Part 2
“The Irish in America.”
“Goody Glover, an Irish Victim of the Witch Craze, Boston, Mass., 1688.”
“Capt. Daniel Neill, an Artillery Officer of the Revolution.”
“Richard Dexter, One of Boston’s Irish Pioneers.”
“The New Hampshire Kellys.”
“Some Early Celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day in New York City, 1762–1788.”
“Master John Sullivan of Somersworth and Berwick and His Family.”
“Martin Murphy, Sr., an Irish Pioneer of California.”
“Historical Notes of Interest.”
“Irish Ability in United States.”
“The Affair at Fort William and Mary.”
“Incident of an Expedition under Gen. John Sullivan.”
“Irish Builders of White House.”
“Col. Francis Barber, a Soldier of the Revolution.”
“A Glance at Some Pioneer Irish in the South.”
“Walsh’s Irish Regiment of Marine Artillery, French Army.”
“Irish Influence in the Life of Baltimore.”
“A Bit of New York History.”
“The Kelts of Colonial Boston.”
“The Battle of New Orleans.”
“Battles of Lexington, Concord and Cambridge.”
“Matthew Watson, an Irish Settler of Barrington, R. I., 1722.”
“Irish Emigration During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries.”
“Some Pre-Revolutionary Irishmen.”
“Some Irish Settlers in Virginia.”
“The ‘Scotch-Irish’ and ‘Anglo-Saxon’ Fallacies.”
“Early Irish Settlers in Kentucky.”
“The Irish in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Tennessee.”
“Hugh Cargill, a Friend of Liberty.”
“The Irish Settlers of Pelham, Mass.”
“Thomas Fawcett, Irish Quaker, American Pioneer.”
“Early New Hampshire Irish; Some Pre-Revolutionary Dennises, Corneliuses, Patricks and Michaels.”
“The United States Torpedo Boat _O’Brien_.”
“Daniel Morgan and the Battle of Cowpens.”
“Irish Schoolmasters in the American Colonies, 1640–1775.”
“The Irish at Bunker Hill.”
“David Hamilton, a Soldier of the American Revolution.”
“Irish Pioneers in Texas.”
“The Irish Chapter in the History of Brown University.”
“Men of Irish Blood Who Have Attained Eminence in American Journalism.”
“William Prendergast, a Pioneer of Chautauqua County, N. Y.”
“The Battle of Rhode Island.”
“Rev. James MacSparran, Irishman, Scholar, Preacher and Philosopher, 1680–1757.”
“Irish Pioneers and Builders of Kentucky.”
“Rev. James Caldwell, a Patriot of the American Revolution.”
“Great Irishmen in New York’s History.”
“Life and Deeds of Major-General John Sullivan.”
“Irish Pioneers in New York.”
“Irish Pioneers of the West and Their Descendants.”
“Advantages of Historical Research to Irish Americans.”
“Proceedings and Addresses at Dedication of Sullivan Memorial.”
“Civic Value of Memorials.”
“Joseph O’Connor, Editor, Author and Poet.”
“History of the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in the city of New York.”
“Early Marine Wireless.”
“Sketches of William Dunlap, Thomas P. Johnson and Thomas Sharp.”
“Distinguished Irish Americans in Revolutionary Times.”
“The First Census of the United States with Pointed Comments on Taking Same and Results Thereof.”
“Memorial to Jersey Prison Ship Heroes.”
“The Irish in the Revolutionary War.”
“Hon. Eli Thayer, One of the Early Members of the American Irish Historical Society.”
PRESIDENTS-GENERAL OF THE SOCIETY.
1897. REAR-ADMIRAL RICHARD W. MEADE, U. S. N.
1897–1898. HON. EDWARD A. MOSELEY, Washington, D. C.
1899–1900. HON. THOMAS J. GARGAN, Boston, Mass.
1901–1902. HON. JOHN D. CRIMMINS, New York City.
1903–1904. HON. WILLIAM MCADOO, New York City.
1905. HON. JOHN D. CRIMMINS, New York City.
1906–1907. REAR-ADMIRAL JOHN MCGOWAN, U. S. N. (retired), Washington, D. C.
