The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-09
VETERAN
CITIZENS
MEET.
R. |. Historical Association
Holds Annual SESSION, Elects
Officers and Listens to Reports

The Rhode Island Citizens Historical
association held its annual meeting yes
terday afternoon at the usual time and
place. The president being absent, Mr..
Henry A. Atkins and Mr.. John NJ. Rounds
presided. The secretary read a report OF
the proceedings OF two previous meetings
which was adopted.
Washington /. Williams and Thomas
NJ Aldrich were elected members OF the
association.
The secretary. Francis Gallagher. pre-
sented his annual report, in which II was
stated that the following persons had be-
come members of the association during
the past year: Ex-Governor D. Russell
Brown. James IL. Chase, David 8. Fras-
err William f. Smith. William l.. Whip
pie. Edwin Upham. Frederick p. Pearce
Thomas w Chace. Thomas J. Griffin
Edward Z. Goff and Rev. Edwin s. Gould
1t was reported that the following per
sons. members OF the association, hav,
died during the past year: William Kerr
John Devlin. John w. Darling, Jamcs
Jefferson. George T. Downing. George o.
Henry and Frederick ID. Sullivan.
United States Senator George Z. Wet
more, Ex-Governor d. Russell Brown.
Hon. Henry l.. Greene. Hon. Amasa NJ
Eaton. Hon. Charles p Bennett and Nj,
Charles w Bowen. received on motion
OF the secretary. the thanks OF the as
sociation for the valuable services ren.
dered by them in its behalf
Officers were elected as follows: Pres!.
dent. Daniel A. Cook: vice presidents. Asa
Messer Gammell. Hon. Amasa NJ. Eaton.
Hon. Henry l.. Greene Thomas w.
Chace. Henry A. Atkins; secretary. Fran
els Gallagher: treasurer. Mrs. Hattie W.
b. Chaffee; executive committee. John NJ.
D..
Mrs Elizabeth G. Hill; auditors, Chrlsto-
pher r. browne. Henry A. Atkins.
vote OF thanks was given TO those
who served officers of the association
during the past year. Mrs. l.. B. Darl-
ing read an original poem which was
character of Bishop Clark. John II.
Brown gave a brief yet eloquent address
in memory of members whose death had
been mentioned by the secretary.
1t was voted that the association. start
ing from Market square at about II
O'Clock on Thursday of next week, pay
visit to the cabinet Of the Rehoboth An
tiquarian society.
The secretary in addition TO his reports
gave in part the following address: The
Rhode Island Veteran Citizens Historical
20 years. and has numbered and still has
among its members many leading citi-
zens. including the late ex-Governor
ers "a tSe one T rne d phbSpas bi @ tbe
present Ex-Governor Elisha Dyer ex-
Governor John w. Davis Ex-Governor ID.
Russell Brown, Hon. Simeon IL. Greene,
Hon. Henry l.. Greene Hon. Thomas w.
Bicknell, Hon. Amasa NJ Eaton. Rev.
Edwin s. Gould, Jonathan @. Parkhurst.
j. A. Latham. Hon. Henry Il. Metcalf.
Hon. Thomas Davis Hon. Clarence O.
Carpenter. Hon William Brayton. James
II. Chace, j. c. Manchester. Thomas j..
Hill Rev. Frederick Denison Noah j.
Arnold, James Boyce. Robert p. Clifford.
j. b. Greene. NJ. D., Phillip Il. Stiness.
Henry A Howland, James n Arnold.
David Cady, Samuel Jones. William F.
Hammond Mrs. Hattie w b. Chaffee,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Darling. George w.
Danielson. William J. King, Daniel A.
Cook Mrs. Elizabeth G. Hill. Charles r.
Carpenter, b. b. Hammond, ]. f. G.
Farnham. Henry j Steere Pardon F..
Stone. Hon. ]: r.. Bartlett Hon. Thomas
Coggeshall Edwin Upham. George w.
Robinson, Charles Gorton, Theophius
Salisbury. Charles w. Jencks. William +.
Smith, William +. Sayles. Henry C. Brad
ford. Louis F.. Remington. Henry G..
Clark. William Spencer.
Olney Arnold. Edward I. Ham, Thomas
Boyd. c. r. browne. Asa NJ Gammell.
Henry A. Atkins. Pardon NJ Stone, John
NJ Rounds. John II. Brown, Ephraim
Goff. Rev. James q. Vose. d. D.. John
Austin, F.. A Jillson, oliver Johnson.
George f. Rawson. Hon. J. Russell Bull
lock, William ]. Martin, Edwin NJ.