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MR. WARNER :- I have now an announcement from one who is deeply interested in the Barnum Institute, Dr. Godfrey.
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DR. GODFREY :- Mr. President. Ladies and Gentlemen :- The hour is late, I will detain you but for a few moments.
Mr. Barnum was always fond of surprises. That was one of the secrets of his great success, he always had something to surprise the great American public.
Mrs. Barnum has kept after him to some extent, and she thinks it is a good plan to have a surprise once in awhile. She has arranged a surprise for the members of the Scientific Society, by presenting to them the two beautiful globes which yon saw in the lower hall, one being a globe of the earth and the other of the celestial bodies (applause) these are very ac- curate and will bear careful and patient study.
There is also another surprise, and this surprise is from Mis Barnum and to the Medical Society. It is in the form of a magnificent carved table which decorates their room.
A friend of the Medical Society who takes a deep and warm interest in it has also presented to it a beautiful skull (laugh- ter), which will be placed in the hall. and has promised a skeleton which I trust will be interesting to the ladies (re- newed laughter).
Before I close I would like to make a few remarks upon the surprise which Mr. Thompson mentioned at the elose of his lecture. As I understand it some person will give $10,- 000, provided the balance of $30,000 can be raised for the support and running of this building. I don't think that people generally realize how much they owe to science. Within the last 50 years-I think I am correct-more has been done to promote our welfare, our happiness and our knowledge than in all the ages that preceeded it, since the earth was first formed. There is not a pleasure that you en- joy, there is not an improvement that you have but what science has been at the bottom of it. The people of this commonwealth are noted the world over for their genius. They are a race of inventors. They depend upon science for the principles underlying these inventions. Now as we are a race of inventors and have given to the world the sewing machine and the telegraph and the telephone and all the modern scientific improvements which are for our benefit, I
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think that each and every one of us owes something towards promoting any institution which tends to advance our know - ledge on these subjeets, and I hope that this $30,000 will be raised almost at once and think that every one in the eity of Bridgeport should contribute to it. I think they owe it to themselves and to this community to give something theni- selves, though it may be small. Let every one do something towards raising that fund.
MR. WARNER :- Just one moment more. Mr. Lacey has a surprise.
MR. LACEY :- We had given us by Mr. Barnum some time ago a bust of Jennie Lind, and you know the relation between Jennie Lind and Mr. Barnum. It has come to the knowledge of Mrs. Barnum that we had no proper pedestal to set the bust on in the nook or corner of the room below, which we call the Barnum room, and she very generously provided a pedestal which has been already seen and may be further ex- amined by you as you go out.
I will not detain you further but there is something very interesting that might be said about the relation of Jennie Lind and Mr. Barnum, but you naturally will anticipate what might be said.
We have a great treat promised from Henry T. Blake, Esq., of New Haven, who is well known to this community, on the History and the Massacre of Wyoming, which has been deliv. ered in New Haven with great effect. We shall have it here at a very early date and now give notice that you may be fre- pared for it.
MR. WARNER :- Thanking you very heartily and very warm- ly for your attendance and your attention we will give you the greatest and pleasantest surprise of the evening-we in- tend to let you go home before morning (laughter) after the performance of the last number of the programme. You are cordially dismissed, hoping you will be here very many times in the course of the next 40 or 50 years.
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
HISTO
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1895.
BY-LAWS.
RULE I.
The officers of the Fairfield County Historical Society shall consist of a President, three Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, Re- cording Secretary and Corresponding Secretary, who shall be chosen annually from its members by a majority ballot at the annual meeting of the Society.
The term of the officers of said Society shall be for one year from their election, and until others shall be chosen in their places ; and their powers and duties shall be those usu- ally appertaining to those offices, except when otherwise ordered by the Society.
Said officers shall also be the Executive Committee of said Society, and as such shall have charge of and direct all mat- ters of executive, financial and clerical business appertaining to the management of the Society, except when otherwise ordered by the Society.
The President of this Society shall be, ex-officio Chairman of the Executive Committee.
Any vacancy occurring in any of said offices before the ex- piration of its term, may be filled for the unexpired portion thereof, by those of the Executive Committee of said Society, who shall begin the exercise of their offices at the time.
RULE II.
The regular meetings of said Society shall be held on the second Friday evening of each month at the rooms of the Society.
