tions, of which there are now six volumes of about seven hundred pages each printed and ready for sale. We would respectfully say to the few remaining pioneers, that we hope to learn of them and of others any facts regarding the first settlement of their respective localities; so that the same may be printed in the State Pioneer Collections. The State Pioneer Society was organized under a special charter April 22, 1874, in the old capitol, now a thing of the past. The object is the collecting and preserving historical, biographical, and other information in relation to the State of Michigan. Any person forty years of age and twenty-five years a resident of the State is eligible to membership in this Society on the payment of one dollar. Officers of this Society render their services gratuitiously and are most happy when most successful in regaining from oblivion the early history of their cherished State. In closing this brief outline let me say, one generation soon follows another, and the shades of night pass over historic men and memorable women. Who are more worthy of historic record than they who transformed the wilderness into a beautiful and a civilized State, with fertile plantations on all sides and thousands of attractive and happy homes, rich in every variety of plant, grain, fruit, and vegetable? We would respectfully say to all here and to the generous thousands who visit this country and State that "here is peace," and we bespeak for all good-will and plenty in the State of Michigan.

REPORT OF THE RECORDING SECRETARY.

OFFICE OF THE

PIONEER SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,

Lansing, June 17, 1885.

In accordance with the provisions of the constitution of the "Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan," I herewith present my eleventh annual report.

ANNUAL MEETING, 1884.

The tenth annual meeting of the society was held in Representative Hall, commencing at two o'clock, Wednesday afternoon, June 4, 1884.

President-C. I. Walker.

OFFICERS PRESENT.

Recording Secretary-Harriet A. Tenney.

Corresponding Secretary-George H. Greene.

Executive Committee-Albert Miller, John C. Holmes, and Henry Fralick. Committee of Historians-M. Shoemaker, M. H. Goodrich, T. E. Wing, and F. A. Dewey.

Vice-Presidents-0. Poppleton, M. Shoemaker, Roger Haviland, H. H. Riley, E. D. Lay, F. A. Dewey, and II. H. Rich.

The session was opened by Rev. B. Franklin, with the reading of the 103d Psalm, and prayer.

A piano solo- Grand Polanaise"-was rendered by Rosa Keene, pupil from the State School for the Blind; also a vocal solo-" La Manola’—was sung by Miss Keene.

The reports of the Recording and Corresponding Secretaries and of the Treasurer were read and adopted.

The report of the Committee of Historians was read by M. Shoemaker, and adopted.

The reports of the Memorial Committee were then read. Mr. Geo. H.Greene, the corresponding secretary, reported that there are 100 names of members entered upon the memorial record book, who have died during the ten years of the organization of the society, 1874-1884.

A vocal solo," Unforgotten Days," was sung by Miss Ella Baker.

The President said that he would take the liberty of introducing something not upon the programme,- -a poem written and dedicated to the State Pioneer Society by Elijah Woodworth, on the 92nd anniversary of his birthday. which was read. Mr. Woodworth was a soldier of the war of 1812.

A biography of Rev. Charles Fox, by his son, Wm. H. Fox, was read by J. C. Holmes.

A vocal solo was then sung by Mr. Brown.

The History of The Michigan Farmer" was read by J. C. Holmes. Five minute speeches were called for. Mr. O. Poppleton made a few remarks on the life and character of Mr. Cancels, a corresponding secretary of "The Michigan Farmer."

The President appointed Albert Miller, T. E. Wing and E. D. Lay, a committee on the nomination of officers for the ensuing year.

"Greenwich" was sung by a quartette, Messrs. Crosman and Thompson and the Misses Brown.

The society then adjourned.

Wednesday Evening.

The society met at 7:30 o'clock, standard time. The President in the chair.

Prayer was offered by Rev. R. C. Crawford.

A quartette "Dancing over the Waves"-was sung by Messrs. Pratt and Esselstyn, Misses Turner and Paddack, Mrs. S. L. Kilbourne presiding at the piano.

The President, C. I. Walker, then delivered his address.

"The Schools of Michigan during the Territorial Period," by Lucy Salmon, A. M., was ad by Geo. W. Knight, A. M.

A vocal solo was then sung by Mr. Adler.

"Early days in Genesee county" by Sherman Stevens, was read by Rev. R. C. Crawford.

Recitation by Inez Smith-" The Old House," Eugene J. Hall, author. On motion of O. Poppleton, the corresponding secretary was requested to convey to Mr. Sherman Stevens the thanks of this society for his valuable paper, and, on motion of Albert Miller, the society voted to present Mr. Stevens with a copy of the volume of the Pioneer Collections that will contain his paper when published.

An outline of the march of the 15th U. S. Infantry, from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico, 1847, and of some of the ungazetted heroes of company E of that regiment, by Col. Isaac D. Toll, was read by T. E. Wing.

Mr. George Spangler rendered a violin solo, with a piano accompaniment. A paper entitled “The $5,000,000 Loan" by John T. Blois, was read by J. C. Holmes.

"Down on the Suwanee River," a quartette, was sung by Messrs. Pratt and Esselstyn, Misses Turner and Paddack.

On motion, the Society then adjourned, to meet again Thursday morning at 9 o'clock.

Thursday Morning.

