Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-03-14
THE new MEXICO
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
A Well attended and interesting Meeting
Held Last Evening in the Capitol
Professor Hewett and Others Leo
tured on Important Historical
Subjects.
SOME VERY IMPORTANT HIS
TORICAL DOCUMENTS RECEIVED

| The meeting of the Historical Society
held last evening in the Representatives
Chamber of the Capitol was the largest
of it's character ever held in the terri
tory. Every chair and sofa that could
be obtained was brought for the accom-.
modation of the members and audience
and the gallery was entirely filed. Hon.
L. Bradford Prince presided, and Sec
retary Berger and Treasurer Knaebel
were at their desks. Eight or ten MEM
bers were elected and a number were
proposed, and the president then intro
duced Professor E. L. Hewett, president
of the Normal University at Las We
gas, who spoke in a very interesting
manner on "The Mission Churches Of
New Mexico" He spoke of the great in
terest manifested in the California mis-
sions and then showed that number
in New Mexico were over a century old
before any were built in California. He
described in turn the churches at Pc
cos, Jemez Quivira, Santa Fe, San H.
defonso, Santa Clara and Acoma, and
laying special stress on the remarkable
ruins of the first two and the existing
edifice at the last. Hon. Pedro Sanchez
was introduced to narrate "reminiscences
of Padre Martinez, but owing to the
absence of his favorite interpreter, ask
ed to postpone his remarks until fu-
ture meeting when he should be pres
ent. Colonel r. E. Twitchell then made
an address on 4The Archives" and the
great Importance of preserving all an
tiquities as objects of value within the
boundaries of New Mexico. His em-
phatic declarations against allowing
any article or document to leave the
territory were enthusiastically applau-
ded. At this point the president an
the reception Of a valuable his
toric document from Hon. M. H. H. Da-
Wis, once secretary and U. S. attorney
Of New Mexico, and vote of thanks
was returned to General Davis. This
was followed by carefully prepared
and scholarly paper by Prof. r. ].
Barnes of the U. S. Indian school, on
"Coronado's March," with special ref
erence to the antiquity Of Santa Fe.
The Albuquerque History Club had ex-
nected to send Professor Stroup to rep
resent 1t; but official duties prevented
and therefore Hon. G. w. Ward, the |
journalist who Is soon going |
to Las Vegas, sent communication |
giving an interesting account of the
work of the club and recommending |
the formation Of similar societies. The |
president made report of progress of |
the committees appointed to confer |
with the legislature as to the preserva-
lion of the Ancient Spanish Archives;
md also drew attention to the import
lnce Of taking steps to protect the
Iarita at Santa Fe, which is the only
specimen of Spanish fort now exist
ng. Interesting remarks were made
oy Hon. Eduardo Martinez of Anton
Chico; Meyer Hirsch of Dona Ana
county, and by Professor Wood, and
he meeting at a late hour adjourned
after passing a resolution Of thanks to
he members of the House Of Represen-
atives for their kindness in allowing
he use of their chamber for the meet
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