The annual meeting of said Society shall be held on the second Friday of April in each year, and special meetings may be held whenever the Society shall so order, or when the President and Recording Secretary shall deem it necessary to call the same. Notice of the annual and special meetings shall be given by the President and Recording Secretary of the time, place and purpose thereof, by three days publica- tion in one or more daily newspapers, published in the City of Bridgeport, at least four days before said meeting.
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RULE III.
The Chairman of the Executive Committee shall be the Auditor of the Accounts of the Society, and as such shall audit and approve all bills of expense incurred by the society before the same shall be ordered paid, and only upon sueh audit, and an order of payment by the Society or Executive Committee, shall the Treasurer pay ont any funds of the Society.
RULE IV.
The Treasurer of the Society shall be also Curator of the same so long as he shall be Treasurer; and the duties of the office of Curator shall be, to have the care, custody and pres- ervation of books, papers, antiquities, and all other property of the Society.
RULE V.
The election of new members of said Society shall be by a unanimous vote, by ballot or otherwise, at any anuual, regu- lar or special meeting of the Society ; the nomination of such new members having first been made at a preceding meeting and not less than oue week previous to such voting.
RULE VI.
No application for membership in said Society shall be entertained or acted upon, unless accompanied by a written or printed request of the applicant, dated and signed by the applicant in person.
RULE VIL.
An initiation fee of two dollars shall accompany each appli- cation for annual membership.
RULE VIII.
The Annual dues for members residing in Bridgeport, Stratford, Trumbull and Fairfield shall be three dollars (83) per annum and two dollars (82) for all members residing else- where. This amount shall become due and payable to the Treasurer annually on the fifteenth day of April, and any
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members remaining in arrears for more than six months may be dropped from membership at any regular meeting of the Society upon presentation of their names by the Executive Committee for this purpose, which report shall be deemed conclusive unless a special vote be passed to excuse said delinquents.
RULE IX.
Any approved person may, upon election according to Rule V., become a Life Member on the payment of two hun- dred dollars, or a Patron member for five years on the pay- ment of twenty-five dollars, and both Life and Patron Mem- bers shall be entitled to all the privileges of the Society. The Society may elect, according to the manner provided in Rule V, as Honorary Members, persons whose membership may be an honor or advantage to said Society, and they shall be entitled to all the privileges of the Society except voting.
All members other than Life, Patron and Honorary shall be known and designated as Annual Members.
RULE X.
The rooms of this Society shall be open on such week days and during such hours as the Executive Committee shall designate. A suitable person shall be in attendance to receive visitors and to protect the property of the Society. and at no time when open shall the rooms of the Society be left without the presence of such an attendant.
RULE XI.
The Antiquarian exhibit of the Society shall be freely open to the public during the appointed hours, and the at- tendant shall give courteons welcome and information to visitors.
But the Library of the Society shall be exclusively re- served for the use of its members and no persons other than members shall be allowed access to the shelves for study or reference except by the permission of a member of the Execu- tive Committee and the Curator.
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RULE XII.
These Rules and By-Laws may be altered, amended, repealed or added to, by a majority vote of the members present at any annual, regular or special meeting of said Society, notice of such proposed repeal, alteration or amendment having been given at a previous meeting of the Society, not less than one week before final action thereon is taken.
RULE XIII.
The Rules of this Society may be temporarily suspended by unanimous consent of all the members present at any reg- ular, annual, or special meeting of the Society.
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ANNUAL MEMBERS.
NAME.
ADAMS, F. C.,
AMBLER, MRS. JENNIE B ..
BRONSON, FREDERICK,
BEARDSLEY, MORRIS B.,
BURTON SILAS,
BISHOP, MRS. JULIA A, BURROUGHS, JAMES R.
BRADLEY, CYRU'S SHERWOOD, BURTON, HENRY EUGENE,
BREWSTER, LYMAN D.,
BUCKINGHAM, MRS. G. A.,
BUCKINGHAM, JOHN A.,
BANKS, SAMUEL S. BURRITT, SARAH E.,
BANKS, EDWIN,
BEACH, MARTHA E.,
BOWSER, HENRY E.,
BROTHWELL, CHAS. R.,
CALEF, THOMAS,
CURTIS, ROBERT W.,
COMSTOCK, ALBERT S, CARTER, SAMUEL,
CARTER, CHAS. HI.,
CRUTTENDEN, MRS. F. H.,
COMSTOCK, MRS. A S.
