The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-09

Island Historical society was held last
evening IN the historic old Cabinet" on
Waterman street chief Justice John H.
stne.s, the president oe the society. was
in the chair
The business OF the meeting was the
election OF officers. the presidents sd-
dress and the reports OF the librarian.
treasurer, secretary and the various COM
mitlees
The annual report OF tho treasurer
Richmond Is Everett. showed that the
receipts of the year were SSi2I5l. and the I
expenses S2S25.5o. leaving az cash on hand
s94y2l
The librarians report Was read and ac-
cepted, as were the reports OF The va
rious committees. after which the fol-
lowing officers were elected.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
President. John H. siiness: FIRST vice
president j Franklin Jameson; second
vice president. Robert II Goddard. Sec
retarS. Niltrid A. Munro; treasurer,
Richmond r. Evorett librarian and
cabinet keeper. Ciarenc. s Brigham;
procdrators. Newport George Gordon
King, Pawtuciet. Samuel 81 conant;
North Kinsstown. David S. Baker: Hop
lIinton, George H. Olney. Glocester Al
bert Potter The several committees were
also elected.
The following names were presented
and accepted AZ members Annie Ives
Darlington, Dwight Ames. Henry &. An
thony Albert A. Baker Esther H.nckley
Baker, Charles X. Brayton. John Clarke
Budlonk. Elizabeth Dorrance Bugbee.
Henry Bowen. Henry Francis Brayton,
Albert Iawton Calder. I'd, Henry Clinton
Dexter. John Doran. Herbert y Fenner
Robert Harris. William Gregory, Fred
eric Hayes. Albert Rowland Greene,
Leonard Wheaton Horton. George Hum
phrey Arthur Livingston Kelley, Thomas
y. Lee. George A. Littlefeld. Richard f.
Lyman, Jos. r. Manton, Harold Metcsh
Walter Lee Munro. Franklin II. owen,
Dexter Burton Potter. Nathaniel W.
smith. j. Edward studiey, VIM Henry
Thornley,, John Robert Wheaton. George
Eldrdse Webster, Hardin Chester
waters. Alfred Wilson, JOS. Draper War
rem, Louis Anthony Waterman. John jay
Watson, Jr
On motion OF Edward Field u was vo-
ted 10 increase the salary OF the npIs-
fian 500 II was also voted that "A purse
OF sl5O be presented TO the treasurer. RICH
mond b. Evereit' as & seI,anioIn heId bw the he So
ciety for his long, faithful and eherSeuo
service AS treasurer.
The reelection OF Mr. Everett last even
ing was for the 34th consecutive time ne
having held that office since 1891,
VOTE OF THANKS.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved that the thanks OF the Hhode
Island Historical society are given TO
picture OF the old Hoyle Tavern and "
surroundings. painted by him. fnd this
Mr.. h."f'r Francis % gallagher: and fuhhey. re4
solved that copy hereof be- sem Hg-N'r'
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
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dents message in part as foliows -,
We stand tonight upon the threrhoidi
OF century. History Is coniinu9us' "
ceaseth not. day or night; but IL has Its
epoch. and none more marked Than ths
period of an hundred years. Inc com
pletion of such cycle hinges az once on
our numerous suggestions OF its history
and thoughts of it's great results. rms
is not the occasion to review the annals
of the nineteenth century, yet, before We
close our corporate record upon IL. we
may at least count ourselves happy tnat
we have lived in it. Which of all our pre-
linc In development of men and things,
At the beginning OF the ninetnnth
century the country. not recovered from
dependence occupied only sparsely set
tied fringe of the Atlantic coast. with
population less than that Of the state OF
New York at the present time. It was
indeed an infant republic facing prob
lems OF existence snd policy with which
How ies"T% Wild ID W Would id have have seemed the
prophecy that i'm hundred years the
five would have become IS million of peo-
pie: that the vast western wilderness
would be the granery of the world, with
great sites and states spreading contin-
uous civilization 10 the shores of the Pa
cihc. and that beyond the Golden Gate,it
islands would look to us for government
and protection
While the first generation after the
Revolution was struggling To repair the
waste OF an eight years war, II was
called upon 20 show it's ability 20 main
tain the independence which its fathers
had won. III the precious struggle had APP
peIrpd 10 be fofieFn hope against so
powerful foe IL must have seemed 10 be
we'll nigh impossible To stand IN naval
warfare against nation which proudly
boasted that she was the ruler OF the
seas.
As Rhode Island gave the first COM
mander TO the navy in the Revolution, so
In the war OF 1872, IL gave the chief COM
mander. whose Valor contributed 40
much TO the victory which established
our place among the nations
The second event in which Rhode ISL
and had even "A larger share was the es-
tablishment OF cotton spinning az Paw
tucket by Samuel slater. through the aid
OF Rhode Island enterprise and capital.
No one event has done more TO develop
and establish go large manufacturing
industry. as the starting OF cotton spin
ming in this state.
/ cannot stop 10 recount Rhode Islands
contributions 10 the century They have
been neither few nor uuimportant aud n
will be, a pleasant task for some Que a.
make up the record IN full These two