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Eecording Secretary — W. L. Payzant, Esq. 

 Treasurer — E. J. Wilson, Esq. 



Council — J, J. Stewart, Esq.; A. McMechan, Ph.D.; Rev. Dr. 

 Saunders, and A. Frame, Esq. 



XII. — From the Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute, through 

 Dr. S. E. Dawson. 



This being the centennial year of the Talbot settlement, the 

 members have been chiefly engaged in preparing for the celebration 

 to be held in St. Thomas, May 21st to 25th inclusive. 



The co-operation of the citizens generally has been secured and a 

 general committee formed, with the Mayor of the city as chairman. 

 The chief event of the 21st of May, the day Colonel Talbot, the 

 founder of the settlement, landed at Port Talbot, will be a banquet, 

 to be held at the Grand Central Hotel in St. Thomas, under the auspices 

 of the Institute, to which all members of the Dominion and Provincial 

 Parliaments who represent any part of the original settlement, wardens 

 of counties, and mayors of cities and towns within the same area are 

 invited, as well as the councils of the county of Elgin and city of St. 

 Thomas, and other guests. 



Subsequent days will be devoted to the opening of a new collegiate 

 institute and armouries, pioneer and military processions, old boys' 

 gathering, band concerts, illuminations, etc., and the erection of a 

 cairn composed of stones representing each of the 29 townships em- 

 braced in the original settlement, to be placed in position by the reeves 

 and engraved with the names of the townships. This cairn is intended 

 to form a permanent historical feature in the recently acquired muni- 

 cipal park of St. Thomas. On the intervening Sunday, sermons appro- 

 priate to the occasion will be preached in all the churches. About 

 1,000 militia from Toronto, Chatham and St. Thomas take part in 

 the celebration. 



On June 3rd and 4th, the Ontario Provincial Historical Society 

 hold their annual meeting at St. Thomas, when a drive to the South- 

 wold Earthworks and Port Talbot form part of the programme. 



The Ladies' branch has been active as ever and has planned a 

 celebration in connection with the centennial celebration in St. Thomas, 

 one interesting feature of which will be the entertainment of a gather- 

 ing of the octogenarian ladies of the settlement. At the numerous 

 meetings of the branch the following among other papers have been 

 read: 



Papers on the six pioneer families of the Talbot Settlement. 

 Papers on the different denominational churches. 