1908–1910. FRANCIS J. QUINLAN, M. D., LL. D., New York City.
RECORDS OF THE TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING AND BANQUET OF THE AMERICAN IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY AT THE HOTEL PLAZA, NEW YORK CITY, JANUARY 8, 1910.
It having been voted at the Eleventh Annual Meeting in Washington to hold the next annual meeting in New York, the Executive Council considered the necessary arrangements and resolved to make the Twelfth Annual Meeting and Banquet the most notable in the Society’s history.
Heretofore it had been the custom to hold the meeting and banquet of the Society the same evening, commencing at six o’clock and ending toward midnight. This gave little opportunity for a discussion of the papers presented, and many members who had been invited at these previous meetings to prepare papers were obliged to submit them to the Secretary-General without reading, with the result that the other members obtained information as to the contents of these only after they were printed in the volume of the Journal issued next succeeding the meeting.
The President-General appointed the following gentlemen a Dinner Committee, to arrange the details of the meeting and dinner:
Mr. Stephen J. Farrelly, Chairman; and Messrs. Joseph I. C. Clarke, John D. Crimmins, Edmond J. Curry, Victor Herbert, John J. Lenehan and Joseph T. Ryan.
After negotiations with the various high-class hostelries in New York and exhibiting a desire to procure for the use of the Society the best accommodations to be found in New York, the Dinner Committee finally decided upon the Hotel Plaza as the place and arranged for the business meeting of the Society to commence at two o’clock in the afternoon and terminate at six, and the dinner to begin at seven o’clock.
The following circular was issued and sent to each member of the Society, containing the arrangements for the meeting:
THE AMERICAN IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING AND TWELFTH ANNUAL DINNER OF THE SOCIETY.
The Twelfth Annual Meeting of the American Irish Historical Society will take place at the Hotel Plaza, New York City, Saturday, January 8, 1910, commencing at two o’clock in the afternoon.
It has been the custom at previous meetings of the Society to assemble at six o’clock, hold a short business meeting, followed by a dinner commencing at seven o’clock, at the conclusion of which historical papers would be read.
It has been found difficult to properly appreciate the learning and research shown by the eminent authors of historical papers in the meagre time between the termination of a good dinner and the hour when the meeting should end, and this year the Executive Council has made a new departure in this regard, which it is earnestly hoped will meet with the approval of our members.
The meeting of the Society will be called to order at two o’clock in the afternoon in the New Banquet Room on the first floor of the Hotel Plaza by the President-General. The first business will be the presentation of reports of the President-General, Treasurer-General, and Secretary-General, followed by the election of General Officers, Executive Council and State Vice-Presidents for the ensuing year.
The Executive Council, at a meeting held in New York, November 12, 1909, nominated a board of officers to be voted upon at this meeting, the names of whom appear elsewhere in this circular.
The report of the Secretary-General will contain the statistics of the Society, the list of new members, names of those dropped for non-payment of dues, synopsis of the work the Society has done during the past year, and other interesting information.
It is expected that the business of the Society and the presentation of scientific papers will all be completed at an hour which will give members ample time to dress for dinner.
The Meeting Room will be open at 12.30 o’clock, and members on their arrival are requested to register themselves and their guests.
The annual dinner will take place in the Grand Ball Room promptly at seven o’clock, and the Dinner Committee are informed that the management of the hotel plan to give us a most enjoyable dinner and extend us every possible courtesy.
The Executive Council, following the departure inaugurated at the Eleventh Annual Meeting in Washington, D. C., January 16, 1909, have voted that members may invite ladies and gentlemen as guests.
The price of the dinner tickets is $5.00 each, and it is advisable to promptly send applications, accompanied by cheque to the Secretary-General, who is Secretary of the Dinner Committee; so that seats may be allotted. Allotments will be made in the order in which applications are received, and parties of six or more, desiring to be seated together, can be accommodated by making that fact known when the tickets are purchased.
