THE DRAPER HOMESTEAD. On motion of Hon. N. B. Van Slyke, it was voted that a select committee of three be appointed for the management and letting of the Draper homestead, now the property of the Society, and that said committee be authorized to draw upon the binding fund, through the treasurer, for such sums. as may from time to time be necessary for the purpose of keeping the premises in good repair. The chair appointed as such committee, Messrs. Chapman, Van Slyke and Thwaites. DRAPER MEMORIAL SERVICES. Corresponding Secretary Thwaites then delivered an address upon the life and character of Lyman Copeland Draper, LL. D. [See Appendix D.] At the conclusion of the address, brief informal remarks, eulogistic of Dr. Draper's work and career, were made by Prof. James D. Butler, LL. D., Mr. Charles N. Gregory, Hon. J. H. Carpenter, Gen. Lucius Fairchild, Hon. George B. Burrows; Prof. F. J. Turner, Ph. D., and Hon. John A. Johnson. At the conclusion of these remarks, President Johnston said that the Society's gallery now contained no fitting portrait of Dr. Draper, and it was eminently desirable that one should be procured. He announced that Secretary Thwaites had prepared a subscription list, and would like to receive donations for the purpose of securing the services of Prof. James R. Stuart to paint such a portrait as should be worthy of Dr. Draper and of the Society. Several members at once subscribed liberally, to start the fund. PAPER ON HON. ASAHEL FINCH. A memorial paper on the late Hon. Asahel Finch, of Milwaukee, by Hon. A. M. Thomson, was presented to the meeting; owing to the lateness of the hour it was not read, but ordered printed with the proceedings. The meeting stood adjourned. AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING was held in the library reading rooms immediately after the adjournment of the Society meeting. President Johnston occupied the chair. The salary of Isaac S. Bradley, as assistant corresponding secretary, was fixed at $300 per annum. It was ordered that all bills for taxes, etc., appertaining to the Society's land in Texas, be paid out of the binding fund income, the property being accredited to that fund. It was ordered that the chair appoint a select committee of five, to further the project for a new building for the Society. The chair appointed as such committee, Messrs. Thwaites, Van Slyke, Estabrook, Fairchild and Jones. The meeting stood adjourned. APPENDIX A. Report of Finance Committee. B. Report of Treasurer. C. Annual report of Executive Committee. D. Memorial Address by Reuben G. Thwaites, on Lyman Copeland Draper, LL. D. E. Memorial Sketch, by Hon. A. M. Thomson, of Milwaukee, on the Hon Asahel Finch. APPENDIX A. REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE. To the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Your committee on finance having carefully examined the report of the treasurer under date of December 1, 1891, and compared the securities and cash as therein stated, find the same correct and have to recommend the acceptance and adoption of said report. N. B. VAN SLYKE, Chairman. W. A. P. MORRIS, WAYNE RAMSAY, C. P. CHAPMAN. B.-TREASURER'S REPORT, DECEMBER 1ST, 1891. The treasurer makes the following report for the eleven months ending November 30th, 1891: The Treasurer, Dr. General Fund. 1891. To annual appropriation from the state.... The Treasurer, Cr. 1891. By sundry payments to R. G. Thwaites, secretary..... Binding Fund. $5,000 00 5,000 00 Nov. 30. To interest received (see Schedule “A”)... 978 12 30 00 |