CXL *KOYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



XII. — From The Women's Canadian Historical Society, Ottawa, 

 through Mrs. Aheaen, 



During the past year eight executive and eight general meetings 

 il are been held. 



The following interesting and carefully prepared papers have been 

 read : — 



" The First Parliament of Upper Canada/' and " Carillon's claim 

 to l)e the scene of the Bollard Massacre," by Madame Suite. " The Early 

 Bibliography of Ontario/' by Mrs. Braddish Billings. 



Full and interesting reports were contributed by Mrs. Dawson and 

 Mrs. Thorborn, our delegates to the meetings of the Eoyal Society at 

 St. John, and N"ova Scotia Historical Society at Annapolis. 



Our January meeting was a children's meeting, to which were in- 

 vited all the older children of our schools, and an interesting programme 

 was carried out by the children themselves, assisted by some of the best 

 musical talent of our city. Episodes and incidents of Canadian history 

 were portrayed, in tableaux, recitings and songs. 



Miss Fitzgibbon, of the Toronto Historical Society, addressed the 

 children, and a crowded meeting, overflowing to the doors, fully attested 

 the success of the new departure from our usual j^rogramme. 



Our April meeting was occupied with arrangements for the His- 

 torical Loan Exhibition the Society proposes to hold next October. 



Besides the preparation of papers, which are read and discussed 

 tt the general meetings, the Society is earnestly working at the accu- 

 mulation of historical material in the scrap-books, diaries and 

 biographical journals of the various committees. 



We have received many pamphlets and publications from other 

 societies, and we are repeatedly asked for another issue of transactions 

 by those who have our first and only publication. 



Through the courtesy of the Library Committee we look forward to 

 occupying permanent quarters in the new building of the Otttawa Public 

 Library. 



XIII. — From The Canadian Institute, through 

 P. F. Stupart. 



I have been commissioned by the Canadian Institute to convey to 

 the Eoyal Society very hearty greetings and well wishes for a most 

 successful meeting. 



