The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-07-08
Meeting Of Colonial Daughters.k,

Meeting Of Colonial Daushters,M
The Society Of Colonial Daughters
met at the Historical Rooms, in an
nual session, rs announced. After
the Society was called to order Miss
Sallie jackson read an Indian legend,
"Why Indians Paint Their Faces"
Miss Halle Herndon read her sup
Elementary chapter to Mrs. Morton's
history of Second street, entitled,
"Herndon Square," 1t Is very in
teresting, and gives information and
dates, anterior to those given by
Collins, of the original owner of South
Frankfort, Matthew Clark.
This chapter completes the history
of Second street. Miss HerndOn will
prepare. in the vacation, the history
OF Steele street, 10 be read at the first
meeting of the Colonial Daughters"
in October.
The LOG of the Mayfower," Brad
ford's History of Plymouth Planta-
ton, contributed. by Mrs. John ID.
White to the Kentucky Historical
Society, was greatly admired and
duly appreciated.
Mrs. Morton read the address of
Senator Hoar, upon its reception
from Mr.. Bayard, at the meeting Of
the honorable societies convened to
receive this invaluable treasure for
their State Historical Library, in
Massachusetts, as gift from the
Lord Bishop of London.
Sincere thanks are rendered Capt.
Ed. Porter Thompson for his kind
ness and general care over the His
torical Rooms, and to Mr.. William
Abbott for his assistance in keeping
them in order during the past year.
Mrs. Morton also read the following
review, then the Society adjourned
until October:
"A
THE SOCIETY OF COLONIAL
DAUGHTERS.
"FRANKFoRT, KY, July 4, 1899.
"In reviewing to-day this 9th an
nual meeting of the Society Of
Colonial Daughters we should feel
some degree Of satisfaction with our
success. The object first mentioned
in the opening chapter Of our organi-
zation is ITO restore the Kentucky
Historical Society," This we have
done. And, secondly. we were to
write the history of the pioneers and
founders of the city OF Frankfort,
giving, along with their history, the
genealogy OF the members Of the So
ciety of Colonial Daughters. This
we have done. Thirdly, we have
written the history of the Capital by
streets. We have finished North
Frankfort, and are now writing up
the streets OF South Frankfort. How
well we have performed these tasks
must he left 10 Others less partial
than ourselves to decide. Let us
hope, however, that as the "Histories
of the pioneers and founders OF this
city:lhaye been transferred to the
State Historical Society, that these
histories may be kept with sacred
care. They contain what, In En-
gland and In New England, are con-
sidered the most precious helitage a
State or country can have, the data
of the marriages, births and deaths
OF the: men and women to whom we
owe our being, and to whose courage
and intelligence, patriotism and
Christian fortitude we owe the pos
session Of this .beautiiul State and
city.
"In England such histories are
kept i'm the locked libraries OF the
Lord Bishop of London. They hold
such papers as in the nature and
value of public records, which must
be kept as belonging to the See OF
London, vested in the Consistorial
Court of the said See, and any dis
posal of them must be authorized,
not only by order Issued by the