bound during the ex-
istence OF the society has been 204 volumes
at u cost of Si750s. The volumes added
during the year are valued at ss55. AZ.
The total value of the library as reck-
oned by the records of the aocessions Of
| books in a. 81. Go, and there Is on this an
insurance OF So. 500. 1t should be stated
that this valuation Is far below the actual
value OF the library at the present time,
owing to the fact that many books are
becoming rare and are increasing steadily
In value.
| In the department Of family histories
the society has now 6i3, which is believed
to be "a larger number than Is In any
other library east of Boston. There have
been ninety two added during the year,
AZ by gift AID the remainder by purchase.
| Perhaps the most important addition to
the society's library has been q set of Al
volumes of tho New England Historic
Genealogical register which with those In
the possession Of the society before bring
the total number up to complete file
with the exception Of Nos. II. Is and 20.
Mem bers are earnestly requested to be on
the lookout for these four missing num-
| bers in order that the record file may he
| made absolutely complete.
| A list of donations follows showing
that there have been 1879 donors during
shs year who have made gifts aggregating
this figures given above.
The managers recommend for mem bcr-
ship the following who were unanimous
I ly elected:
Honorary membership, Hon. Joseph
Williamson Of Belfast.
Active embership, Charles A. Bailey
of Bangor and George S. Hobbs of Port
land.
IL was voted that the treasurer be given
authority to increase the insurance on the
library $1,000 at once, as 1t was realized
that any loss by lire would in the nature
OF the casa be nearly a total one to the
property involved.
The election of officers resulted as fol.
lows:
President-Hon. Nj. r. King.
Wise President-Dr. A. h. +. Meserve.
Secretary-Mr. Frederick y. Conant.
Treasurer-Mr. Willard f. Hicks.
Li5rariaD-Mr. Joseph Thompson.
President King made brief speech in
acknowledgment of the honor of another
ro-ele ction TO the office which he has so
ably filled for the past eleven years.