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Mrs. J. H. Wilson: "Letter written by her mother (then 

 Miss Bostwick, afterwards Mrs. George R. Williams) in 

 1838 from Port Stanley, referring to the rebellion, threats 

 of invasion, etc." 

 Dee. 7. — Judge Ermatinger: "The Judge and the General, a Detroit 

 incident of the War of 1812." 

 Mrs. John A. Kains : " Glenbanner and the Bannerman 



family." 

 The President: "'A black-dog legend of Long Point in the 

 early days of settlement." 

 1909. 

 Jan. 11. — Mr. Wm. H. Murch: "Under Eight Flags, an account of a 

 voyage to Madeira and the Mediterranean, illustrated by 

 maps." 

 Feb. 4. — The President : " The Quebec Tercentenary," with upwards 

 of 50 lantern slides. 

 Mrs. Taylor (née Paradis) added to the interest of the oc- 

 casion by playing a number of French Canadian airs, and 

 Mr. Bert Warner sang " Oh Canada," and " The Veteran's 

 Song." 

 Mar. 15.— Mr. C. W. Jennings, B.A. : "The life, development and 

 work of Hon. Thomas D'Arcy McGee." 



The Institute co-operated with the Ontario Historical Society in the 

 so-far successful effort to preserve the Old Fort at Toronto from spolia- 

 tion. 



The membership includes that of the Women's Auxiliary, which is 

 limited to 100, and which holds separate meetings, although its members 

 have and exercise the right to attend the Institute's meetings, and to 

 vote and hold office, etc 



The officers for 1909-1910 are as follows:— 



President: James H. Coyne, M.A., F.R.S.C. 



Vice-President: Mrs. J. H. Wilson. 



Secretary : Herbert S. Wegg. 



Treasurer: Wm. H. Murch. 



Curator : Mrs. Wm. St. Thomas Smith. 



Editor: Judge C. 0. Ermatinger. 



Council : Judge C. W. Colter, Samuel Price, John W. Stewart, Frank 

 Hunt, K. W. McKay, C. D. Oakes, Mrs, J. S. Robertson, Mrs. Erma- 

 tinger, Mrs. Truman Duncombe, Mrs. C. St. Clair Leitch. 