Among those who will furnish scientific papers during the afternoon session will be Hon. Joseph F. O’Connell, Hon. Henry Groves Connor, John Louis Sheehan, LL. D., Hon. James Fitzgerald, M. X. Sullivan, Ph. D., Joseph I. C. Clarke, Esq., and Alfred J. Talley, Esq., Judge Joseph T. Lawless, and others.
The speakers at the dinner will be Hon. Michael F. Dooley, Hon. William McAdoo, Rev. J. Havergal Sheppard, D. D., Hon. William A. Prendergast, Hon. Joseph H. O’Neil, Hon. John W. Goff, Hon. Alexander C. Eustace and others.
Souvenirs of the occasion containing the seal of the Society, menu, list of speakers, officers and other detailed information, have been prepared, after competitive bidding, by the Gorham Manufacturing Company. These are very beautiful and artistic and will be distributed among members and guests at the dinner.
The committee of the Society having the dinner in charge is as follows:—Stephen Farrelly, Esq., Joseph T. Ryan, Esq., John J. Lenehan, Esq., Joseph I. C. Clarke, Esq., Hon. John D. Crimmins, Edmond J. Curry, Esq., Victor Herbert, Esq., and Hon. Edward J. McGuire, President-General Quinlan and the Secretary-General ex officio.
As the seating capacity of the Grand Ball Room of the Plaza is limited to 425, it is earnestly desired that members make applications for dinner tickets at once, in order that the Committee may complete arrangements as early as possible and bring about a pleasant reunion of our members and their guests.
Yours fraternally, FRANCIS J. QUINLAN, M. D., LL. D., _President-General_, 33 West 38th Street, New York City.
THOMAS ZANSLAUR LEE, _Secretary-General_, 49 Westminster Street, Providence, R. I.
A little later an additional circular letter was issued and sent to each of the members, giving additional information about the meeting and dinner that was sought for by quite a few:
THE AMERICAN IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING AND DINNER AT HOTEL PLAZA, NEW YORK CITY, JANUARY 8, 1910.
The Dinner Committee are greatly pleased with the prompt purchase of tickets by so many members of the Society, and the absolute success of the Twelfth Annual Banquet is now an assured fact.
The President-General and the Executive Council respectfully request that those who intend to be present at the dinner, but have not yet taken tickets or ordered seats for themselves or guests, will do so at the earliest possible moment so that seats may be provided and their comfort looked after. The tickets are five dollars each, and may be had upon application to the Secretary-General, accompanied by check. Members may invite guests, ladies or gentlemen.
The business meeting will be called to order promptly at two o’clock p. m. in the New Banquet Room on the first floor of the Hotel Plaza.
Scientific papers will be presented by the following members: HON. JOSEPH F. O’CONNELL, HON. HENRY GROVES CONNOR, JOHN LOUIS SHEEHAN, LL. D., HON. JAMES FITZGERALD, M. X. SULLIVAN, PH. D., JOSEPH I. C. CLARKE, ESQ., ALFRED J. TALLEY, ESQ., and others.
The speakers at the dinner will be: HON. MICHAEL F. DOOLEY, HON. WILLIAM MCADOO, REV. J. HAVERGAL SHEPPARD, D. D., COL. CHARLES ALEXANDER, HON. WILLIAM A. PENDERGAST, HON. JOHN W. GOFF, EDWARD M. TIERNEY, ESQ., and others.
The Secretary-General will be in attendance at the Society’s headquarters at The Plaza after 9 a. m., the day of the meeting and banquet, and will have on sale tickets for those who up to that time have not been provided with them. The seats, however, will not be as desirable for those who wait until the day of the banquet to get their tickets, but there are plenty of desirable places remaining unsold.
The attendance of every member who can possibly be present is strongly urged, with the hope of making this meeting and banquet the greatest the Society has ever held. The Hotel Plaza is the most desirable place for a banquet in New York, and was selected by the Dinner Committee with the sole idea of having the best obtainable for our Society.
The management has given the members the benefit of a low rate for accommodations, and authorizes the following quotations to our members and guests:
Single rooms with bath for one person $4.00, $5.00 and $6.00 per day, according to location.
