Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-22
INCREASED MEM BERSHIP
Great Growth in Vermont Historical
SOciety-To Attend Celebration in
Nova Scotia.

Montpelier, Oct 20-The 66th annual
meeting of the Vermont Historical society
was held this afternoon in the State
library rooms at the State House with an
unusually large attendance of members
present, among whom were the Hon. G..
u. Benedict of Burlington, president; the
Rev DIR. w. S. Hazen of Mortified, Gen.
4. S. Peck, ID. w. Robinson and c. l..
Smith of Burlington; Col. +. L. Greene and
Col. &. S. Forbes of st. Adams: the Hon
Charles Dewey, the Hon. W. T. Ranger,
Col o. ID. Clark. Judge Hiram Carleton,
the Hon. Fred A. Rowland. the Hon Jo-
seph A. DeBoer and Mason $. Stone of
Montpelier.
The Hon. G. G. Benedict of Burlington,
the president called the meeting to order
and prayer was offered by the Rev. DR..
W. S. Elazen of Mortified. The records
of the last annual meeting as read by the
Hon. Joseph A. DeBoer. the secretary,
We're accepted and adopted. Librarian f.
Nj. Goddard reported as to the condition
of the library. In the absence of the
treasurer, Col. Q. D. Clark was appointed
assistant treasurer to collect the annual
dues and forward them to the State treas
urer, II. f. Field. al Rutland
Treasurer Field was unavodably absent
and his report as read by Secretary De-
Boer showed 1888 80 on hand, being $500
more than last year. and all bills paid.
President Benedict reported for the
board of managers IT. which he gave the
names of the following members of tie
society who have died during the past
year: The Rev. James u. Rabbit of An
dover, Mass DR.. James Conland of Brat
tleboro, the Hon. George n. Dale of
Island Pond. the Rev. Henry II. Hale of
Bllerica, Mass. the Hon. Edward S.
lsham of Chicago. Maj. Gen. VIM. Farrar
Smith of Philadelphia. Thomas w. Wood
of New York city. AS against these seven
removals by death President Benedict
presented list of 81 applications for mem
bership. all of which were later favorably
acted upon.
In his report for the board of mana gers
Colonel Benedict suggested devising some
scheme for cooperation between the
State library, the State Historical So
ciety and other allied societies with a
view to preparing and publishing an in
creased amount of literature of value to
the society. The members were evidently
favorably impressed with these sugges-
lions and so much of the report of the
board Of managers as related to this
matter was referred to committee on
printing, they to report at the next an
| nual meeting.
Secretary DeBoer for the committee on
amendments to the constitution and by
! laws made a somewhat lengthy report,
/ embodying suggestions for several i'm
| portant changes both in the constitution
/
will be printed and sent to each mem
Der of the society with the original para
graphs. which 1t is proposed to change
| that they may be duly considered before
the next annual meeting.
The following gentlemen were unani-
mously elected members of the society:
Prof. o. D. Mathewson. Barre; Robert
Noble, Isaac Thomas, Henry w. Think
ham, Edward Wells. Frank r. Wells
Henry Wells, H. w, Allen, Cassius Peck
and George h. Brown of Burlington;
Lafayette Wilbur of Jericho. Ralph w
| Putnam of Middlesex, H. o. Clark Of
Orange. y. J.. Fred Blanchard. George
l.. Blanchard John V. Brooks A. D.
Farwell. w. n. Theriault L. d. Field
j. Eli Goodenough. F. X. Goss, H. w
Kemp and G. d. Mather of Montpelier
w A. Beebee of Morrisville, F., c. Part
ridge, Redheld Proctor of Proctor, AL
bert Is. Chandler. C. II. Merrill of Ran
dolph, Bert f.. Merriam of Rockingham
John A. Mead of Rutland Edward NJ
Rosco of Waterbury, Horatio l.. Waite
| of Chicago. Robert o. Bascom of Fort
Edward. n. Y, Robert II. Hutchns and
Robert Walker of New York city, and
Myron NJ. Parker of Washington, ID. c.
The following officers were unanl-
mously elected for the year ensuing:
| President the Hon. George G. Benedict
! of Burlington, first vice. president, the
Hon. w. w. Stickney of LUDLOW sec
ond vice. president, the Rev. DR.. w. s
Hazen of Mortified; third vce-presi-
dent the Hon. Fred A. Howard of
Montpelier; recording secretary, Jo-
| seph a. De Boer o. Montpelier
/ corresponding secretaries, Col. Charles
5. Forbes of st. Adams and C. L. Smith
/ of Burlington; treasurer, the Hon. Hen
/ y f. Field of Burlington; lihraripu
! +. NJ. Goddard of Montpelier, curators
Ezra Brainerd OF Addison couIty. Hen
| rY ID. Hall of Bennington county, Hem
ry Fairbanks of Caledonia county, John
! T.. Goodrich of Chittenden county
| George Davenport of Orange county
| +. w Baldwin of orleans county, Hiram
Carleton Of Washington county, F. G..
! Fleetwood. secretary of state, ii. f.
| Graham. State auditor and George W.
| Wing, State librarian.
| President Benedict read an invitation
| from the Nova Scotia Historical societ :
to join With them in their ter-ccntenary
| celebration to be held next June al An
| narois Nova Scotia. ON motion of the
| Rev. Dr. Hazen of Mortified the invita-
ton was accepted and the president was
authorized to appoint one or more dele
| gates.
In view of the large number OF new
members received to-day, the chair asked
and was granted additional time In maxi
! ing up the standing committees which
will be sent to the secretary within a few