PROCEEDINGS FOR 1899 CXV 



Committee on Field Days— Dr. Wolverton, Messrs. Balkwill, Cow- 

 man, Elliott, Law, Percival, Eeimie, Saunders and Spencer, London. 



Library and Eooms Committee— ]\Iessrs. Balkwill, Bethnne, Dear- 

 ness, Moffat and Saunders. 



XX.— From The Niagara Historical Society, through Sik John 



BOURINOT. 



Since sending our last report we have to chronicle during the year 

 fair progress as a society. Three delegates attended the annual meet- 

 ing of the Ontario Historical Society, held at Oshwekin, on the Indian 

 Eeserve near Brantford, ïind much enjoyed the novel sights as well as 

 the kind treatment received from our red brothers. During the 

 summer we sent petitions to the Minister of Militia and to the Secre- 

 tary of State, complaining of the use made of the building known as 

 Xavy Hall, and received encouraging replies. We also sent a jDetition 

 protesting against the proposed monument to Montgomery at Quebec, 

 and on 1st September joined in a vigorous protest against the Michigan 

 Central Eailway obtaining a lease of Fort George, and rejoice that in 

 consequence, the lease was cancelled. Another feature of our work was 

 the sending out of five hundred copies of a circular to United Empire 

 Loyalists asking their advice as to erecting a monument to commemorate 

 the landing on our shore, and we also sent a petition to the Ontario 

 Government asking for a gTant, but so far, very little progress has been 

 made in this dn-ection, but we still have hopes that our efforts may 

 yet bo crowned with success. The increasing collection in the his- 

 torical room has caused the suggestion to be made that the proposed 

 memorial take the form of a building to contain the collection, the 

 names of the early settlers to be placed on the walls, and thus a per- 

 manent and safe place for depositing these valuable relics would be 

 secured. 



During the year eight regular meetings were held, besides various 

 committee meetings. A paper was read contributed by Miss Fitzgibbon, 

 draAvn from letters of the Jarvis family from Niagara — from 1793 to 

 1810. Our pamphlet No. -1, contains a paper read by Mr. J, H. Coyne, 

 on " Memorial to U. E. Loyalists ;" " Queenstown Heights," by Hon. 

 J. G. Currie ; " Museums," by Mr. David Boyle ; " Monuments," by 

 Miss Carnochan. Another pamphlet. No. 5, is almost ready to be 

 issued; it contains a sermon which we were fortunate enough to obtain 

 by Rev. E. Addison; " History of Mrs. Jean Baptiste Eousseaux," 



