The New York herald., 1921-10-09
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
HAS HOME COMING
New York State Association
Meets at Lake George, Where
1t Was Founded.
oLDEN TIMES RECALLED
Members Read Interesting Pa
pers on Early Happenings
in the State.

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CLINTON, N. Y. Oct. s.--An excsp-
tionally interesting and Instructive meet
ing ofsthe New York State Historical AS
ISOLATION was held at Lake George octo-
I ber 8. and s. This was home
coming" as the organization. on .
Statewide basis. was formed there IN
1898. The attendance Of about 2So was
somewhat less than expected, because OF
rain most of Monday throughout centrai
and northern. New York. from wn,ca
most of tho delcgAtes came but with
the opening session at the Fort Wnnam
Henry Hotel on the evening OF the 30
clear weather came. and It remained TO
the end, giving two days Of bright sun
shine for the outdoor events.
In the absence Of the president Of the
association, George A. Blauvelt OF
Monsey. RoclslandN county. who was de-
tanned by illness. the first vice-preai-
dent, Gilbert E. B. Hasbrouck Of kings-
ton, presided at al 1.-The sessions Sub
seouently Justice Hasbrouck was elected
president for the ensuing term OF two
years.
The Rev. . william Martin Beau
champ, S. 7. D.. of Syracuse, authority
on Iroquois Indian history. offered the
opening prayer. His steady voice and
clear eyes seemed. to contradict the fact
that he is we'll along in his ninety-seoond
year, and he confidently expects to con-
tinue attendance at tho sessions for =
number of years to come. Elmer j.
West of Lake George village gave the
address of welcome, which was re-
sponded to by Frank H. Severance. "A
H. D.. secretary Of the Buffalo HiStori-
;cel, Society and an authority ON tho
Niagara frontier
DR.. Taylor's Address.
President Robert Bruce Taylor. d. D..
OF Queens University. Kingston, Ont.s
who said in opening that large part
OF the ten years he had been in America
We're spent. fighting with the Canadians
in France, gave the drst address, Oh
"Our Canadian-American Relations"
This bristled with excellent obsery&-
tions best summarized by saying that
while the United States. Great Britain
and Canada might sometimes disagree
o. minor and incidental points. they
could always be depended upon to agree
and cooperate on the major ana essen-
tai points. President Taylor was Well
received and was given an ovation at the
close.
!. Mrs. Charlotte A. Pitcher of Utica fol-
lowed with an Historical Pilgrimage IN
the Champlain Valley" recounttng the
military expeditions through the Lake
George and Lake Champlain country In
the French and Indian and Revolution
sry wars. describing its scenery In gen.
beins made by the New York State His
torical Association and local societies
in marking the points Of interest for
increasing numbers OF summer visitors.
especially from outside the State. Tho
last paper of the evening was on 'CoM-
servs ton in New York State" prepared
by c, r. Pettis, Superintendent OF State
Forests, but read in his absence by
william G.. Howard. his assitant at
Alba n.y..
At $3.50 Tuesday morning the associa-
ton convened in its regular annual
business meeting, at which time reports
were read OF the membership ard
finances, both Of which were encourag-
ing and showed substantial growth
memberships, Several vacancies were
filled in the Board Of Trustees. the most
notable addition being that Of George
ID. Pratt, former Conservation Commits.
sianer, in place Of Charles Mason Dow.
LII, D., of Jamestown. who died within
the last year. Stuyvesant Fish Of Gar
rison on the Hudson was reelected for
a rev term. Reports were received from
the Lake George and Crown Point res
ervations. already maintained under the
auspices of the association. and plans
considered for undertaking similar Inn
piovements and supervision of the Ben
nington battle ground. which Ia en-
tn ely within New York State, although
the better known Bennington Battle
Monument is just across the interstate
line in Vermont.
Following the business meeting was
the second section Of the literary exer-
cises. opened by very able paper by
Miss Amelia Day Campbell Of New York,
on Women of New York State in the
Revolution" This was followed by q
review of the military operations on
Lake George w7ilh led UP to the battle
OF Diamond Island. In the lower part Of
the lake. by Peter Nelson. A. B., who is
IN charge OF the manuscript division In
the State Library, Albany. Mr.. Nelson's
paper was illustrated by . specially pre-
pared map and was an original contri-
button OF value to the history of that
region. lfF
BiEelow Discasses Japan.
Poultney Bigelow. A NJ, Of Maiden
on the Hudson, the last speaker Of the
Tuesday morning session, had for hrs
theme Japan" which he has visited
five times. first as the result Of a ship
wreck off the Japanese coast. But Mr..
Bgelow broadened his subject In vnrious
interesting lines in way to ko1o his
audience In good humor and Incidentally
thinking hard all the time to follow him.
For pep" and vile range Of sub-topics,
this address N,s.s the OUTSTANDING feature
of the day; and an appreciative audi
ence openly encouraged the speaker to
take more than his allotted time.
On Tuesday afternoon. at 2:30, the
delegates gathered on spot between
the shore OF Lake George and the ruins
OF Fort George to dedicate an Indian
statue presented by George d. Pratt,
former Conservation Commissioner, to
the New York State Historical Associa-
ton. This heroic bronze. executed by
A. r. Proctor and cast by the John WILL
Jams Foundry of New York, represents
a brave crouching to dip his hand In
the spring, the overflow Of which makes
a drinking place for visitors. In the
absence Of the donor, at present In Alas
ka, the presentation was made In his
name by his brother, Frederick b. Pratt
LII. d.. Of Brooklyn, and responded to
in a fine historical address by Prof.
Dixon II. Fox, Ph. D.. Of Columbia Uni
verslty. ghs
Immediately after the dedication cere-
monies at the Indian statue. the dele
gates were taken In visitors and local
automobiles from Lake George SOUTH
ward through Glens Falls and Hudson
Falls to Fort Edward, looking up points
of interest en- route. notably the location
Of old Fort Edward. dating back to the
French and Indian war. and the crave