COUGHLIN, PATRICK, CHAPMAN, GEO. P.,
· COGGSWELL, H. C. CURTIS, STILES H., COE, DAVID, COMSTOCK, GEO. DEXTER, O. P. DEACON, EDWARD
RESIDENCE. Bridgeport, Conn.
Nichols, Conn. Greenfield Hill, Conn.
Bridgeport. Conn.
Southport, Conn. Middletown, Conn.
Danbury, Conn. Newton, Mass.
Bridgeport, Conn. Stratford, Conn. Bridgeport, Conn.
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66 Bridgeport, Conn. Stratford, Conn. N. Y. City,
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60 Bridgeport, Conn. New Canaan, Conn. Bridgeport, Conn.
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Cleveland, Ohio. Stratford, Conn. Bridgeport, Conn. N. Y. City. Bridgeport, Conn,
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NAME.
DEFOREST, T. B.,
DOWNS, MRS. ALICE M.
FAIRCHILD, HORACE L.,
FAIRCHILD, THOMAS B.,
FAIRCHILD, ALFRED B.,
FOOTE, C. B.,
FAIRCHILD, MIRS. MARY L,
GOULD, JAMES L.,
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GARLICK, SAMUEL M., M. D.,
GODFREY, CHAS. C. M. D,
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HINCKS, W.M. B., HAWLEY, ELIAS S.,
HAWLEY, ALEXANDER,
HAWLEY, MRS. ALEXANDER,
HOLDEN, ISAAC,
HATCH, DANIEL B.,
New York, N. Y. Bridgeport, Conn.
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HAWLEY, GEO. B.,
IRELAND, JOS. N.,
JENNINGS, O. G.
JOHNSON, SAMUEL W., JONES, N. H.,
Mamaroneck, N. Y. Bridgeport, Conn. :
JOHNSON, JOSEPH W.,
KINGMAN, SAMUEL C.,
KNAPP, HOWARD H.,
LACEY, ROWLAND, B.,
LOCKWOOD, DAVID B.,
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LAMBERT, EDWARD R., LEE, HENRY, LYON, HENRY W.,
6.
LYON, FREDERICK, H.,
6.
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LYON, ROGER H.,
LOCKWOOD, FRED'K J,
LORD, THOMAS,
LINEBURGH, WM. G.,
RESIDENCE. Bridgeport, Conn. .. Nichols, Conn.
Stratford, Conn,
Bridgeport, Conn. New York, N. Y. Bridgeport, Conn.
Buffalo, N. Y. Bridgeport, Conn. .. 6.
HALL, ORLANDO B., HOLLISTER, D. F.,
= 4. Fairfield, Conn.
Washington Depot, Conu. Bridgeport, Conn. .. .4
4.
LYON, HENRY M., LYON, WM. K.,
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New York, N. Y. Bridgeport, Conn. Chicago, Ill. Bridgeport, Con.
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NAME.
RESIDENCE.
MANCS, REV. EATON W., D. D, Troy, N. Y.
MILLER, DAVID H.,
MEAKER, EDWARD F ..
MERRITT, DR. CHAS.,
N. Y. City.
MORFORD, GEORGE,
Bridgeport, Conn.
MORGAN, DANIEL N.,
MARSH, EDWARD W.,
MAIN, SAMUEL A ,
MOORE, MRS. ELIZABETH W.,
MAIN, JOHN N.,
NICHOLS, WARREN B.
NICHOLLS, REV. G. H,
NICHOLS, REV. C. W. DE. L.,
NICHOLS, REV. WM. F., D. D.,
NOBLE, MISS HENRIETTA. M., NICHOLS, FRED'K C. NICHOLS, WMI. J., NEAR, JOHN N.,
PERRY, FREDERICK M,
PERRY, WINTHROP H,
PHILLIPS, EBENEZER S.,
PARROTT, HENRY R.,
PARROTT, F. W.
6. ..
PARKER ADELBERT C.
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PECK, Mrs. T. E.,
RELYEA, ALBERT,
RYLANDS, Henry C ..
RICHARDSON, GEO.
