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Treasurer.—W. H. Murch. 
Editor.—Judge C. O. Ermatinger. 
Curator.—Mrs. W. St. Thomas Smith. 
Councillors.—Dr. A. Leitch, Dr. C. A. Marlatt, K. W. McKay, 
Mrs. Ermatinger, J. W. Stewart. 
' Advisory Committee.—John F. Langan, F.R.G.S., C. St. Clair 
Leitch, Mrs. A. Leitch, Mrs. Fessant, F. B. Holtby, Mrs. J. S. Robertson, 
Mrs. Symington. 
IX.—Report of The Women’s Historical Society of St. Thomas for the 
year LOLI toi 2: 
Presented by Dr. J. H. Coyne, F.R.S.C., Delegate. 
The Society constitutes the Women’s Auxiliary of The Elgin 
Historical and Scientific Institute. 
During the year seven regular meetings have been held, besides 
committee meetings. 
Papers were prepared and read as follows: 
“Pioneers of West Elgin from Lord Selkirk’s Red River Settle- 
ment” by Mrs. Louisa King. 
“The Battle of Chateauguay ” by Mrs. C. W. Colter. 
“Investigation of the remains of a palisaded Indian fort near 
Middlemarch” with specially prepared diagram, by W. B. Waterbury. 
‘Sketch of the Life of Mrs. Simcoe” by Mrs. W. H. Heard. 
“Seigniorial Tenure in Canada” by Mis. J. 8. Robertson. 
“Why the United States forces did not capture Montreal in 1813,” 
by W. W. Olmsted. 
The death of Mrs. Louisa King was a great loss to the Society, to 
which she had contributed a number of valuable papers, the results of 
independent investigations and careful study. 
The Society’s membership is limited to one hundred, and there is a 
considerable waiting list. A number of social gatherings, together with 
the excursion by steamer to Rondeau, added to the interest in the 
Society as well as to its comfortable bank balance, which is now $409. 62. 
The Society was represented by its President, Mrs. J. H. Wilson, 
at the annual meeting of the Ontario Historical Society at Brantford 
and Ohsweken. Mrs. Wilson presented on her return a full report of the 
proceedings, which took place partly at the Council House of the Six 
Nations. Dr. J. H. Coyne represented the Society at the annual meeting 
of The Royal Society of Canada. 
