The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-13
VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Interesting Matters Up at Meeting of Executive
Committee

The October meeting Of the Executive
Committee of the Virginia Historical
Society was held last night at the So
ciety's house, No. 7ol East Franklin
Street Those present We're Messrs. Val
entne Tin the chair), James. Chandler,
Richardson, Brooke, and Stanard.
a considerable mum Der of acceSSlonS
to the collections Of the society was re-
ported. Chief among these were many
files of newspapers. From Major Pow
hatan Ellis Were received files OF the
Dispatch beginning in 1874 and compTS-
ing enough to make twenty-eight bound
volumes; from Mr.. Ben. 2. Owen, IL,
private secretary to Governor Tyler, and
formerly an editor of the paper, were re-
ceived seven bound volumes of the Man
chester Leader. from 1SSS to 1894, and Mr..
r. 3. Dunlop, secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce. gave files of the Leader,
News, and State. lS9S-i9o9 sufficient to
make ten bound volumes. From another
source was obtained numbers of the
Richmond Christian Advocate, 1S90-1S97,
sufficient to make four large bound vol
umes The total of the papers received
during the month will make an addition
of about fifty volumes to the society
already large collection.
Among the books of interest received
during the month We're: Allied Families
of Delaware, by E. j. Sellers; Geneologi-
cal Gleanings in England G. Vols), by
Henry f. Waters; a Transatlantic Tin
erary. by Mr.. j. S. Moore, of this city
(privately printed; A Memoir OF
Bishop Cobbs, of Alabama Ga native of
Virginia.; The Virginia Scrivener. by
gentleman of the Stanton Bar, published
by Kentcn Harper, Stanton, 1888; Cata-
logue OF the Officers and Alumni of Wash
ington and Lee University, 1749-1SSS, Bal
timore, 1883, and a very rare Richmond
imprint 1.-The Vocal Standard, or Star
Spangled Banner being the latest and
best selection ever offered to the public
particularly OF American patriotic songs
etc, etc, Richmond, 1924 This was pre-
scented by Major Ellis. There We're also
received forty-four pamphlet copies or
the various conferences of the Methodist
Episcopal Church having jurisdiction in
Virginia and of tine period 1S55-9S.
Major Powllata.f Ellis also gave a box
of manuscripts, Chiefly letters, which
tnve not yet been examined. TO the so
ciety's collection OF Virginia views We're
added a large photograph of St Paul's
Church, Norfolk, presented by MIR. Ed
ward Wilson James, and thirty photo
graphs of places in and about Alexandria,
taken and presented by Mr.. John Fl.
Herndon, a member of the society. The
corresponding secretary also reported that
copies We're beng made OF "a letter COOK
of Colonel Richard Corbin. the last royal
receiver-general, and of an orderly book
of Virginia troops at Norfolk in the war
of 1872. the originals of both of which
have been loaned for the purpose by Mr..
James Parke Corbin, of Fredericksburg.
It was also reported that the CORE
spending secretary and assistant score
tary were preparing a card catalogue of
the large number of manuscripts which
have been received since the printed cat
alogue was published.
The following new members were elect
ed: Miss Annie Hughes, Illinois; Mrs. H.
II. Parker, Oregon; Miss Ellen HernS&or
Arthur, New York; DIR. G. A. Taber, Vir-
ginia, and the Randolph-Macon Wonian's
College, College Park. Va