Double rooms with bath for two persons $6.00, $7.00 and $8.00 per day, according to location.
Dinner at seven o’clock in the Grand Ball Room. An exquisite souvenir designed by the Dinner Committee and executed by Gorham Company, containing program, songs and useful information about the Society, will be presented each member and guest in attendance at the dinner.
FRANCIS J. QUINLAN, M. D., LL. D., _President-General_, 33 West Thirty-Eighth Street, New York City.
THOMAS ZANSLAUR LEE, _Secretary-General_, 49 Westminster Street, Providence, R. I.
At the conclusion of the business meeting the assembly room was cleared and properly arranged for a reception to the members of the Society, to be given by the officers. This function was well attended, and the large assembly hall was filled to overflowing with members and their lady and gentlemen guests.
The programme of the evening was executed by the Gorham Manufacturing Company from designs and suggestions furnished by the New York members of the Dinner Committee, and is considered the most artistic programme ever used at a similar function in New York.
The menu of the dinner, which was served under the personal direction of Mr. C. E. Railing, the manager of the Plaza, was as follows:
Hors D’Oeuvre
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Consomme Beatrice
Sherry
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Supreme de Sole a la Russe
Sauterne
Filets de Boeuf Pique Garni Bouquetiere Pommes Fondantes
Margaux
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Sorbet au Marasquin.
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Poularde a la Broche Salade
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Bombe Surprise Petits Fours
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Cafe
White Rock Fonseca Cigars Cigarettes
This banquet was served in the principal dining hall of the Hotel Plaza, which, on account of the great number of tickets sold, was crowded to the doors with members of the Society and guests.
President-General Francis J. Quinlan presided at the meeting and later at the banquet, and divine grace was asked at the latter by Right Reverend James A. McFaul, D. D., Bishop of Trenton.
The Society acknowledges the many courtesies extended to it by the management of the Hotel Plaza and the earnest effort to do everything possible for our pleasure and comfort, and the painstaking efforts and excellent direction of Mr. C. E. Railing, in immediate charge in behalf of the Hotel Plaza of our arrangements, are gratefully appreciated by the Society.
The proceedings of the twelfth annual meeting and banquet of the Society were stenographically reported by Miss Viola Follis of Providence, R. I., whose faithful and accurate transcription of last year’s proceedings won so much favor.
MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING.
It was voted that the reading of the minutes of the Eleventh Annual Meeting be omitted.
The admission of new members being the first business in order, the following list of applicants was read by the Secretary-General, all of whom, by unanimous vote, were duly elected:
LIFE MEMBERS.
James Butler, Esq., 230 West 72d Street, New York City. Proposed by Francis J. Quinlan, M. D.; seconded by Hon. John D. Crimmins.
William J. Dooley, Esq., 17 Gaston Street, Boston, Mass. Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
ANNUAL MEMBERS.
Hon. John B. O’Meara, 1413 Syndicate Trust Building, St. Louis, Mo. Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
John J. Bealin, Esq., 2334 Valentine Avenue, New York City. Proposed by Philip J. Kearns; seconded by Owen J. Brady and John J. Lenehan.
Thomas P. Fitzsimmons, Esq., 169 West 76th Street, New York City. Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
James F. McNaboe, Esq., 137 West 92d Street, New York City. Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
Dr. John Guerin, 3958 Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Ill. Proposed by Hon. M. T. Moloney.
Rev. Edmond Heelan, Sacred Heart Church, Fort Dodge, Iowa. Proposed by Patrick E. C. Lally; seconded by John J. Lenehan.
John P. Sutton, Esq., 134 N. 18th Street, Lincoln, Neb. Proposed by Hon. M. T. Moloney.
Thomas O’Reilly, Esq., 8 Mt. Morris Park West, New York City. Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
John J. Manning, Esq., 143 West 95th Street, New York City. Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
Hon. Richard H. Mitchell, 38 Park Row, New York City. Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
Frank Keenan, Esq., 210 West 107th Street, New York City. Proposed by Francis J. Quinlan, M. D.; seconded by John J. Lenehan.