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SCOFIELD, H. G,
SHELTON, H. T ..
SHELTON, JOHN C., SHERWOOD, WM. L,
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Newark, N. J.
Bridgeport, Conn. .. 6.
6. Stratford, Conn. Bridgeport, Com.
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Southport, Conn. Bridgeport, Conn. ..
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Norwalk, Conn. Bridgeport, Com.
. SOMERS, JAMES MI, STEVENS, FRED. S., STEWARD, AURELIUS. SEELEY, WM. E, SILLIMAN, EUGENE R, SHERWOOD, CHAS.
Georgetown, Conn. Bridgeport, Conn.
Washington, D. C. Bridgeport, Conn. Danbury, Conn.
Bridgeport, Conn. Middleboro, Mass. Bridgeport, Conn. Hoosick Falls, N Y.
Tottenville, N. Y. San Francisco, Cal. Bridgeport, Conn.
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NAME.
SMITH, JAS. H.,
STAGG, HENRY P.
SILLIMAN LEWIS B.,
SHERMAN, REV. HENRY MARTYN,
STERLING, JULIAN II. SEGEE, PHILIP B.,
STERLING EDWARD,
STAPLES, JAMES,
SANFORD, L. D.,
SEXTON, JR, JAMES,
TODD, CHAS. BURR,
Redding, Conn. Bridgeport, Conn.
THOMPSON, CURTIS, TORREY, MRS. HARRIET L., THOMPSON, JOHN W.,
Stratford, Conn. Bridgeport, Conn.
TALLMADGE, A. M.,
VANKEUREN, LOUIS N,
WORDIN, N. E., M. D,
6. ..
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WALDO, GEO. C., WHEELER, GEO. W.
Bridgeport, Conn. ..
WHEELER, MRS. MARY C.,
WAKEMAN, HOWARD N.,
WARD, MRS. SARAH C.,
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HONORARY MEMBERS.
REV. BENJAMIN L. SWAN, J. HAMMOND TRUMBULL, L. L. D., Hartford, Conu. CHARLES J. HOADLEY, L. L. D., A. W. MOREHOUSE, REV. C. RAY PALMER, D. D., MAJ. L. N. MIDDLEBROOK, PROF. GEO. S. BURROUGHS, MRS. NANCY BARNUM, BENJAMIN FISII, REV. BEVERLEY E. WARNER, REV. C. M. SELLICK,
Mendham, N. J.
Brooklyn, N. Y. Bridgeport, Conn.
Amherst, Mass. Bridgeport, Conn.
New Orleans, La. Norwalk, Conn.
RESIDENCE. Bridgeport. Conn. Stratford, Conn. Bridgeport, Conn.
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MEMBERS DECEASED.
NAME.
AARON B. HULL,
RICHARD C. AMBLER,
Nichols, Conn.
WILLIAM T. MINOR,
Stamford, Conn.
LEMUEL SANFORD,
Redding, Conn. Bridgeport, Conn.
HENRY M. HOYT,
WILLIAM A. BEERS,
Fairfield, Conn.
WILLIAM SHELTON, D. D.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
STILES M. MIDDLEBROOK.
Bridgeport, Conn.
SAMUEL MI. MAIN,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
BARZILLAI B. KELLOGG,
Brookfield, Conn.
JOHN D. CANDEE,
Bridgeport, Conn.
PLUMB N. FAIRCHILD, ELI T. HOYT, PHINEAS T. BARNUM,
Trumbull, Conn. Danbury, Conn.
Bridgeport, Conn. ..
AMOS S. TREAT,
SAMUEL B. SUMNER.
SIDNEY B. BEARDSLEY, ..
MRS. MARY KATE PERRY, ..
OLIVER C. BULLARD,
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JOHNSON T. PLATT, REV. E. E. BEARDSLEY, D. D. LL. D., .
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REV. H. N. POWERS, D. D.,
Orange, N. J.
FREDERICK S. WILDMAN,
Danbury, Conn.
JAMES W. BEARDSLEY,
Bridgeport, Conn.
OLIVER B. JENNINGS,
Fairfield, Conn.
MRS. R. B. LACEY.
Bridgeport, Conn. ..
GENL. W. H. NOBLE,
HON. STEPHEN NICHOLS,
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Danbury, Conn. Bridgeport, Conn.
