The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-07
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ITS ANNUAL MEETING IN MONT
 GOMERY NEXT WEEK
Patriotic Gathering Friday at Carnegie Library Win Be Opened With an Address by Acting Cow
 ernor Cuunfugham.

The annual meeting of the Alabama Historical Society has been called by the Executive Committee to be heId>in Montgomery next Friday, January lS. The meeting will open with an ora tion by Acting Governor Cunningham. assembly room of the Carnegie Library. The program will begin at o'clock in the evening.
 The Alabama Historical Society is a permanent organization and at its an- nual meetings transacts much routine and special business. The publications of their organization are fast adding volumes to the historical archives of Alabama and the work already done since its beginning on July 8, 1850, has been considerable.
 Governor W. D. Jelks is the Presi- dent of the Historical Society but in his indefinite absence from the State, Acting Governor Cunningham will de- liver the annual address. After the address and the reports of Secretary Treasurer Thomas M. Owen, of Mont- gomery, the Executive Committee and other standing committees will be heard.
 All annual meetings of the Society. by provision of the constitution. are to be held in Montgomery. Dt. Owen. Director of the State De- partment of Archives and History, and Secretary-Treasurer of the Soci- ety, yesterday issued administration circular No. Ii, giving general infor- nation concerning the Society and re- beating it's constitution.
 The circular shows that the Alabama Historical Society was organised July 8, 1850, In Tuscaloosa. "Dr. Basil Man 1y was the chief promoter of the organ sr- -E aA~ Alexander Bowie was the first Presi- dent. Among the distinguished men who assisted in forming the Society were Governor Henry W. Collier. Bish- op N. H. Cobbs. Col. J. Pickett. pr. L. c. Garland, Gen. E. D. King. J. T. Wallace. Esq. Judge J. J. Ormond, Prot M Tuomey and pr. Joshua H. Foster.
 "On February 5. 1852. the Society was incorporated by the General Assembly. During the four years of the war be- tween the States all work was sus- pended. In 1874, under the inspiration of pr. Joshua H. Foster, its first Sec retary. the Society was revived. En- thusiasm. however, did not long con- tinue and for several years only a nom- inal existence was maintained.
 At the annual meeting. June 21, 1898. there was a substantial revival of interest and regularly every year since "a meeting has been held" The purposes of the Society are summed up in the following paragraph from the circular:
 'The State having established the Department of Archives and History, for the purpose of meeting its duty to It's archives {public records) and his- tory, the Society. June 3, 1901. form- ally relinquished to the Department it's collections already brought together, and also relinquished the work of col iecting historical objects and materials carried on by it. It was decided that the Society should continue its work. modified as stated, CD for the purpose Of stimulating interest in history and historical investigation in the State through its membership: (2) to provide body of students for regular meetings for historical discussions; (3) to aid
 in the collection of historical objects, and, (D to raise from It's fees addi- tional funds for publication" The officers of the Society are as follows: W. D. Jelks, Governor, Mont gomery, President; vice-Presidents. pr. Reuben Henry Duggar, Gallion; Thom- as C. McCorvey, Professor of History and Philosophy, University of Alabama; i; Prof c. c. Thach. President of Ala bama Polytechnic Institute: Col. Samuel Will John. Birmingham; Peter J. Ham, ilton. Mobile; O. D. Street, Gunters- vile; Rev. Stewart Mcqueen, Montgom- cry; Clifford A. Lanier. Esq. Montgom- cry: Mrs. Kate H. Morrissette, Mont gomery.
 Secretary and Treasurer, Dr. Thomas M. Owen, Montgomery.
 Executive Committee-Thomas M. Owen, Chairman ex-officio; Col. Michael L. Woods, Montgomery; pr. George Pe- trie, Professor of History, Alabama Polytechnic Institute; Joel c. DuBose, Birmingham; Robert T. Goodwin, Montgomery; W. II. Ruth, Montgomery; J. T. Letcher. Montgomery.