The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22

lowing entries, in the council records:
NOV. Is, 1892, voted: That Col. Samuel
Damon of Holden, in consideration of
his conveying to the society his rights
and titles to any land now included
within the wall of the yard of Anti
quarian hall, shall, with his immediate
family, have the privilege Of visiting
Antiquarian hall at all hours when the
hall is kept open for visitors, under the
rules Of the society,"" and april "a
1898: The librarian is recommended to
permit any and all persons to visit the
library, ETC., from II o'clock to IL
o'clock each day" The modern method
of teaching or studying history
whether in the high, higher or highest
schools, has brought into much freer
use the contemporary authorities in
and patience are required in guiding
the younger workers. 1t has been found
necessary to impress upon all the
great respect due to these priceless
memorials Of the past and the high
value of the privileges they here enjoy
The library statistics for the six
months, to the 18th instant, were then
given, as follows: Sources of gifts, PSI,
namely, from SO members, 1923 non
members and 125 societies and institu-
tions. Received theTefrom 1856 books,
3241 pamphlets, 10 bound and 113 I'M
bound volumes of newspapers four
bound volumes of manuscripts with a
collection of letters, five bound volumes
and 154 unbound photographs, 1924
maps, 102 book plates, II portraits, II
engravings and six proclamations: by
exchange, 81 books and 46 pamphlets,
and from the bindery, 126 volumes Of
magazines and % volumes of newspa-
pers, making the total accessions for
six months, to the 18th inst, 1O42
books, 1887 pamphlets, 35 bound and
113 unbound volumes of newspapers.
After making special reference to
some of the more important gifts, Mr..
Barton continued; / note briefly and
as supplementary to the list of the So
ciety's meeting places in Boston-which
appeared in our last proceedings-the
meeting places in Worcester The first
gathering, in 1913, was at the dwelling
house Of Col. Reuben Sikes innholder,
at o'clock p. M, and thereafter when
not held at the library rooms or An
tiquarian hall, the places indicated in
the records are the Worcester coffee
house, Skies coffee house, Col. Skies,
inn, the house of the president, the Ex-
change coffee house. Rev. DR.. Ban
croft's, and the Unitarian meeting
house. The different names given to
Skies popular tavern were all sugges-
tive of good cheer
The death Of our late associate, Will
liam Summer Barton, A M, recalls his
valuable services to the society nearly
so years ago. in a vigorous attempt to
complete it's sets of Massachusetts,
laws, resolves, journals, etc, and Of the
United States public documents On
account of this labor of love, as well as
for historical work already accom-
plished, he was elected to membership
July 20. 1854.
have been asked for the name of
any member of the society who has
made a special study of the use of
gowns by the early ministers of New
England. The Rev. Joseph b. Felt. for
r any years an honored member, SAYS
( in his New England Customs" pub
lished in 1858: Gowns have been most
~ laid aside as q badge of the literati
The non -conformist clergy have, for the
most part, put them off. They were
used more among them in our larger
towns and cities than elsewhere even
proportionally to population"
In conclusion, the librarian remarked
so years ago next Monday, Samuel Fos-
ter Haven, Rev. Joseph Barlow Felt
and Rev. Edward Everett Hale were
elected members of the committee of
publication; DIR. Hale, now senior men,
Der of the committee, succeeding Sam