(2) The reading of letters from distinguished members of the society unable to be present.
(3) A paper by Mr. Dennis Harvey Sheahan, of Providence, R. I. (ex-clerk of the Rhode Island House of Representatives), on “The Need of an Organization such as the A. I. H. S., and its Scope.”
(4) A congratulatory letter from His Excellency Elisha Dyer, Governor of Rhode Island.
(5) An address by Mr. John Mackinnon Robertson, of London, author of The Saxon and the Celt.
(6) A communication to the society from Hon. Joseph T. Lawless, Secretary of State, Virginia.
(7) A paper on “The O’Briens of Machias, in the Revolution,” by Mr. H. W. Chaplin, of Boston, Mass., who is a descendant of the O’Briens.
Invitations to attend the dinner have been extended Rear-Admiral Belknap, U. S. N.; Dr. John Sullivan, a descendant of Gen. John Sullivan of the Revolution; and President Andrews, of Brown University. President Andrews’s work on American history is well known, and his patriotic address recently, before the Twentieth Century Club, will not soon be forgotten.
It is earnestly desired that every member of the society who can possibly be present at the coming meeting will attend and help make the event the great success it so richly deserves.
Fraternally, and in behalf of the Executive Council of the Society,
Thomas Hamilton Murray,