The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-15
Col, 'CABE HELPS
PERMANENT FUND
Gives $500 to Virginia Historical
Society in Form Of
Memorial.

The first meeting of the Executives
Committee OF the society since the
summer recess was held at the So
ciety's building yesterday. In the
absence OF President w. Gordon Nc
Cabe. who was unable to be present.
Vice President e. v. Valentine was in
the chair.
A letter was read from President
McCabe announcing his gift OF $500 to
the permanent fund or the society.
This gift is to DE memorial to
much loved grandchild, who died last
year, and is to be called the Virginia
Sturdivant McCabe Fund. Resolu-
tons were adopted expressing tho
gratitude Of the society for this hand
some addition to It's permanent fund,
which Is brought by this gift to the
AMOUNT Of s10,600.
1t was reported to the committee
that In accordance with an offer made
TO this body In the spring, the Vir.
gtnia Society of Colonial Danes had
caused the large and valuable collec-
ton of portraits belonging to the sos
ciety to be cleaned and restored. Tho
work has been very carefully and well
done, and not only adds greatly to the
appearances of the portraits, but insures
for them r1uch longer existence ID
good condition. Resolutions express
society to the Colonial Danes werd
adopted.
Among the other gifts during tho
summer were desk used by John r.
Thompson in London and New York,
given to the society by Charles I'll.
Clark, of Hartford, Conn. at the sug-
gestion of Major J. c. Hemphill, OF this
city. A picture of Gilbert Hunt. Tho
negro whose heroic exertions saved
tl,a ne
Richmond Theatre in 1911. was given
| by Mrs. Crouch and Mrs. Boykin.
through Miss colquitt. They also gave
| a large quantity OF Confederate cur
rency
| j. j. English. Jr.. gave Topographic
| cal curiosity in the shape of a die
| tionary SO small that magnifying
glass is needed to read it.
\ Thanks We're returned for all OF
| these gifts.
/ Valuable BOOKS Received.
/ Among the more noteworthy books
I received We're: English surnames
from the Parish Registers 1901. Wall
1 ton on Thames, 1910: american Gov-
eminent ana Politics." by Charles A.
I Beard: "Of s;ceptered Race" by Annah
! r. Watson Ga volume on American
royal descents. presented by the
author): Calendar of State Papers,
Colonial for 100. London. 1870, His
/ tory OF Reconstruction in Louisiana
by j. r. F'icklen; Drake and the Tudor
Navy" by j. S. Corbett; Rev. Alex
ander Miller apd Some of His De-
scendants,' by Milo Custes; "Genea-
illogical Memoir Garter family of Hem
rico county,, by General W. G. Fl.
Garter (presented by the author). IA
Story of Bacons Rebellion" by ]. n.
Lane (presented by the author)i
"Patrician and Plebeian in Virginia."
by T. j. wertenbaker (presented by the
euthor): Transition In Virginia from
Colony to Commonwealth" by c. r.
Langley (presented by the author);
"Founders' Week Memorial Volume,
. Philadelphia. 1909" (presented by the
city of Philadelphia); journal of the
Continental Congress. Vol. XVI, 17s0'
(from the library of Congress-; THE
Sneads of Fluvanna," by Mrs. w. E.,
, Hatcher (presented by the authors;
I"Minutes of Commissioners for Detect
ing and Defeating Conspiracies. Al
Ibany County Board Vol. III (pre-
annual Report American Historical
Association. 1905" Vol. L.; "Institu-
, tlonal History of Virginia in the Seven
, teenth Century" by P. A. Bruce (pre-
scented by the author); "Sectionalism
lin Virginia from 1875 to 1861" by C.
!, H Amber; Confederate States Alma
nae. 1862 and "Burbeck's Travels in
, America" Philadelphia. 1917 (the last
two given by Isaac DayenporD.
New Members Elected.
r There were in addition large nuns
her of other books and pamphlets and
of exchanges from other historical So
cieties.
The following new members We're
elected: Robert B. Moseley Michigan;
I Robert Baker Pegram, South Carolina;
A. Caperton Braxton, Virginia; Miss
q Lucille p Stone Virginia; f. S. Esk-
: ridge, Washington State: ". L. Crit
5 tenden, Oklahoma: Fl. NJ Smith, Vir-
q GINA; Mrs. A. J. Outerbridge, New
). York; William D. Richardson, Virginia
: Miss Mary NJ Washburne, Kentucky
: Mrs. r. S. Craig, Mexico; Francis Lee
= Daingerfleld. Virginia, and Mrs. S. A
a Brooke Cartwright, Washington. D. G
q Largest Deer of Season.
e The largest deer OF the season wa!
n recevad uacfardav Nv tho Law Com