Organization of the Chautauqua Society of History 

 and Natural Science. 



\ Barnes' Pavilion, 



I Maple Springs, July 19, 1883. 



The following named gentlemen, to wit: Samuel G. Love, 

 Wm. W. Henderson, Obed Edson, Dr. A. Waterhouse, Judge L. 

 Bugbee, Wm. C. J. Hall, John A. Hall, A. Brooks Fletcher, 

 Daniel Sherman, Dr. H. C. Taylor, and Dr. Chas. Parker, having 

 previously considered the utility and necessity of a permanent 

 organization for the collection and preservation of valuable historic 

 facts, and the exploration and development of local fields and sub- 

 jects of scientific research, united in calling a meeting for that 

 purpose, to assemble at Maple Springs, on Chautauqua Lake, 

 Thursday, July 19, 1883. 



On that date, the first six gentlemen named being in attend- 

 ance, the meeting was called to order at 11 a. m., by Wjm. W. 

 Henderson, and on motion of Obed Edson, Esq., of Sinclairville, 

 Prof. S. G. Love, of Jamestown, was nominated for temporary 

 Chairman, and Wm. W. Henderson, of the same place, for tem- 

 porary Secretary. Both gentlemen were duly elected. 



Prof. Love, on taking the chair, returned thanks for the com- 

 pliment and briefly stated the purpose of the meeting. 



The draft of a Constitution and By-Laws had been prepared 

 and was presented by Mr. Henderson. These were read and dis- 

 cussed in detail by the assembly, and as finally amended, were, on 

 motion, unanimously adopted. (The Constitution and By-Laws 

 will be found complete on the concluding pages of the report.) 



On motion of Dr. Waterhouse, the Society, under the Con- 

 stitution, proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year, 

 with the following result: 



President — Samuel G. Love. 



1st Vice President — Wm. C. J. Hall. 



2d Vice President — H. C. Taylor, M. D. 



Secretary — Wm. W. Henderson. 



Treasurer — Judge L. Bugbee. 



\ Obed Edson, Chairman. 

 ! A. Waterhouse, M. D. 



Ex. Committee -J Daniel Sherman, 

 J John A. Hall, 

 I Charles Parker, M. D. 



