Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING
Many New Member Elected--Oacers
ana Curators Chosen-TAanks
Voted Bennington Men.


Montpelier, Oct. 16.-The annual meet
ing of the Vermont Historical society was
held at the State House this afternoon
with about the usual attendance but the
increasing interest in the work of the
society Is shown by the large number OF
new members elected:
The report of the treasurer showed that
the cash on hand at the beginning Of the
year and the receipts totalled S1.1N.16 and
the expenditures $3.50. IS, leaving a balance
of $696.6S.
A vote Of thanks was passed TO Gen. ].
g. Mccullough, Hall Park Mccullough
and F. w. Jennings for their gift Of
copy of the Bennington Declaration OF In
dependence. 1t was voted to place the
original or photograph, as may be de-
cided best, In a bronze frame or case to
| cost not more than 500 and Fred A. How
land. Walter H. Crockett and Dorman b.
f. Kent Of Montpelier were appointed q
committee to take that matter In charge.
The report Of the librarian called spe-
cial attention to the need of more room
| in the State House and the matter was
freely discussed by the members. COM
| Hon w. W. Stickney, the president, Hor-
ace w. Bailey. and J. X. Batchelder to
| urge the matter upon the present General
| Assembly. and the old committee having
that matter In charge was continued.
TIE officers elected are: President,
w. W. Strckney Of Ludlow; vicepreai-
dents. ]. A. DeBoer OF Montpelier, II
w. Bailey Of Newbury and j e. Good
rich Of Burlington; recording secre-
tary, Fred A. Rowland OF Montpelier,
corresponding secretaries, Dorman Il.
T.. Kent and W. H. Crockett of Mont
pelier: treasurer, Fl. +. Field of Rut-
land; librarian. Dorman B. f. Kent of
Montpelier; curators. J. NJ. Thomas OF
Middlebury; Hall Park Mccullough,
Bennington; Henry Fairbanks, ~
Johnsbury; J. f. Goodrich, Burlington;
p. II. Dale. Island Pond: +. l.. Greene
st. Adams; n. w. Frsk. Isle Ira Mote;
c. s. Page, Hyde Park; Fl w. Bailey
Newbury; r. w. Baldwin. Barton; +.
c. Partridge. Proctor; W. r. Crockett.
Montpelier; Lyman S. HAYES Bellows
Falls G. A. Davis. Windsor with c.
w. Bailey. secretary of State; II. r.
Graham, auditor, and George w. wing.
|
| The new members elected are: c. NJ
Bennett, H. r. Leslie, II. ]. Brean, +
y. Long, p. r. Blodgett F.. L. Whitney.
J. NJ. Boutwell,. w. C. Cotton, Abraham
Long. T. r. Callahan. Charles Parker.
d. T. Hanley, c. A. webb, s. S Bal
lard. Paul Dillingham;. L. D. Taft. r
NJ Bryan, II. D. Hopkins. II. J. NJ
Jones, II. /. Farwell. Thomas Dewey
F. T. Parsons B. NJ. Hayward. c. A. G.
Jackson. DR.. Il. A. Cotton of Mont
pelier. f. p. Wells, Newbury,
]. II. Peabody, Canon City, Colo .
A. a. Robinson. Topeka, Kans. C. s.
Gleed, Topeka. Kans.; d. 2. Kingsley,
New York. n. Y: +. A. Walker, Lud-
low; o. N. Kelton. St. Adams; r. p.
Frost. Evanston, ILL.,; d. r. Montague.
Boston. Mass. H. L. Stillson. Benning-
ton: T. N. Vail. Lyndonville; A. w.
Foote. Cornwall; r. NJ. Butler, Rutland;
w. E. Lougee, New York, N. Y; NJ.
o. Perkins. Windsor; T. r. Proctor,
Utica N. Y; G. F. Leland. Springfield;
F. f. Howe. Bennington; c. Ii. Wells,
Newark. N. j.; f. d. yelling, Benning-
ton; T. +. Brynes Boston. Mass; W..
IR. Mead. New York, n. Y. Frederick
Billings. Woodstock; r.. F. Pettigrew.
Sioux Falls, So. Oak; w. l.. Anderson.
Amherst, Mass. W. NJ. Towle, Potsdam,
n. y: H. II. Ross, Rutland; E. j.
Chamberln, Montreal. Can; r. d..
Abbott, Chicago. H.; A. D. Morse. AM
herst. Mass; g. F. Emerson, Buring-
ton: C. S. Caverly, Rutland; F. @. How
land. Barre; J. W, Votey. Burlington;
10. B. Lawson, Saxtons River; F.. l..
lFish. Vergennes; G. c. Lamson. Hyde
Park, Mass; d. G. Furman. SwantOn;
H. b. Wheeler. Burlington; E. II. Hig-
ley, Groton, Mass, G. E. Littlefield, Bos-
ton, Mass, G. W. Brown, Boston, Mass.
]. G. Morrison, Cambridge. Mass; E. s.
I Marsh, Brandon: c. L. Story, Water
Vile; Kittredge Haskins. Brattleboro;
IC. H. Merrill, ST. Johnsbury; F. E.
Langley, Barre; D. NJ. Barclay. Barre;
w. r. Austin, st. Adams; Redfeld Proc
tor, Proctor n. X. Chaffee, Rutland :
is. T.. Iawton. Brattleboro; w. F..
Isham, Fair Haven; F. g. Isham, Man
chester; H. l.. Clark Castieton: e. r.
Campbell, Bellows Falls; A. r. Savage,
Auburn, Me; +. r. Fletcher. Hardwick
+. c. Williams. Newport; f. II. Williams
| Jr.. Woodstock w. 8. Stevens, St AL
bans; A. S. Hail. Winchester. Mass; d
| C.. Wheeler Boston, Mass. +. H. Brooks
St Johnsbury, ]. $. Stewart, York. Me. /;
Daniel Willard. Baltimore, Md. A. r..
Hubert. Boston Mass: r. w. Hastings,
Glover; H. :. Homer, Springfield Mass. !;
A. b. McMurphy. Randolph; F. w
Clement, Rutland: George Harvey, New
York. n. y: o. L. Martin, Plainfield; c.
r. Kent. Burlington; c. F. Langworth.
washington, ID. c.; II. J.. Parker. Brad
ford: l.. w. Baldwin, New York. N. Y;
M. r. Proctor, Proctor; J. w. Atwood.
Phoenix. Ark; Fl. 8. Miner, Gloucester,
NJ j.. I. w. Spring. Williamstown.
Mass; T.. c. Cowles, Weybridge; NJ. f..
Barnes, Chimney Point; C, A. Plum
ley. Northheld; n. H. Loomis. Omaha.
Neb.; c. +. Conant. Chattanooga. Tenn. /;
r. L. Richmond. Rutland; c. Il. BEN
ton, Burlington; .. $. Davis, Chicago,
Ill; Stephen Rand. Washington, ID. C..
NJ NJ Plat. Shoreham; A. p. Hepburn.
New York; N. Y; G. r. Mathewson.
New York city; II, r. Watkins. Bur-
lington
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