Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-29
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Features Of its Work Outlined by the
Committee on Membership and Re.

Features Of its Work Outlined by thu
Committee on Membership and Re
organization.
The following circular. outlining the
work of the state historical society
has been issued:
The undersigned members of the
committee on membership and reor
ganizaton for the State Historical So
ciety of North Dakota, desire to cal
your attention to the movement re
Gently begun to place the State His
torical society on a more substantial
footing. At the meeting held April
18th at Bismarck, over sixty new
members were admitted and a secmd
meeting was set for June 2 at the same
place. 1t Is proposed in the future to
make the society a thoroughly active
and representative body. With this
end in view, the committee desires
to indicate what may be done by mem
bers of such an organization in this
state.
1. Payment of annual dues, two
dollars. by which a permanent income
may be assured.
2. Contribution to the society OF
books, newspapers, pamphlets, photo
graphs, letters, Indian weapons and
tools, and such other historical and
archaeological material as may be of
value in writing the history of each
town, city or county, community,
school or church in the state.
3. Aid given indirectly to the So
ciety by letters or by interview, which
facilitates the collection of historical
material from persons not members.
For this purpose, it is necessary that
the society have members in every
part of the state to represent its inter-
ests and purposes to those who are
unacquainted with them.
4. Historical investigation, the writ
ing of papers to be read at the yearly
meetings and to be published in the
proceedings of the society, the compil.
ing of valuable records, the copying of
old documents inaccessible to the so.
ciety. This work not all can do, but
many members can perform invalua-
BILE service in these directions.
1t is evident, therefore, that there
is abundant opportunity for excellent
work of a varied kind to be done by
the members of the State Historical
society. There will be something for
each n to do and all will participate
in the joint product of each years
work. In a state like ours, where so
much of the early record is rapidly
being lost, and so many Of the old
settlers each year passing away. it
behooves us to be awake to the neces.
sity of saving what we can before it
is too late.
Your name has been suggested as
that of one likely to be interested in
such work al has just been outlined.
We are very DESTROYS of presenting a
large and representative list of pro-
posed members at the meeting to be
held at Bismarck on June 2.
Should you care to become a men,
Der of the State Historical society,
please notify us at your earliest con-
venience.
Address o. G. Libby, 1921 University
avenue, Grand Forks, N. d.
c. A. LOUNsBEPRY,
Chairman.
J. NJ. COCHRANE,
c. B. LITTLE,
A. A. BRUCE,
o. G. LIBBY.
JAMESTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT..
Annual Report Shows Only Five Fires
With Loss Of $500 in jamestown
During Last Year.
Alert: The annual report of the
jamestown hre department for the
year ending May 81 has been prepared
by Secretary B. T. Broughton. The
report shows that the number of fires
Atheneum|
June 5th.
AN EVENT
OF MUCH ~IMPoRTANcE,I