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3rd Vice-President—Mrs. J. Rose Holden. 
Sec-Treasurer—Justus A. Griffin. 
Cor.-Secretary—Mrs. C. Fessenden. 
Executive Council—Rev. Canon E. M. Bland, Major F. Snider, S. F. 
Lazier, K.C.; J. W. Jones, J. H. Laud, J. G. Y. Burkholder, R. T. 
Lancefield, Mrs. 8. Carry, Mrs. S. Slater and Mrs. R. G. Sutherland. 
Two public meetings have been held when papers have been read, 
as follows: — 
Nov. 22, 1901.—A paper entitled “ The Constitutional Develop- 
ment of Canada,” was read by Prof. Adam Shortt, of Queen’s Univer- 
sity, Kingston. 
March 4, 1902.—A paper by Mr. F. Kidner, entitled “ Odds and 
Ends of Early Life in Hamilton,” was read. 
There have been a number of meetings of the Executive Council 
held to advance the interests of the Society and promote a knowledge 
of history. 
This Society has devoted much attention to the Museum in Dundurn 
Castle, in which its own belongings are placed, and the institution of 
which has been to a large extent due to the efforts of this Society and 
its members. Mrs. Carry, one of our Executive Council, has-loaned to 
the museum her collection of shells and other curiosities. The col- 
lection of shells numbers about 3,000, and is said to be the third best 
in the Dominion. 
Much time has also been devoted to the search for information 
regarding the early history of this section of the country; some of the 
results will appear in the pamphlet to be issued by the Society this 
month, and articles now in preparation will at a later date be pub- 
lished. One of our Vice-Presidents, Mrs. J. Rose Holden, has been 
particularly active in this respect and will soon give the public the 
benefit of her researches. Our corresponding secretary has busily 
combatted the attempt to erect at Quebec, a monument in memory of 
Gen. Montgomery, and the Quebec Historical Society gives her credit 
for having contributed to the defeat of that project. 
The Society has had to mourn the loss of its esteemed Hon. 
President, Geo. H. Mills, Esq., to whom was principally due its organiza- 
tion and who did much to make it a live and useful institution. 
XV.—From The Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute, through 
Mr. J. W. STEWART. 
This Institute has to report another active and profitable year. 
There has been a good attendance at all the general meetings and meet- 
ings of the Council. A series of lectures, open to the public, were 