Jerome B. Coggins, Esq., 920 17th Street, Denver, Colo. Proposed by James J. Sullivan; seconded by John J. Lenehan.
William J. Colihan, Esq., 141 East 95th Street, New York City. Proposed by John J. Manning; seconded by John J. Lenehan.
James Moroney, Esq., 303 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas. Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
George A. Hopkins, Esq., 526 West 111th Street, New York City. Proposed by Col. David M. Flynn; seconded by John J. Lenehan.
William J. Whelen, Esq., 326 South Broad Street, Elizabeth, N. J. Proposed by William J. McCloud.
Richard T. Potts, Esq., 73 Broad Street, Elizabeth, N. J. Proposed by William J. McCloud.
T. A. Riordan, Esq., Flagstaff, Arizona. Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
M. D. Gallagher, Esq., 402 West 146th Street, New York City. Proposed by Gen. Michael Kerwin.
Dr. William J. Sullivan, President Lawrence Board of Trade, Lawrence, Mass. Proposed by Dr. M. F. Sullivan.
Cornelius J. Corcoran, Esq., City Clerk of Lawrence, Lawrence, Mass. Proposed by Dr. M. F. Sullivan.
Thomas F. Kennedy, Esq., of Yund, Kennedy & Yund, Amsterdam, N. Y. Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
Patrick J. Bergin, Esq., 169 Blackstone Street, Boston, Mass. Proposed by Michael J. Jordan; seconded by John J. Lenehan.
Martin J. Wade, Esq., Iowa City, Iowa. Proposed by Hon. M. T. Moloney.
Joseph M. Feely, Esq., 304–5 Powers Building, Rochester, N. Y. Proposed by P. F. Magrath.
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Joseph A. Kenefick, M. D., 78 East 54th Street, New York City. Proposed by Francis J. Quinlan, M. D.
Dudley Field Malone, Esq., 37 Wall Street, New York City. Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
Hon. Charles V. Fornes, 425–427 Broome Street, New York City. Proposed by John E. O’Brien.
John F. Harrigan, Esq., 66 High Street, Worcester, Mass. Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
Timothy J. Phelan, Esq., Narragansett Hotel, Providence, R. I. Proposed by Michael W. Norton; seconded by Thomas F. Kilkenny.
Hon. John J. Mee, Woonsocket, R. I. Proposed by Thomas Z. Lee.
Denis A. McAuliffe, Esq., 312 E. 57th Street, New York City. Proposed by Francis J. Quinlan, M. D.
Hon. John T. Coughlin, Mayor of Fall River, Fall River, Mass. Proposed by Thomas E. Maloney.
Henry F. Nickerson, Esq., 524 Durfee Street, Fall River, Mass. Proposed by Thomas E. Maloney.
Michael J. Coughlin, Esq., 178 Bedford Street, Fall River, Mass. Proposed by Thomas E. Maloney.
Hon. W. E. Chandler, formerly U. S. Senator from New Hampshire, Concord, N. H. Proposed by Thomas Z. Lee.
William Sydney Rossiter, Esq., The Rumford Press, Concord, N. H. Proposed by Thomas Z. Lee.
Hon. Zenas W. Bliss, Lieut.-Governor of Rhode Island, Providence, R. I. Proposed by Hon. Patrick J. McCarthy.
Edward S. Murphy, Esq., 1205 Park Avenue, New York City. Proposed by John J. Manning.
James Hanley, Esq., of The James Hanley Brewing Co., Providence, R. I. Proposed by Hon. Michael F. Dooley.
John P. Donohoe, Esq., Care of The Barclay-Westmoreland Trust Co., Greensburg, Penn. Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
George W. McNulty, Esq., 153 West 79th Street, New York City. Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
John J. Powers, Esq., 424 Habersham Street, Savannah, Ga. Proposed by Col. M. J. O’Leary; seconded by John J. Lenehan.
Lieut.-Col. John G. Butler, 20 Congress Street, West, Savannah, Ga. Proposed by Col. M. J. O’Leary; seconded by John J. Lenehan.
