The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-31

a completion. The correspondence be-
tween Presidents Rantoul and Sails
bury was concluded by the following
letter of March o. 1901:
ITO the Hon. stephen Salisbury, pres
ident of the American Antiquarian
Society: Dear sir: 1 desire to thank
you, Mr. Paine and Mr.. Barton for the
extremely satisfactory adjustment of
the Bentley matter, which was arrived
at on Tuesday last. 1t is a great pleas
ure to me to know that the work is at
every prospect that both societies will
be satisfied with the results. Kindly,
send us a memorandum of any cost you
may have incurred and be sure that
the conditions you have naturally felt
bound to impose shall be scrupuiously
observed.
Il am very truly yours,
ROBERT S. RANTOUL."
"The first volume of the Bentley dia-
ry was taken by Mr.. Dow on March 10,
the second on May 2S, the third on June
10, and the fourth on Oct. 16. With a
view to the best possible verifcation,
typewriter copies are made in Salem
under the direction of. the secretary of
the institute, who is the bearer Of de-
spatches between the two cities. AS
6dCI NOluIllGs hHGIl hOt III doCi 10 o1ioC
kept in a fireproof vault, our property
would seem to be thoroughly safe
guarded. The labrary committee, in its
wise discretion, has supplied needed adj
ditions to our electric lighting, and
modern chairs for the comfort of our
guests Other improvements may be
Iexpected in the near future.
with the library statistics to Oct. IS.
1 offer brief comments upon few Of
the benefactions received from mem
bers, friends and societies. The sources
of gifts number 299. namely, 45 mem
bers Iii persons not members and 1871
societies and institutions. We have re-
ceived as gifts 500 books, 5032 pam
phlets. bound and 1872 unbound vol
umes of newspapers. 20 portraits, 10
Autographs, framed and IL unframed
photographs, proclamations, bound
and unbound manuscripts, broad
sides, / medal ] bank bill. and collec-
ton Of war envelopes: by exchange. rs
books and 10 phamplets; and from the
bindery "a volumes of newspapers and l
book; a total of 1923 books 5042 pam
phlets, Sc bound and 1872 unbound vol
umes of newspapers, etc.
1.-THE recent celebration of the Tooth
anniversary, of the graduation from
Dartmouth College of Daniel Webster
reminds us of his longtime faithful
service to this society. Our invaluable
collection of autograph acceptances of
membership from 1912 to the present
time contains the following, which was
addressed to the recording secretary.
Hon. Oliver F'iske. Worcester. Mass,
and is endorsed by President Thomas:
"Hon. Daniel Webster of New Hamp-
shire
,c. Washington, Oct. 5. 1915.
Sir: l owe you an apology for not
having at an earlier period expressed
my thanks to the American Antiouari-
an Society for the honor they have
done me in placing my name in the cat
alogue of their members. The objects.
plan and organization of the society are
such, l think, as promise great aid to
the progress of useful knowledge and
are particularly adapted to the preser-
walton of the materials for the future
history of our own country.
will you give me leave, through
you, to present to the society Camden's
Britannia, Gibson's translation, London
ed, 1895. Though not particularly con-
nected with the more immediate OBJ
jects of the institution. it may not be
without its use, in the library of the
society, and is not at all times to be
procured in the United States. The
book is here. l shall commit 1t to the
charge OF my mucn esteemed friend
and your worthy representative, Mr..
Bigelow.
II have the honor to be
"Sir, Yr OBJ Sert,
DANIEL WEBSTER"
1.-THE gift of Gibson's folio edition of
Camden's Britannia referred to has
long had the companionship of the
Mather library folios. 1t bears the au-
tograph of William Vincent in 1869 and
of ]. Wiley of Georgetown, District of
Columbia, in 1874 with the value entry
by Isaiah Thomas 10 dolls" On the
page of dedication. President Thomas
has written Presented to the American
Society by Hon. Daniel
Webster of Portsmouth, N. H., May,
1915"
In the search for Yale material this
bi-centennial year, we have both given
and received light upon the literature
of the great university call attention
to volume in our collection of music,
not found in Warrington's checklist,
of which the following is the title:
Beauties of Psalmody," containing
concisely the rules of singing with a
of the most approved psalms,
tunes and anthems, by member of the
Musical Society Of Yale College.