VICE-PRESIDENTS. Alcona, John Wood, Harrisville. Alger, Allegan, Hon. James W. Humphrey, Wayland. Alpena, James A. Case, Alpena. Antrim, J. McLaughlin, Elk Rapids. Arenac, Miss Julia Inglis, Sterling. Baraga, Barry, Mrs. Sarah E. Striker, Hastings. Bay, Benzie, William A. Betts, Benzonia. Berrien, Hon. Thomas Mars, Berrien Center. Branch, Col. Geo. A. Turner, Coldwater. Calhoun, Hon. John C. Paterson, Marshall. Cass, Hon. L. H. Glover, Cassopilis. Charlevoix, E. H. Green, Charlevoix. Chippewa, Judge Chas. H. Chapman, Sault Ste. Marie. Clare, Clinton, Mrs. C. L. Pearse, DeWitt. Crawford, Dr. Oscar Palmer, Grayling. Delta, Hon. O. B. Fuller, Ford River. Dickinson, Eaton, Hon. Esek Pray, Dimondale. Genesee, Mrs. H. C. Fairbank, Flint. Gladwin, Hon. Eugene Foster, Gladwin. Gogebic, Judge Norman B. Haire, Ironwood. Grand Traverse, Thomas T. Bates, Traverse City. Hillsdale, Houghton, Gov. Orrin W. Robinson, Chassell. Huron, Ingham, John J. Bush, Lansing. Ionia, Hon. P. H. Taylor, Ionia. Iosco, John M. Waterbury, Tawas City. Iron, Isabella, Prof. C. S. Larzelere, Mt. Pleasant. Jackson, Mrs. P. H. Loomis, Jackson. Kalamazoo, E. W. DeYoe, Kalamazoo. Kalkaska, Hon. A. E. Palmer, Kalkaska. Kent, Hon. Geo. W. Thayer, Grand Rapids. Lake, Lapeer, Mrs. A. W. Jones, Lapeer. Leelanau, E. Jaye Dickerman, Solon. Lenawee, Hon. John I. Knapp, Adrian. Mason, Mecosta, Menominee, Midland, Hon. C. L. Jenny, Midland. Missaukee, M. D. Richardson, Pioneer. Monroe, John W. Davis, Monroe. Montcalm, Hon. James W. Belknap, Greenville. Muskegon, Mrs. Mary E. Chamberlain, Muskegon. Oakland, Oceana, Hon. C. A. Gurney, Hart. Ogemaw, Ontonagon, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Chas. F, Davis, Elmira. Ottawa, Hon. G. T. Diekema, Holland. Saginaw, Mrs. Anna A. Palmer, Saginaw. Schoolcraft, Shiawassee, Hon. A. H. Owens, Lennon. St. Clair, Mrs. Caroline F. Ballentine, Port Huron. St. Joseph, Thomas G. Greene, Centerville. Tuscola, N. E. York, Millington. Van Buren, Hon. C. J. Monroe, South Haven. Washtenaw, J. Q. A. Sessions, Ann Arbor. Wayne, Hon. Fred Carlisle, Detroit. Wexford, Hon. Perry F. Powers, Cadillac. EX-PRESIDENTS. Albert Miller, Bay City, 1874, 1875. Clarence M. Burton, Detroit, 1901. MICHIGAN PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY. ANNUAL MEETING JUNE 3-5, 1902. TUESDAY, 3:30 P. M. Agricultural College. The twenty-eighth annual meeting of the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society was called to order by the president in the chapel, and addresses of welcome were given by Governor A. T. Bliss and President J. L. Snyder of the college. The meeting was intended to be entirely informal, and the music by several of the students, under the direction of Mrs. Marshall of the M. A. C., and poem by Mrs. T. C. Taylor of Almont, together with the excellent address of Hon. H. R. Pattengill, but served as a preliminary to the final competitive drill of the cadets. The chapel was furnished with a number of the quaint old relics of pioneer days and with the flowers made a fit setting, and the meeting at the college was voted a success. TUESDAY EVENING, 7:30. Representative Hall. Previous to the opening of the regular session a gavel was presented to the society by Mr. John I. Knapp of Adrian. This gavel was made from the wood of the "Bent Oak Tree" in Adrian, a tree which, when cut down, was found to be more than four hundred years old. The gavel was used by the president in calling the meeting to order, and the opening prayer was offered by Rev. R. C. Crawford of Byron. The program was followed, as nearly as possible, the music being furnished by Elton Esselstyn; but the paper of Lieutenant Governor O. W. Robinson was substituted for the one by C. J. Thorpe, who was unable to be present. A committee consisting of Cyrus G. Luce, L. D. Watkins, Edward W. Barber, Judge Cahill and George W. Thayer was appointed to make the nominations for the new official family, and Chairman Luce called a meeting for Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock. Not the least pleasant feature of the evening was the reception in the executive parlors tendered by Governor and Mrs. A. T. Bliss, assisted by Ex-Governor C. G. Luce, Secretary of State Fred M. Warner, State Treasurer McCoy, State Land Commissioner Wildey, Deputy Adjutant General Turner, Superintendent of Public Instruction Delos Fall, Hon. Peter White and others. WEDNESDAY, 9:30 A. M. Meeting opened with music by the second grade pupils of the Townsend street school under the direction of Miss Hoes. This was followed by the reports of the officers and memorial committees. A report of the health work in Michigan by Drs. Kedzie and Baker was read, and after the final music of the morning, by the high school pupils under Miss Jaenette Osborn and the Industrial School boys, the nominating committee made their recommendations as follows: President-Clarence M. Burton, Detroit. Recording and Corresponding Secretary-Henry R. Pattengill, Lansing. Treasurer-Benjamin F. Davis, Lansing. Executive Committee-Robert C. Kedzie, Lansing; Daniel McCoy, Grand Rapids; H. B. Smith, Marengo. Committee of Historians-L. D. Watkins, Manchester; Judge Edward Cahill, Lansing; Edward W. Barber, Jackson; Mrs. Mary C. Spencer, Lansing; Peter White, Marquette. A unanimous vote was given for the election of these persons for their respective positions. |