The Society met according to adjournment, and was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by Rev. W. H. Thompson, and the audience joined in singing "Nearer, My God, to Thee."

A paper on the "Land Grants for Wagon Roads and Canals in Michigan" was read by Albert N. Bliss.

"Bishop Chase in Gilead in 1832-1836," by Mabel Randell, his kinswoman, was read by Rev. R. C. Crawford.

A vocal solo, "Recollections of Childhood," was sung by W. L. Smith.

"The Early History of North Lansing" was read by Mrs. D. L. Case. "The Treaty of Saginaw, 1819," by E. S. Williams, read by J. C. Holmes. A duet, "Home Again," was sung by Misses Lizzie Brown and Addie Berridge.

A paper on the "Land Grants for Common Schools in Michigan" was read by Geo. W. Knight.

Music "New Durham" was sung by Messrs. Crosman and Thompson and the Misses Brown.

The Society then adjourned till 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

Thursday Afternoon.

The Society met according to adjournment. Mr. O. Poppleton was called to the chair during the temporary absence of the President.

"What I Know About O-taw-wars and Ne-war-go,"by Ephraim S. Williams, was read by Col. M. Shoemaker.

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"A Narrative concerning the Knaggs Farm and Windmill in Springwells," near Detroit, was read by J. C. Holmes.

A violin solo-"Home, Sweet Home"-was rendered by Mrs. Ella Shank. "Some Sketches of the Early Settlement of the Copper Region of Lake Superior" was read by John H. Forster.

The President, C. I. Walker, took the chair, and ex-Governor Felch being present, was invited to a seat on the platform.

Miss Ida Longyear gave a recitation, "The Old House on Miller's Hill," Eugene J. Hall, author.

A vocal solo, "Waiting," was sung by Jessie Baker.

"The Pottawattomie Indians in Michigan over Fifty Years Ago" was read by F. A. Dewey.

Memoir of Hon. John Ball was read by Henry Fralick.

Hon. Albert Miller, chairman of the committee on the nomination of officers, made a report which was accepted and adopted.

For President-F. A. Dewey, Cambridge.

For Recording Secretary-Harriet A. Tenney, Lansing.

For Corresponding Secretary-George H. Greene, Lansing.

For Treasurer-Ephraim Longyear, Lansing.

For Executive Committee-John C. Holmes, Detroit; Henry Fralick Grand Rapids; Albert Miller, Bay City.

Committee of Historians-Michael Shoemaker, Jackson; Talcott E. Wing, Monroe; O. C. Comstock, Marshall; H. G. Wells, Kalamazoo; M. H. Goodrich, Ann Arbor; Harriet A. Tenney, Lansing.

Vice Presidents-Allegan county, Don C. Henderson; Barry, David G. Robinson; Bay, Wm. R. McCormick; Berrien, Alex. B. Leeds; Branch, C. D. Randall; Calhoun, A. O. Hyde; Clare, Henry Woodruff; Clinton, Samuel S. Walker; Crawford, Melvin D. Osband; Eaton, David B. Hale; Emmet, Isaac D. Toll; Genesee, Josiah W. Begole; Grand Traverse, J. G. Ramsdall; Hillsdale, E. O. Grosvenor; Ingham, George H. Greene; Ionia, Hampton Rich; Jackson, John F. Mitchell; Kalamazoo, Henry Bishop; Kent, Robert Hilton; Lapeer, John B. Wilson; Lenawee, Francis A. Dewey; Livingston, Nelson B. Green; Macomb, John E. Day, Marquette, Peter White; Monroe, J. H. Sterling; Montcalm, Joseph P. Shoemaker; Muskegon, Henry H. Holt; Oakland, O. Poppleton; Oceana, Oliver K. White; Ottawa, Henry Pennoyer; Saginaw, Charles W. Grant; Shiawassee, Roger Haviland; St. Clair, Wm. T. Mitchell; St. Joseph, H. H. Riley; Tuscola, Townsend North; Van Buren, Eaton Branch; Washtenaw, Ezra D. Lay; Wayne, Philo Parsons.

"Invitation" was sung by the quartette, Messrs. Crosman and Thompson, and the Misses Brown.

The society adjourned until half past seven.

Thursday Evening.

The society met according to adjournment; Francis A. Dewey, the President-elect, in the chair.

Prayer was offered by Rev. R. C. Crawford.

A quartette-" Friendship, Love and Song"-was sung by Messrs. Lee and Baker, Mrs. De Viney and Miss Lizzie Haines.

The life of D. Darwin Hughes was read by Hon. T. M. Cooley.

A recitation "The Battle of Gettysburg"-was given by Mrs. S. F. Summers.

The battle song-" Michigan, My Michigan"-was sung by Rev. R. C. Crawford.

Reminiscences relating to the treaty of Saginaw, 1819, by E. S. Williams, was read by B. O. Williams.

The early history of Oakland county was read by O. Poppleton.

Five-minute speeches being called for, J. C. Holmes presented the "original saw mill" of the Saginaw Valley-the pitman and the sash-in the persons of Judge Albert Miller and Charles Lull. Mr. B. L. Baxter related many amusing anecdotes about the Toledo War. Ex-Governor Felch being called upon, made very eloquent remarks in regard to pioneer life in Michigan. He was followed by T. E. Wing with some humorous anecdotes.