The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-14
Or Its SEHI-CENTBNNIAL
GRAMME COMPLETE FOR
WEDNESDAY
Last Night the Executive Council
Listened to an Address by secre-
tary Upham on the Membership
of the Society Since 1910.

OF the society Since 1910.
at meeting Of the executive council
Of the Minnesota State Historical soci-
ETY., held in the association rooms at the
state capitol, three candidates were elect
ed to life membership and two more were
chosen as annual members Plans for
the coming fftieth anniversary, which is
to be held on Wednesday, were discuss
ed, and the council made room on the
programme for vocal solo to be given
during the afternoon session by Jane
Huntington Yale. Mr.. J. Warren Turn
er, of Minneapolis, was given place on
Wednesday evenings programme Mrs
Yale will sing Reginald de Koven's stir
ring Song of the Flag" and Mr.. Turner
will render MY Native Land" by Won
Suppe. The candidates elected to life
membership were Lieut.. Gov. Lyndon A
Smith. of Montevideo; Judge G. E. Qvale.
of Willmar, and w. B. Mitchell of ST
Cloud Samuel r. Thayer, of Minneap-
oils, and Frank Ives, of Cass Lake, were
made annual members. The plans for the
Wednesday anniversary have been care
fully matured and the programme Is now
complete
During the past few months Secretary
Warren Upham has been busy collecting
data concerning the membership of the
society from 1849 to 1899. The result of
his researches was given last night in a
historical paper which was presented to
the council. It will be preserved as an
official document Of the society, prepared
especially for the hftteth anniversary
Mr.. Upham stated to the council that he
had experienced considerable difficulty in
securing accurate information, since dur
Ing the years Of the Civil war, many of
the members, including the secretary.
were on the Held Of battle and unable to
keep the records in shape.
After a careful study of the records Mr..
Upham has found that of the members
VINO founded the organization, fifteen are
still living. Many of the founders have
died and many more have removed to
other states. leaving no record of their
whereabouts. Considerable labor was
necessary to make the list complete. but
1t now shows that of the charter mem
bers. st. Paul is represented by John
harrington, A. L. Larpenteur, W. P.
Murray, Alexander Ramsey, the first ter
r1tor1a1 governor; Henry L. Moss, Gen.
George L. Becker, Father Augustine Ra
voux, James N Humphrey. Gen. N. T.
Davis, Of Washington, D. c.; MahIon
Black, of Minneapolis; John H. Stevens.
OF Minneapolis; John McKusick, of Still
water, and Isaac N. Goodhue, Of Mime
apolis, are also charter members.
The list of members corrected to the
first of the year shows that the society
has on its rolls twenty-three honorary
members. Throughout the union, CORE
spending members in different states to
the number of sixty-two have made
periodic contributions of data and inter-
esting information. In the Eastern states
with few exceptions the corresponding
members number two to a state. The
association has enrolled 142 life members
and the annual members number thirty
seven. The total membership at present
is 269
Mr.. Upham's paper also gave an alpha
bette list Of members from the date Of
organization. Nov. Is. 1S49, with notes of
their several classes. dates of member
ship and deaths. notes of offices held and
separate chronologic lists of officers and
councillors.
The executive council have extended a
cordial invitation to the public to be