ALFRED HOPKINS,
MARK R. LEAVENWORTH,
WELLS, NATHAN B.,
RESIDENCE. Danbury, Conn.
New Haven, Conn.
. REV. SAM'L ORCUTT, NATHANIEL WHEELER, HORACE NICHOLS, J. M. BAILEY,
Stratford, Conn.
Annual Election of Officers
FOR THE
Fairfield County
Historical Society,
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May 11th, 1895.
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The Special Meeting of the Fairfield County Historical So- ciety for the elcetion of officers for the ensuing year was held at its rooms in the Barmun Institute, May 11, 1895.
The meeting was very interesting and was largely atten- ded. All the officers of the past year were re-elected as follows :-
R. B. LACEY, President.
Vice-Presidents,
GEORGE C. WALDO, CURTIS THOMPSON, CHARLES BURR TODD. EDWARD DEACON, Treasurer.
HOWARD N. WAKEMAN, Recording Secretary. JAMES R. BURROUGHS, Corresponding Secretary.
The report of the treasurer was an interesting document and gladdened the hearts of the members with the announce- ment that the society was entirely free from debt and had a balance in the treasury.
Previous to the business meeting, the audience enjoyed an interesting paper on the "Services of the First Battalion. Connecticut Cavalry," by Major L. N. Middlebrook. The paper was an excellent effort and was read in a manner which aroused enthusiasm. Many of the men present served on the same field, and the memory of those days of hard- ships and trials, was brought vividly to their minds. There were many Bridgeport boys in that courageous band of fighters and their record was a brilliant one. Maj. Middle- brook, was in command of Company D when it left Bridge- port, and it remained in service until the last gun was fired. His description of the many encounters was re- lated in a thrilling manner. The talk was varied occasion- ally with a humorous incident that was appreciated by the veterans present. This was especially true of the exciting exploits with the guerrillas in the South. Major Middlebrook was frequently applauded and will favor the society again in the near future.
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REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
We are met this evening on occasion of our 14th Auni- versary. A little more than 15 years ago, six individuals met in the office of the Bridgeport Gas Light Company and sub- seribed Articles of Association under the laws of this State "for the promotion and encouragement of Historical Anti- quarian and Genealogical investigation relating to the County of Fairfield and the towns composing it,-to be known as The Fairfield County Historical Society."
Theneeforward the institution had a name, but was some time without a local habitation. A tabernacle was at length found in Wheeler's Building at No. 446 Main street, occupy- ing at first a single interior dark room, but sharing the light and privileges of the room occupied by the President. Here in quarters subsequently enlarged much good preliminary work was done and foundations laid for a future. The So- ciety was incorporated by special act of General Assembly, March 24, 1885. It is not intended to occupy your time in rehearsing the details,- the history of those thirteen years. Suffice it to say, substantial progress was made upon which we may look back with much satisfaction.
We note with sorrow the first breach made in the group of original members, which occurred January 18th, 1894, in the death of Gen. William H. Noble,-long a Vice-President of this Society, a faithful friend and veteran worker in the eause of historic research. An appreciative account of his worth and valuable services will appear in the forthcoming publi- cation of the Society. now in press.
For years the great need has been felt and it has been our constant aspiration frequently expressed, that some good friend of sufficient means would honor himself and promote the eanse, by furnishing us with a suitable building for a per- manent home.
Our liberal-minded and honored fellow citizen, the late Phineas T. Barnum, was inspired to provide for the erection of this noble structure as the joint property of the Historical
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and Scientific Societies with provision therein for the Fairfield County Medical Society,-a full account of which, its dedica- tion and formal opening will appear in the publication already alluded to.
We take a landable pride and satisfaction in our Home thus provided. The fitting up of our new quarters and removal hither tased our slender resources so thoroughly as to leave us little means for current work, and our advancement has been limited thereby. Nevertheless we have made and are con- stantly making progress. We have and maintain free to the public, a library and museum which we know is much appre- ciated by its numerous visitors.
The Treasurer, Recording and Corresponding Secretaries, will give briefly some account of our Resources and current work, and the Curator the additions to our Library and Mu- seum-with valuable suggestions. Our forthcoming volume will contain the inscriptions on the stones and monuments in the oldest Cemetery in Norwalk from a careful canvass by Mr. David H. Van Hoosear, with illustrations. This has been secured and published as a part of our plan of work com- menced by Rev. Samuel Orcutt, Historian, and which we deem of the highest importance. We invite from other towns similar data which the Society will print in connection with its future publications.
