The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-10-22
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

The Vermont Historical Society held
its siXty-fouth annua meeting in its
rooms at the State House on Tuesday
afternoon The secretary reported an
unusual mortality in the membership
of the society during the year just
closed, including Gen. William w.
Circuit, Hon. Hiram \. Huse, Presi-
dent James G. Houghton, Sergeant-at-
Arms Truman G. Phinney, the vener-
able George w. Scott, Ephraim Nor d.
ris, the Rev. 5. d. Barber, all of Yer
mont, and Benjamin f. Stevens of
London, Edward s. Isham of Chicago
and the Rev f. H. Byington of New
ton, Mass The SOCIETY adopted APP
propriate memoranda touching the life
work of all these men.
The report of Librarian Edward NJ.
Goddard was omitted on account of
his illness. That of the treasurer,
Heanry f. Field, showed cash on
hand at the beginning of his appoint
ment, few months ago, of $500 rs;
income, S34. 81; outgo, $50. %; bal
ance on hand S3l4. 40 The president,
Col. George c. Benedict. made "A YER
bal report on the books, manuscripts
and historical relics, received during
the year, including the famous and
complete set of Vermont coins known
as the ElklnS collection.
a committee was appointed consist
ing of the secretary, Hiram Carleton
and Fred a. Rowland to consider the
question of amendments to the consti-
tuition and bylaws with view to
diminishing obsolete matter and con-
forming its requirements to present
use.
The following officers were elected
for fine ppalilntt I.
G.. Benedict of Burlington: vice
presidents, W. W. Stickney of Lud-
low, the Rev. Dr. w. S. Hazen of
Mortified, Fred a. Rowland of Mont
peller; recording secretary, Joseph A.
DeBoer of Montpelier; corresponding
secretaries, T. S. Peck, Burlington, G.
). Forbes of st. Adams treasurer II.
f. Field of Rutland librarian, E. NJ.
| Goddard of Montpelier; curators.
II. ID. Hall for Bennington county,
the Rev. Henry Fairbanks for Gale
donia county, Era Brainard for Adj
olson county, John f. Goodrich for
Chittenden, George Beckett for Or
ange, f. w. Baldwin for Orleans and
Hiram Carleton for Washington Co.
The society appointed a committee
to fix date and make arrangements
for public exercises during the last
week in October These will be held
in the hall of the House of Represent
atives. The program arranged by
the board of managers will include
President Benedict's address with
special biography of Benjamin
David S. Kellogg of Plattsburg, n.
Y, on Early Mention of Events and
Places in the Valley of Lake Cham
plain and paper by the Hon, Rob
ert ID. Benedict of New York city on
Ethan Aliens Use of Language. "
Notice will be given of the date for
these exercises and the public is cor
daily invited by the society to attend
The honorary list of the Vermont
Historical Society is very short, in
Guiding the names of Admiral George
Dewey for his immortal victory
in the Orient, of Prof. John W.
Burgess of Columbia College for his
contributions to histories of the Unit
ed States and of Thomas w. Wood for
his collection of oil paintings donated
to the society. Tuesday this list was
extended by the unanimous vote of the
members present in the election to
honorary membership of Rear Admir-
al Charles E. Clark for his distin-
guished naval services in the Spanish
hhioilCdH war anu Oh Mag. zen. VII
liam f. Smith, C'Baldy') for his
memorable services in the War of the
Rebellion
The following active members were
elected: David j. Foster, Congress
man. John E. Goodrich, professor
i'll the University of Vermont; Fred
erick G. Fleetwood, secretary of State
James r.. Wheeler, professor. in Co
lumbia College; DR., James Conland,
Representative from Brattleboro
Arthur Ropes, Journalistic Daniel w.
Robinson of Burlington; Erwin NJ.
Harvey, lawyer; w. II. Gilmore
adjt. general; Edward d. Collins of
Barton Landing, teacher.
The society is in Il fourishing con-
dition and has made number of i'm
provements and changes in the care of
its valuable possessions during the
past year, particularly in the matter
OF remounting and re-arranging its
manuscripts, coins. relies, etc, which
work was done under the most efficient
direction of its librarian, Edward VI.
Goddard, the assistant State librarian.
The attendance on Tuesday was the
largest had during the past decade,
both from at home and abroad