Evening star., 1901-12-31
American Historical Association
Brings Labofs to a Close.
THE OFFICERS ELECTED YESTERDAY
PhiIadeIphia Chosen as the Place
of Next Meeting.
INTERESTING PAPERS READ

| The American Historical Association held
| a final session this morning at Columbian
| University, when several interesting papers
| were read.
| The meeting was attended by large
| number of delegates. Before convening
| the members inspected the museum, and
had many relics of historical interest point
ed out and explained to them by the regents
| of the institution The following interest
| Ing papers were read on the theme of
| southern history:
THE Records Of the London Company"
by President Lyon, G. Tyler of Wrniam and
Mary, one Of the oldest colleges in the
country; THE Relation of the Virginia
Planter and the London Merchant" by
Prof. John s. Bassett of Trinity College;
THE Flace of Nathaniel Macon in South
ern History by Prof. William E. Dodd OF
| Randolph-Macon College; Maryland s
First Courts" by Dr. Bernard c. Steiner Of
Johns Hopkins University: Southwestern
History IN the Southwest by Prof. Geo.
P. Garrison. University of Texas.
The following papers were read by title:
Committees of Correspondence of the
American Revolution" by Edward D. Col
Inns, Ph.D., Barton Landing, N. Y.
Jays Treaty and the Slavery interests of
the United States,' by Frederick Austin
Ogg, M. indianapolis, Ind.
The Public Services of Governor Jacob D.
Cox by James r. Ewing, Ph.D.. of Wash
ington.
"The Legislative History of Naturalization
in the United States, 1776-1795," by F. G..
Franklin, PHI D., Knightstown, Ind.
THE Assumption of State Debts and the
Location of the Federal Capital by Dr. O.
G. Libby, University Of Wisconsin,
The closing reports and announcements
were rendered after the reading of these
papers, and the meeting then adjourned.
Election of Officers.
Yesterday afternoon officers were elected,
all Of the standing committees and officers
presented annual reports and a place OF
meeting for the next convention was de-
cided upon. The following were declared
duly elected officers for the ensuing year:
President, Capt. Alfred T. Mahan, u S.
NJ. retired; first vice president, Henry
Charles Lea Of Philadelphia; second vice
president, Prof. Goldwin Smith of Toronto;
treasurer, Prof. Clarence w. Bowen; cor
responding secretary, Prof: Charles w.
Haskins, University of Michigan; secretary
of the church history section, Samuel
Macauley Jackson, DID, LID.
officers, follows: BysFirtue of having held
the office Of president, Charles Francis
Adams; AndrewrD. .Mhite, LID, L.H.D.;
George F. .Hoars1 LID; Charles Kendall
James B. AngelH LIP; George P. Fisher,
ID, LID; Henry adams, LID; James
Ford Rhodes, LII. D.,-and Edward Eggles-
ton, LID BYrleetton, Herbert Putnam.
Ph.D., LID; William A. Dunning, Ph.D.;
A. Lawrence Lowell, B., LID and F. ].
Turner, University Of Wisconsin.
-- The Next Meeting.
The report of the committee selecting
Philadelphia as the place for the next meet
Ing and the Christmas holidays, 1902, as the
time was uhanimeusls adopted
Several cordial, Invitations were received
ton, btss BS the oaaEtt city. on az aec64nt t q Of
its historical ass6ciatfohs and history was
determined upon. II q ~ 4
While there the historians will be the
guests of the University of Pennsylvania
sophtcal Society of that city.
Prof. George L. Burr OF Cornell and
Prof John NJ. Vincent read papers dealing
with the work of Prof Moses Colt Tyler,
nell, and Prof. Herbert Baxter Adams, late
professor of history al Johns Hopkins.
Both of these men were prominent men,
bers of the association and died during the
past year. The memorials read paid touch
ing tribute to their worth as men and their
value as scholars.
Committees Named.
The following committees were then
named for the ensuing year:
Auditing committee-Andrew Mcfarland
Davis and Ripley Hitchcock
Time and place of next meeting-George
E. Howard, Earle w. Dow and W. w. VIII
loughby.
Finance-Elbridge T. Gerry and George s.
Bowdoin.
Program for the eighteenth meeting-J.
B. McMaster, Dana G. Munro, Charles H.
Haskins. Samuel M Jackson and Frederick
J. Turner.
Local committee for the eighteenth meet
ing-C. C. Harrison, s. w. Pennypacker, J.
G. Rosengarten, Talcott Williams and Hen
ry Willis With authority to add addition
al members at the discretion Of the chair
man.
Editors of the American Historical Re-
Hart. Andrew c. Mclaughlin, H. Morse
Stephens, George B. Adams and Harry
Pratt Judson.
Committee on bibliography-E. c. Rich
ardson, w. 3. Foster, A. P. c. Griffin, Geo.
lies, William C. Lane ]. N Larned and
Charles Gross.
Historical manuscript commission-Ed-
ward G. Bourne, Frederick W. Moore,
Theodore c. Smith, Reuben G. Thwaites
and George P. Garrison.
Committee on Justin Winsor PRICE. NJ.
Andrews, E. P. Cheyney, Charles H. Hull
Roger Foster and Williston Walker.
observation-disclosures p. Garrison, A. &.
Coolidge and Give Day.
Observation-Disclosures Emerton, E.. d.
Adams and James Harvey Robinson.
Public archives commission-William
G. M. Andrews and E. E. Sparks With
power to add adjunct members to fill till
the next meeting of the council.
Committee on publications-George L.
q,
M. Jackson, A. D. Morse, Miss Elizabeth
Kendall and George w. knight.
General committee-The corresponding
secretary, Miss Lucy M. Salmon; George
E. Howard, j. 8. Bassett, William Mac
Donald, James H. Robinson, George A.
/ Adams and Henry e. Bourne. With power
to add adjunct members.
ResolattOns Adopted.
resolution was passed recommending
the establishment ofgthe proposed hall of
records in this city, and urging Congress to
take the necessary steps to accomplish this
result. resolution was also adopted con-
graduating Congress on it's wisdom and lib
erality in building the Congressional Lii
brary. si
The treasurer reported that the late Prof
Herbert Baxter adams of Baltimore had
bequeathed 5000 to the association His
report showed that the association had a
comfortable cash balance.
The Justin Windsor prize of 500 in gold.
given each year1to the person writing and
presenting the best historical essay, was
awarded to UlricS. Philips of Georgia, his
essay being entitled: Georgia and State
Rights
A resolution was adopted extending the
associations thanks for the hospitable
treatment that the delegates had received
in this city.