The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-18
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
HELD ANNUAL MEETING IN ITS
BUILDING LAST EVENING.
Interesting Address by the President,
Rev. DIR. Lines-Addresses by Other
Prominent Speakers-Oficers Elected
-Scct.s E,nnosRor E.S.-.I

Prominent Spenkers-Omcers Elected
| Social Function Enjoyed.
The annual meeting of the New Ha-
ven Colony Historical society was held
last evening in the society's building
on Grove street. Rev. DR.. Edwin S.
Hines. the president, presided at the
meeting. The attendance was large
and much interest was manifested in
| the affairs of the organization. The
annual address was delivered by the
| president, the address, in abstract, con-
tanning the following significant state
ments:
During the past year the society has
been very successful and has prospered
in every way. The building has been
thoroughly cared for and its interior
has been enhanced in appearance and
Importance by the addition of valuable
pictures and historical relics and curl
osities. The portraits of General VIII
liam H. Russell and Rev. DR.. E. Ed
| ward Beardsley have been added to the
| fine list of portraits of New Haven's
| former citizens Of renoWn. The library
has grown by gifts rather than by pur-
chase. The collection of Indian relics
and garments deposited by Major Albee
| is one of great value, and the old DO ks,
Yaluables and other curios have mate
rally increased the value of the eXhib-
its. The building has been visited by
large numbers of people, and particu-
larly was this true during the summer,
when visitors from all parts of the
country inspected the society'S rooms.
During the past year the society has
lost by death Horace Day, Mrs. Henry
L. Hotchkiss, Major T. Attwater
Barnes, E. Hayes Trowbridge, Horace
P. Shares, Samuel L. Galpin, Henry S.
Parmelee and Augustus E. Lines.
The membership to date consists of
1924 annual members and forty-nine life
members. During the past year Ben
jamin r. English has obtained as many
new members as all the other members
of the society combined.
President Lines made a very import
ant recommendation when he spoke of
the establishment of an endowment
fund. DIR. Lines suggested the estab-
lishment of an endowment fund of $780,
00O subscriptions to the fund being in
amounts of $1,000, $500 and $3.50, paya-
bic in annual installments Already
eighteen persons have subscribed $1,000.
With this endowment fund as a sub
stantial working basis, DR.. Lines pro-
poses the holding of a series of histor-
ical lectures such as are now held by
similar organizations in Boston and
other large cities. DR.. Lines laid spe-
cial emphasis upon the great need Of
historical lectures and classed them as
the means for keeping alive the noble
deeds, traits and traditions of our coun-
try.
The other speakers of the evening
were Hon. Simeon z. Baldwin, Judge
Lynde Harrison, Professor Fisher and
E. C. Beecher. Their remarks were
along the lines of historical events and
were appropriate, interesting and in
structive.
The election of officers for the ensu-
ing year resulted in the election of the
following:
President-zRev. Edwin S. Lines, D. D,
First vice president-Eli Whitney,
NJ. A.
Second vice Observation-Disclosures H,
Smith, LII. d.
Secretary-Henry T. Blake, B. A.
Assistant secretary-Amory e. Row.
land, Phi. B.
Treasurer-George A. Root
Advisory committee Constituting
with the above named board of direc-
tors)-Arthur T. Hadley, LII. D., pres
ident Of Yale university, ex-officio;
Hon. John p. Studley, mayor of the
city of New Haven, ex-offieio; Freder-
ick II. Brethauer.N town clerk of New
Haven, ex-officio; George B. Adams,
Phi. D., Charles L. Baldwin, 1st, Hon,
Simeon e. Baldwin, LII. D., Amos #.
Barnes, Edward c. Beecher Hon. Ed
ward e. Bradley, George l.. Dickernan
B. A.. LII. B., Benjamin r. English,
Henry F. English, LIZ B., Hon. Lynde
Harrison, Ill. B., Rev. James NJ. Hop
pin, D. D., Frank e. Hotchkiss, Henry
L. Hotchkiss, Hon. Charles R. Inger-
soil, LII. D., Cornelius S. Morehouse,
Rev. Charles Ray Palmer, D. D., Ed
ward e. Sill, Charles Hervey Town
ehend, Arthur M. Wheeler, M. A., and
Hayes Q. Trowbridge.
Librarian and curator-Ralph Ohm
sted Williams, B. A.
After the business session the men,
bers repaired to the rooms below and
enjoyed light repast of ice cream,
cake and chocolate. An informal So
cial period brought the evenings exer-
cises to very pleasant termination.
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