Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27


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| To the Hon. William w. Stickncy. Presi-
dent of the Vermont Historical Society
Sir.
| again have the honor to submit to you
| my report as your librarian.
! This report although shorter | regret
| than many preceding it, really traverscs
a longer period of time AZ it 10 for the
period beginning in October 1914, and
ending to-day in 1916. a year and some
three months owing to the change Of the
date Of the annual meeting from October
to January which was voted last year
The period lust closed. has believe
been one of average prosperity for the
society
During the wear ending February /. 1915.
practically all of the money given us bv
| the State for the purchase of books wa>,
| expended by me and this year will see
even n sma Her sum than usual to ito re-
| turned to the state treasurer. AS usual.
genealogies and town histories have COM
prjsed the major norton of new hooks
secured and to-day am certain there
are housed in this room and i'm the State
library adjoining II a much larger collec-
ton of works on those subjects than can
| he found elsewhere in northern New Eng
land
| Your libra rian has thought host 10 And
room, for tho few yonealorical hooks oN,
ed by the Vermont Society of Colonial
Danes. As Won NAV recall. these good
women for long time have been anxious
| in return for tho benefit they have re-
ceived from study here to supDlement to
| our own collection with books Of value
which they wished to buy and loan to
us. have assisted them in their p,Ir-
chases and ! am certain that the thanks
T have more than once cxpressed to them
came from YOU ALL. at least in spirit
have so many times in my annual re -
ports to YOU as librarian, complained of
our serious lack of room and of the make
shift arrangements we have long been
! obliged to employ that il ia needless for
me again to re-tell the old old story ex-
| cept to say that to quote an old phrase
Things are growing no better very fast -
But this annual meeting should ! feel
he one of the most happy oCca sions ever
held by the Vermont Historical society
for 1t is the first time its members ever
gathered with the know ledge that very
soon. perhaps within n tWelve-month, this
society Will occupy large new and COM
! modious quarters erected especially for it
and providing for the housing and dis
play of its entire collection for long years
to come.
I wish here IA one member Of This So
ciety to express my appreciation to you,
President Stickney, OF the excellent work
You have done for us all in this matter.
not alone as a member Of the building
committee since the Legislature voted for
ii. but as we'll during all the years that
! have been associated with YOU in this
work.
Let mo assure all within the sound OF
my voice. and every man who in later
years may read these words that to w.
w. Stickney more than to any other man
| or set of men in this society is due the
| credit of leaving no stone unturned and
no chance UNDECIDED to push and work"
| for new building In which can he kept
for public use the entire collection of the
| Vermont Historical society
I Since our last annual meeting the pro-
| ceedings for 1913-19l4 have been struck
from the press and copies, | am sure,
placed in all your homes long since
This book of $40 pages is by far the
| largest ever gotten out by the society and
hy many is considered the most valuable.
Its principal articles in addition to the
! records of ON, regular work are. as Won
! know, splendid article ON the life of