There are numerous atties of ancient Colonial residences throughout the county, which would afford more and richer copies of ancient books, newspapers, valuable old manu- scripts, documents and papers-throwing a flood of light on our early history-specimens of articles of furniture and do- mestic use and manufacture, all liable to be soon destroyed or scattered to the winds.
We wish the co-operation of our friends in securing such . articles as gifts, or loans to this society in trust for preserva- tion and study. It is the intention of our Executive Com- mittee to issue a circular to be widely circulated and followed up by personal solicitation, to he above ends.
R. B. LACEY,
President.
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER AND CURATOR.
It was with no little trepidation that the officers of the so- ciety at the close of 1893, entered upon the year then open- ing.
At that time our Treasury was not only in a meagre con- dition, but a great burden of debt was hanging over us, clouding our prospects and threatening to hamper our nse- fulness. This debt, aggregating nearly four hundred dollars, was the inevitable result of what otherwise seemed a most auspicious change in our affairs : namely, our removal to the new quarters in the Barnum Institute. But with no surplus to draw npon, nor funds provided for the emergency, this radical change in our location and relatively in our position towards the public, entailed upon us an imperative outlay, in furnishing the rooms with necessary cases. fittings and para- phernalia requisite to enable us to utilize the facilities then placed at our disposal.
It did indeed seem as though we were about to be prostra- ted in the very hour of our triumph. Happily however, the consideration of our friends, cahn deliberation, and the wise and kind judgment of the Trustees of the Institute, aided us in the solution of the difficult problem and enabled us to close the year with very different feelings from those with which it was begun.
We enter upon the year 1895, free from debt, and with all our prospective annual income available for our proper work.
Our membership is slowly increasing, but not at such a rate as we should naturally expect : when we entered the new building the Annual dues were increased by the written con- sent of a majority of the members, to Three dollars for resi- dents in this city and vicinity, and Two dollars for those living at a distance, this was deemed necessary in view of the in- creased expense entailed upon us by our enlarged quarters and the consequent greater demands made upon us by the public.
Notwithstanding this increase, the entire amount annually
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due the society is less than $375, from which must be deduct- ed about 15 per cent. for dues never paid and for losses by removals, resignation and death.
It will thus be seen that to make the work of the society really serviceable a much larger membership is requisite, and ic should be the aim of every member to extend the influence of the society and induce others to join us, by creating a sen- timent favorable to our aims and work.
ANNUAL STATEMENT, APRIL 19th, 1895.
Balance from last report,
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$ 31 87
Received for annual dues,
- 291 00
from Joint Fund,
155 50
for sale of photos, &c.,
4 25
$482 62
CONTRA.
Paid printing and binding,
$131 00
" Furniture and fittings, -
205 00
" N. E. Genl. Register,
85 00
" Stationery, postage and sundries,
26 94
8447 94
Balance in Treasury,
$ 34 68
Liabilities, none.
Active Members, 137.
Honorary Members, 11.
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As Curator and custodian of the Library and Museum, it is a pleasure to report a satisfactory growth in the number and value of the donations received during the past two years.
In consequence of the increase in the number of similar societies in other counties and states, which are desirous of exchanging publications with us, the library has been enriched by the addition of several valuable books which it would be otherwise difficult to obtain. Some authors and publishers
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of historical works likewise, being desirous of placing their volumes where they will be appreciated and preserved, make a practice of donating copies to societies like our own, and it is gratifying to note that we are recognized as worthy of being included with some of the largest libraries in the country as recipients of these valuable gifts.
The Museum grows day by day as our society becomes more known, and it will soon be a question, not as to how much more we can get, but what shall we accept for exhibi- tion ; it is unnecessary to add that the more seleet and unique our Collection ean be made, the more will its value enhance and its utility be demonstrated. Our rooms are open on the afternoon of every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday free to the public, and have been visited by upwards of ten thous- and persons, many of them from foreign countries. We have been pleased in receiving many expressions of commendation, evineing a growing interest in the objects for which we are organized. 4
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