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Excerpt from Proceedings of American Numismatic Society: For the Sixty-First Annual Meeting and List of Officers and Members

The sixty-first annual meeting of The American Numismatic Society was called to order at 3.20 P. M. on January 11th, 1919. Mr. Henry Russell Drowne presiding.

The reading of the minutes of the last regular meeting of the Society and of the Intervening evenings was approved.

The address of President Newell was read by the Secretary.

President's Address.

Gentlemen - It seems presumptuous indeed for me to submit a report, however short and necessarily superficial, on the activities of our Society during the eventful year of 1918, because I have spent a little more than hair of this year away from New York as an humble member of the United Slates Army. Our Secretary, Mr. Noe, was able to keep me in touch with events in the Society until in September, when he too left for The Coast Artillery, O. T. C.. and after that date Mr. Wood or Mr. Wyman sent In reports from time to time. Most fortunately for the Society's best interests, the collapse of Germany not only prevented the threatened and narrowly averted escape into service of the last two gentlemen, but it also soon brought back to us Mr. Noe, who resumed his duties on November 25th. Mr. Reilly returned in October, resuming his own numismatic researches and official duties, and more than filling the spot left vacant by my removal to Washington. Thus by correspondence these gentlemen have untiringly kept me informed as to the activities, plans, and Interests of the Society, and therefore I have this excuse to present you with a somewhat sketchy review of the year just past.

Unquestionably this has been the most eventful year In the history of our country. Is it not appropriate - though perhaps surprising - that is has also been a most eventful year for The American Numismatic Society The very fact that our country was now humming with the activities of war seemed but to spur us on to greater efforts that our Society, too, might not fail in its duty, however slight such war activities as fell within our scope might appear in comparison to those or the nation at large. At first, indeed, it was somewhat difficult to see in Just what manner it would be possible for us, with our somewhat academic pursuits, to be of real use. Eventually, following the suggestion of one of our members, Mr. A. A. Hopkins, or the Scientific American, and with the untiring labors of Mr. Wood and other members of the staff, backed by the all-important and generous financial assistance of Mr. Saltus, the Society was able to gather together and place on exhibition an absolutely unique display of the decorations, insignia, caps and uniforms worn by our army and navy in the Great War. This exhibition created great popular interest and performed a distinct service not only to the public, hut to our soldiers and sailors, many of whom visited our building for the express purpose or seeing the collection in question. We were also or considerable service to many institutions and publications in answering queries addressed to us on this subject, as Mr. Wood took pains to keep our information as closely up to date as possible.

If this had been the only activity during a time of war and national stress we might feel content. During such a period a society such as ours is naturally thrown back upon its own resources, and it became increasingly evident that our activities and services would soon be seriously restricted unless we could materially add to our membership, and thereby to our resources. Under the leadership of Mr. Eidlitz, who was the prime mover of this attempt to secure new members, and with the indefatigable labors of Mr. Beatty and Mr. Noe, ably seconded by others of our members, we have added no less than 13 life Associate and 164 Associate Members to our rolls - a total never before equalled in the annals or the Society. It must be

Szczegóły: Proceedings of American Numismatic Society - Author Unknown

Nazwa: Proceedings of American Numismatic Society For the Sixty-First Annual Meeting and List of Officers and Members (Classic Reprint)
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Wydawnictwo: FB &c Ltd
Kod paskowy: 9781331932635
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 34
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
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