Thomas M. Blake, Esq., 11 St. Luke’s Place, New York City. Proposed by Robert E. Danvers; seconded by John J. Lenehan.
Thomas B. Fitzgerald, Esq., Elmira, N. Y. Proposed by Hon. Alexander C. Eustace.
John F. Murtaugh, Esq., Realty Building, Elmira, N. Y. Proposed by Alexander C. Eustace.
M. M. Shannon, Esq., 512 Davis Street, Elmira, N. Y. Proposed by Hon. Alexander C. Eustace.
John M. Connelly, Esq., President Elmira Chamber of Commerce, Elmira, N. Y. Proposed by Hon. Alexander C. Eustace.
Michael J. O’Brien, Esq., Superintendent’s Office, Western Union Building, Day Street and Broadway, New York City. Proposed by Joseph I. C. Clarke.
John L. Linehan, Esq., 165 Broadway, New York City. Proposed by Alfred J. Talley; seconded by Patrick S. MacDwyer.
Patrick H. Harriman, M. D., Norwich, Conn. Proposed by Rev. William Keefe.
John P. S. Mahoney, Esq., Lawrence, Mass. Proposed by Dr. M. F. Sullivan.
W. I. Boland, Esq., Toronto, Canada. Proposed by William H. Delany.
Capt. Daniel P. Foley, Wilmington, N. C. Proposed by Michael J. Corbett.
Michael W. Rayens, Esq., 206 Broadway, New York City. Proposed by Henry L. Joyce.
John W. Kelley, Esq., of Kelley, Harding & Hatch, Exchange Building, Portsmouth, N. H. Proposed by Hon. W. E. Chandler.
Joseph P. Bourke, Esq., World Building, Manhattan, New York City. Proposed by William H. Delany.
James Regan Fitzgerald, Esq., 90 West Broadway, New York City. Proposed by Patrick S. MacDwyer.
Hon. Ernest Harvier, 1193 Broadway, New York City. Proposed by William H. Delany.
John Taaffe, Esq., General Post Office, Yonkers, N. Y. Proposed by William H. Delany.
Charles V. Halley, Jr., Esq., 756 E. 175th Street, Bronx, New York City. Proposed by Charles V. Halley.
Dr. William Streker, Messer Street, Providence, R. I. Proposed by Dr. S. E. Donovan, New Bedford, Mass.
Jeremiah P. Daly, Esq., 1747 Lexington Avenue, New York City. Proposed by John J. Daly.
Paul J. Morrison, Esq., Asst. Chief Clerk, U. S. Immigration Station, Department of Commerce and Labor, Ellis Island, New York. Proposed by John J. Daly.
Peter P. Sherry, Esq., 254 West 14th Street, New York City. Proposed by William H. Delany.
Desmond FitzGerald, Esq., Brookline, Mass. Proposed by John J. Lenehan.
The President-General, at this point, made a most interesting and instructive address upon the work of the Society, pointing out what had been accomplished during the past twelve months and indicating what its general policy would be for the future. A review was made of the work of the different officers of the Society, and recommendations of an appropriate and timely nature were presented. Unfortunately, the text of the President-General’s remarks cannot be given as the stenographic clerk was temporarily absent.
The Secretary-General presented and read the following report, which, by unanimous vote, was accepted and placed on file:
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL.
It is with much pleasure I present the report of my office for 1909, which has been to the Society a year of success, prosperity and great advancement.
At the commencement of my term of office as Acting Secretary-General in September, 1908, there were 538 members enrolled on the books. Many of these had not paid dues for a number of years, and had lost all interest in the Society and its objects, while others had deceased and no record had been kept of them because word had not been communicated to the Secretary-General.
A general house-cleaning took place, and a list of members in arrears for two years and more was prepared and submitted to the Executive Council, which ordered extra notices sent to every delinquent in order that each member in arrears might know the extent of his obligations.
The Committee on Delinquent Members appointed January 16th, 1909, sent out printed notices, through this office, urging the necessity of prompt payment of dues, and in short every reasonable means to stimulate payment and activity was taken. Some responded, but the majority did not and their names have been stricken from the roll of the Society.