At a meeting of the Vestry of Trinity Church, held August 28th, 1888, the following action was taken: "The Vestry, having learned that the Senior Warden, Mr. George C. Mason, has written the Annals of Trinity Church, covering the most interesting periods in its history: Voted: that a committee be appointed to extend to Mr. Mason an invitation to publish in book form the material he has collected with so much assiduity, and to take such steps as they may deem expedient, to raise by subscription the means necessary to carry out the wishes of the Vestry, as here expressed; that' body having no power to appropriate money for this purpose.' Voted That the Rector and V. Mott Francis, M.D., be that committee. GEO. C. MASON, ESQ. Dear Sir Having received by subscription the amount which you deemed necessary for the publication of the Annals of Trinity Church, we desire to carry out the wish of the Vestry of the Church, as expressed at their meeting, held on the 28th of August, 1888, and ask you to proceed to the work of publication. Very sincerely yours, Newport, Dec. 12th, 1889. G. J. MAGILL, Committee. |