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It would not 1)0 fair to close this report without paying a well de- 

 served tribute to our Secretay Mr. Alfred CJriffin for his energy and 

 loyalty in all matters concerning the Society. He has completed 

 twenty-five yeai's of service, and the fact that the Society is existing 

 to-day is in no small measure due to his efforts. 



III. — Report of the Women's Canadian Historical Society of Ottawa. 

 Presented by Mrs. J. H. SiMrsox, Honorary Recording Secretary, 



Delegate. 



The season of 1912-1913 records another year of unal)ated interest 

 and enthusiasm in the patriotic work of the W. C. H. S. of the Capital. 



Thirteen meetings have been held, six general and seven execu- 

 tive, all largely attended. 



Under the able convenorship of the Printing Committee, our 

 President. Mrs. Thos. Ahearn, the Annual Report for 1911-12 and "W^l. 

 ^' of our Transactions, entitled "Battlegrounds of Canada", were issued. 



We have to deplore the loss of one of our honorary members, M. 

 Errol Bouchette, who contributed so ably at one of our open meetings, 

 a valuable paper on ''Early Canadian Geographers". 



Invitations were received through our cor. sec. Mrs. Braddish Bil- 

 lings, for delegates and reports to be sent to the 28th Annual Meeting 

 of the Historical Association in Boston, Dec. 27-29, 1912, and to the 

 International Historical Congress in London, April, 1913, also reply 

 to letter of sympathy from our gracious Royal Patroness, H.R.H. the 

 Duchess of Connaught, who, during her sojourn in Canada has taken 

 a deep interest in the work of our Society. 



The Treasurer, Miss L. Rothwell's statement shows — Receipts 

 S365.86, Expenditure S3 16.46, Balance on liand S49.40. 



Miss E. Read, Librarian, and convenor of our scrap book committee, 

 reports valuable additions to our archives during the year. 



Unavoidable delays have not daunted our efforts towards the 

 erection at the Capital of concrete memorials of Colonel By, its founder; 

 and of Confederation, the birth of our Dominion. In regard to the for- 

 mer, the historic stones bearing the crest of the l^)yal British En- 

 gineers and date of the completion of the Rideau Canal were carefully 

 removed before the demolition of the Sappers Bridge and are now in 

 safe keeping at the Dominion Archives. Four 3Tars hence Canada will 

 attain the first half century since the Fathers of Confederation accom- 

 plished their great work and laid the foundation of our national great- 

 ness — the memorial to which historic event our Premier, Rt. Hon. 

 R. L. Borden, has promised to l)ring Ijefore his miiiistei's this session, 

 and yet, we maybe in time to celebrate the semi-centennial. Dominion 

 Day, 1917, our Canadian Jubilee. 



