Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-06-10
OLD SOCIETY REVIVAL.
1t is Proposed to Re establish
Noted Organization.

Founded Years Ago its History is Full
of Interest TO MorgantoWn People
as Well rs to others all ever the
State Large Number OF Signers All.
ready Obtained.
A move is on foot to reorganize
celebrated society which in former
years had existence in Morgantown.
The announcement made by those
behind the plan contains the follow
ing information:
A society called the "West Vir-
ginia Historical Society was organ
ized,at the West Virginia University
in Morgantown on September Both
1869. 1t held fourteen annual meet
ings at Morgantown Wheeling, Graf
ton, and other points. The society
included in it's membership about
one hundred and fifty persons, rep
resenting all sections of the State,
among whom may be mentioned
Hon. w. [. Wiley, Hon. Chester
d. Hubbard, DR. Thomas III. Logan,
Hon. Francis H. Pierpont. Presi-
dent W. K. Pendleton, DR.. L.
A. Hildreth, Geo. d. H. Strother,
Hon. Henry G. Davis, Gen. T. NJ.
Harris, Hon. w. II. Travers, Judge J.
M. McWhorter, Charles Davies Esq,
and May others Of note. During
the early years Of its activity the
society collected some valuable pa
pers and documents some of which
were published III 1871, under the
title of Proceedings of the West
Virginia Historical Society, volume
/, Part ]" A number of addresses
were made, papers read, manuscripts
collected, and antiquities secured,
which, so far as preserved are in the
possession OF d Curator appointed
by the Regents oil the University.
Owing to the difficulty OF reaching
Morgantown the society gradually
declined by reason of non attend
ance Of members, and the last meet
; ing was held in June, 1881. The
last President was the Hon. Charles
James Faulkner, Sr. In 1890 a new
society was organized at Charleston
which took the name Of the West
Virginia Historical and Antiquarian
Society,"" but it has not and never
had any connection with the society
with similar name at the Uniyer-
sity.
A vast amount of valuable litera-
ture could be secured for the Library
OF the West Virginia University, if
there was any sort of a series of
publications in existence to exchange
with other similar societies.
1t is now proposed to re. organize
the old West Virginia Historical
Society" at the University, is an al
junct to University Extension, un-
der the name Of the Transalleghany
Historical Society, and to extend
the original scope Of its activity to
the whole region west of the Allie
ghanies, because the history of this
region knows no state lines.
a preliminary meeting will be
held at the West Virginia University
on Wednesday, JQne 10Th, 1901, at
2 o'clock p. m, for the purpose of
elfecting a temporary organization
! fixing the time for holding the reg
lular meeting, and transacting any
other business that may seem prop
The Constitution and By Laws Of
the "West Virginia Historical So
ciety," as published in it's proceed
ings Volume |, Part |" pages 712,
shall govern the organization, until
altered by the Society.
The activities of this Society are
to be directed toward all those OBJ
jecss which come within the scope
Of similar organizations, and espe-
cially toward all that pertains to
the history, biography, genealogy,
literature and antiquities Of the
transallegh region.
z 1t will be the aim of this Society
to begin the publication as soon as
possible, OF historical magazine,
which shall be the official publica
ton of the Society, and which shall
be sent free to every member.
The membership fee is two dol
lars. which covers dues for the first
year, and thereafter the annual dues
of each member are two dollars.
A large number have already
agreed to join the Morgantown SO
cietv