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Poe's birth, and that exercises be arranged concerning this 

 event. 



It was voted that a special committee of three be appointed 

 by the Chairman to make the arrangements for the Poe Cen- 

 tenary Exercises. This committee to report at the December 

 meeting of the Council. The chair appointed Mr. Stoughton, 

 Chairman, and Messrs. Davis and Lamb. 



Miss Mary A. Compton and Mr. Attilo Pacrilli were nom- 

 inated for membership, and subsequently elected. 



DECEMBER 17, 1908. 

 Meeting of the Council. 



The Secretary read a letter from Mr. W. H. Newman, 

 president of the New York Central and Hudson River Rail- 

 road, under date of December 14, explaining that the railroad 

 was only part owner of the stone blocks placed along its line 

 at Van Cortlandt Park, and therefore could not give them 

 to the Society. 



The special committee on the Poe Exercises then reported 

 that many of the necessary arrangements had been made. It 

 was stated that the exercises were to consist of the unveiling 

 at 2 o'clock of a marble pedestal and bronze bust of Poe, oppo- 

 site the site of the Poe Cottage, followed by exercises in the 

 Auditorium of the Library at the New York University, at 3 

 o'clock. Mr. Hamilton W. Mabie had been secured for the 

 principal address, and Mr. Edward Markham had agreed to 

 prepare and read a poem. Arrangements had also been com- 

 pleted for an historical paper, music, recitations of some of 

 Poe's poems and the engraving of invitations. 



Mr. Davis then proposed the following names for member- 

 ship in the Society: Mr. Charles H. Wackerberg, Mr. Hugo 

 V. Sass, Mr. Alfred T. Sass. 



Mr. A. Stoughton proposed the name of Dr. E. A. Andrews. 



Mr. Denbigh proposed the name of Mr. W. H. Smith, as a 

 member. 



It was voted that these names be recommended to the So- 

 ciety for election. 



