XIV ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
Dec. 8—“*A Summary Translation of Mr. Sulte’s Paper on the 
Destruction of Canadian Forests,’ Mme. Sulte. 
“The Founding of Upper Canada,” Mrs. Ella Walton. 
Jan. 12.— The First Parliament of Upper Canada,” Miss Edith Kerr, 
of Cobourg. 
“A Glimpse of Our City Fifty Years Ago,” Miss Jamieson. 
Feb. 9.—“ The Early Settlement of the County of Grenville,” Mrs. 
A. Burritt. 
March 9.—“ Effects of the War of 1812,” Mrs. R. G. McConnell. 
“The Rideau Canal and Col. By.,” Mrs. H. J. Friel. 
March 29.—* Growth of Municipal Government in the District of 
Dalhousie,” Miss Kenny. 
An interesting feature at each meeting has been the reading of a 
patriotic poem. Discussions have followed many of the papers, often- 
times throwing stronger light on the subject. 
The line of investigation which it was decided at the annual meet- 
ing of March the 29th, to pursue during the coming year, will result in 
a series of original papers on the history of the counties and town- 
ships of this section of Ontario. For the present it was agreed to dis- 
continue the study of general history except in so far as it was necessary 
as a background for the proper unfolding of local history. 
In order that important results might be gained from the year’s 
work, several committees were organized to undertake systematic search 
after materials for history-making and collecting of records already in 
print. These were :— 
(1) A committee consisting of Mrs. J. Lorn McDougall and Mrs. 
Frank McDougall to gather together reliable and full accounts of the 
origin and progress of the charitable and philanthropic institutions of 
Ottawa from early days down to the present. 
(2) A committee of ten with Mrs. Robert Ells, convener, to make an 
organized effort to interview and put into writing the recollections of 
old settlers and early residents who are still living in the city and 
vicinity. 
(3) A small committee with Mrs. George Newcombe, convener, to 
prepare as complete a reference list as might be of publications of what- 
ever kind relating to the local history of Eastern Ontario. 
(4) A committee with Miss A. Horsey, convener, to make an effort 
to collect old documents, records, newspapers, etc., relating to the early 
history of Bytown, Ottawa and vicinity. 
Another institution of the annual meeting is a question drawer 
limited to local history problems. This is a popular undertaking and 
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