The library committee has revised and reduced the number of newspapers to be bound and preserved by the Society. Newspapers are so numerous that nothing complete can be done by us, and little confidence is felt in the durability of such paper as is now used, so that it seems best to limit very much the number bound. They are costly, bulky, and require large and expensive cases to properly preserve them.

About 4000 books have been received from the estate of our late President Salisbury, and the library committee is having them carefully examined to see how far they are duplicates or outside the class which it is desirable for us to keep. In view of our limited accommodations, it is probable that in the future the line will be more sharply drawn as to additions to the library and perhaps it may even be well to dispose of some books already in the library, as not germane to the purposes of the Society.

Mr. Paine has been treasurer of the Society for 44 years and feels that he would like some assistance in the performance of his duties. Colonel Bullock has kindly consented to render this aid, and at the suggestion of Mr. Paine, the Council has appointed him assistant treasurer, acting under the bylaw which authorizes it to appoint subordinate officers. The proposed new rules give this authority in express terms.

The committee appointed at the annual meeting of the Society to examine the suggestion made by Professor Jameson, as to the desirability of the publication, by the Society, of the British Royal Proclamations relating to America, have asked for and received from the Council an appropriation of $100.00, to cover the expenses of collecting the necessary information, and as directed in your vote, have reported to the Council, which has approved of the plan, and recommends that the committee be authorized to proceed and publish the proclamations, the expense to be charged to the publishing fund. The Council, having authority to expend income only, asks you to authorize this expenditure.

noficial information that the D. Douge, wife of Thomas H. Dodge of WorSer will recently offered for probate, given the sum of $3000.00. Mr. and Mrs. Dodge, to Worcester and its charitable and Sand in her will Mrs. Dodge has devised

of dollars in legacies to them all.

meeting, Rockwood Hoar, Albert Samuel So Alfredo Chavero, members of the Society, Notice has also been received of the death

und Pse Chunder Mozoomdar, at Calcutta, India, on 1905 Obituaries have been prepared by the bebe published with the proceedings of this

FRANKLIN B. DEXTER,

SAMUEL UTLEY,

For the Council.

OBITUARIES.

Babu Protap Chunder Mozoomdar, died in Calcutta, India, May 27th, 1905. His life was spent in India where he was born in October, 1840. He grew up under the influence of Keshub Chunder Sen and joined the Brahmo Somaj in 1859, and was an eloquent preacher and a leader of the theistic movement in India. His time was devoted to religious studies and writings, mingled with which was a short period of editorial work on the Indian Mirror, beginning in 1870.

In 1874, 1883 and 1900 he visited England, where he made a number of addresses, and he also preached in both England and Scotland. In 1883 he returned home by way of America which he re-visited in 1893 when he attended the great Parliament of Religions in Chicago at the World's Fair, speaking at the opening and closing sessions and contributing a paper on the "Brahmo Somaj" and one on "The World's Religious Debt to Asia." In 1900, he again came to America and visited the Unitarian Association meeting in Boston.

Ellis and Company of Boston published his "Oriental Christ" "Spirit of God" and "Heart Beats," the latter having a short biographical notice by Samuel J. Barrows. He became a member of this Society in 1893. S. U.

Rockwood Hoar, died in Worcester, Mass., Nov. 1st, 1906. The only son of our late associate, Senator George F. Hoar, he was born in Worcester, Aug. 24th, 1855, fitted for college in the public schools, and was graduated from Harvard in 1876, receiving the degree of A. M. in 1878.

He studied law in the office of Senator Hoar and in the Harvard Law School, which conferred the degree of LL. B., on him in 1878.

Admitted to the Worcester County Bar in 1879, he practiced law in Worcester till his death, having held the office

of Assistant District Attorney, 1884-7, and that of District Attorney 1899-1905.

He was aide-de-camp on the staff of Governor Ames 18871890, Judge Advocate General on the staff of Governor Wolcott, 1897-1900, and member of the common council of Worcester 1887-91, being its president in 1891.

As trustee of the Worcester Insane Hospital for twenty years, a trustee of Clark University, Vice President of the American Unitarian Association, and as a director in various financial institutions he had been active in the life of the community in which he lived.

At the time of his decease he was serving his first term as member of Congress, following his father, grandfather, uncle and cousin, who had all represented Massachusetts districts, and he had made his mark to a degree unusual in so young a member. He joined this Society in 1894.

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Albert Samuel Gatschet, died in Washington, D. C., March 16th, 1907. He was born near Berne, Switzerland, October 3rd, 1832, studied at the University of Berne and that of Berlin 1852-8 and received from the former the degree of Ph. D., in 1892.

His first work was in reference to the German and Romance dialects in Switzerland, the results of which were published.

His antiquarian researches were next pursued in the British Museum, after which, in 1868 he came to the United States. The American Indians soon attracted his attention and thenceforward his life work was mainly in connection with them.

At this time in this field, says The Nation, "Research was almost unknown and few systematic efforts had been made to analyze the native linguistic stock."

Many years were spent travelling among the Indians getting his information by personal investigation.

Very soon the attention of our associate, the late John W. Powell, was called to his work, and in 1877 he was appointed Ethnologist of the Geographical Survey then being made under the direction of that distinguished officer. position he held till July 1st, 1879, when the Bureau of Ethnology was established and he was transferred to it.

This

In 1874 he published "A Creek Migration Legend" which was followed in 1890 by "The Klamath Indians of South Western Oregon."

The publications of the Bureau of Ethnology also contain numerous contributions from his pen.

On account of ill health he was given a furlough in 1905. A member of this Society since 1902, his principal work here has been the valuable oversight that he gave to the publication of "The Natick Dictionary" by our associate the late Doctor Trumbull, the manuscript of which is among our most valued posessions. S. U.

Señor Justo Benitez, was born in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico, August 6th, 1833, and died in the City of Mexico, June 12th, 1900.

He entered the "Institute of Arts and Sciences" in his native city where he studied law and graduated in 1853.

This was during the dictatorship of General Santa Anna and very soon the patriotic party began a revolution in which our late associate took an active and influential part, and Santa Anna was overthrown, following which came the constitution of 1857, which is regarded as the Mexican Magna Charta.

General Diaz was his schoolmate and their intimacy was carried into political life in which their views long agreed. During the French Intervention, Señor Benitez was "Auditor of War" in the army of the east, and also secretary of General Diaz, its commander, and rendered good service to his country and gained a high reputation as a skillful manager and organizer.

On the triumph of General Diaz in 1876, Señor Benitez was Secretary of the "Treasury and Public Credit," being in fact head of the Cabinet.

It was understood that he was to succeed General Diaz and with this end in view he made a tour in Europe for the purpose of studying certain political questions, but unfortunate differences arose in his party and he retired to private life and to the practice of his profession of law which he pursued till a few months before his death, when he became reconciled to General Diaz who appointed him "Director of the Orphans Industrial School of Mexico" which position he held till his decease.

He was distinguished as a lawyer of high rank in "Civil and Constitutional law" and of unsullied honor.

"He was a learned and conscientious man. As a politician he was sagacious and of steady principles, of an