Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-03-04
MEETING OF THE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The House Of Representatives Crowded
With An Interested Audience That
Listened Intently to the Ad-
dresses That We're Made by
Major Llewellyn, Judge
Morrison and Judge
Pendleton.
IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
RELATING TO The OLD SPANISH ARCHIVES

The meeting of the Historical Society
in the capitol last evening was great
success in all particulars. The attend
ancc was so large that all present could
not be seated, although all the chairs
available were brought from adjoining
rooms. Hon. L. b. Prince, president of
the society, presided, and w. M. Berger
and w. H. Bartlett, secretaries, and
Colonel George w. Knaebel, treasurer.
were present After the election of q
number of new members and receiving
applications from others, Judge A. l..
Morrison was introduced as the first
speaker, and delivered an interesting
address on the Life OF Archbishop La
my, containing many personal reminis-
censes. Hon. w. H. II. Llewellyn fol-
lowed with an entertaining talk on the
Mescalero Apaches, for whom he was
agent years ago. Some OF the incidents
recited were humorous and some of eX
citing interest, and all were received
with marked attention. Hon, Granville
Pendleton was then introduced and gave
a graphic description not only OF the
great prehistoric ruins at Aztec, but
also of the remarkable structures in the
Mangus and Chaco canons. Hon. Pedro
Sanchez, who is confined to his bed at
present, sent his regrets, and hopes to
speak of Padre Martinez at a future
meeting. Colonel R. e. Twitchel was
also detained by sickness, and therefore
could not make the earnest plea for the
preservation of the Spanish archives
that he had desired to present. The
president brought that subject before
the meeting by reading a copy of the
bill which has passed the council on the
subject, and suggested that provisions
should be inserted which will insure the
safe return OF those documents, which
he called the richest heritage of the
New Mexican people, after the import
ant ones have been co lied in Washing
ton. This opened very interesting dis
cussion, in which Hon. Nestor Montoya.
Hon. Thomas Hughes, Hon. Manuel
Sanchez. Judge A. j. Abbott, Major w.
Il. H. Llewellyn, General e. F. Hobart,
and others took part, and all expressed
a determination to preserve the archives
to the territory and have them returned
without expense. On motion of General
Hobart and Judge Abbott, resolutions
were adopted expressing the views of
the society, and q committee of five
was appointed to confer with the legis-
lative committees on the subject. Col
onel Knaebel moved the thanks of the
society to the House of Representatives
for the use of the chamber; and Mr..
Hersch of Dona Ana, spoke warmly of
the value of these meetings, and asked
that another be held before the legsa-
ture adjourned. A resolution to that
effect was adopted in case the chamber
can be obtained for Friday Of next week.
A very interesting map, made in 1920,
was exhibited by Mr. Haspelmath, show
ing Santa Fe as much more important
than New York, Boston and Albany,
which are the only other towns in the
present United States shown upon ~.
The meeting adjourned shortly after ten
o'clock, the audience expressing high
appreciation of the entertaining pro-
ceedingS