§ 3-J. N. Perrin. "St. Clair County". 4-Mrs. Mary S. A. Cushman. "Gen. James Semple" § 5-Henry McCormick. "The Value to Both of a Closer Connection Between the State Historical Society and the Public Schools" "Bishop Chase and Jubilee College" 15 § 2-James Haines. "Social Life and Scenes in the Early Settlement of Central § 1-Morris Birkbeck. "An Appeal to the People of Illinois on the Question of a Con- § 2-Charles Wesley Smith. "A Contribution Toward a Bibliography of Morris Birk- beck and the English Settlement in Edwards County." § 3-Edward Everett. "A Narrative of Military Experience in Several Capacities". § 4-Albert E. Ebert. "Early History of the Drug Trade of Chicago". § 5-Carrie Prudence Kofoid. "Puritan Influences in Illinois Before 1860". § 6-McKendree H. Chamberlin. "Captain Thomas J. Robinson". § 7-John F. Snyder. "Forgotten Statesmen of Illinois. Conrad Will”. PART IV. IN MEMORIAM. Members of the Illinois State Historical Society, deceased January, 1904-January, 1905.. 380-396 INTRODUCTORY NOTE. The present volume, edited by the publication committee of the Illinois State Historical Society, is made up on a plan substantially similar to that of the preceding volumes. It includes the larger part of the papers read at the annual meeting in 1905; but with the increasing bulk of the annual volumes, it has seemed to the committee no longer desirable to print all the papers at length. The committee desires to lay stress on the Contributions to State History, as illustrating that part of the society's publication work which needs further development along judicious lines. The policy of the present committee may be indicated by the following extract from a circular letter recently issued by the chairman. COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION. "It is proposed to include in this and subsequent volumes the following kinds of historical material: (1) "Hitherto unpublished letters and other private documentary material. It is thought that public documents may be best provided for in the official publications of the State Historical Library. (2) "Papers of a reminiscent character. These should be selected with care, with a view to securing material of real historic value. (3) "Historical essays or brief monographs based upon the sources and containing genuine contributions to knowledge. Such papers should be accompanied by foot notes indicating with precision the authorities upon which the papers are based. (4) Bibliographies of special subjects in the history of the State. "It is hoped that with the coöperation of historical students throughout the State, these annual transactions may be given a substantial character which will secure for them the respect and confidence of scholars and of all who are interested in an accurate record of the history of Illinois." OFFICERS OF THE ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, JANUARY, 1905-1906. President, GENERAL ALFred OrendorfF. Springfield. First Vice President, Second Vice President, CAPTAIN J. H. BURNHAM, Bloomington. Third Vice President, GENERAL SMITH D. ATKINS, Freeport. Board of Directors Edmund Janes James, Ph.D..LLD., President of the University of Illinois, Urbana; Hon. George N. Black, Springfield; J. H. Burnham, Bloomington; M. H. Chamberlin, LL.D., President of McKendree College, Lebanon; Hon. David McCulloch, Peoria; Evarts B. Greene, Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana; Mrs. Jessie Palmer Weber, Springfield; Edwin Erle Sparks, Ph.D., University of Chicago, Chicago; Hon. William H. Collins, Quincy; Hon. J. Ŏ. Cunningham, Urbana; Hon. Andrew Russell, Jacksonville; Professor George W. Smith, Southern Illinois Normal University, Carbondale; Rev. C. J. Eschmann, Prairie du Rocher; J. W. Clinton, Polo; Hon. L. Y. Sherman, Macomb. Secretary and Treasurer to the Board of Directors-Mrs. Jessie Palmer Weber. Honorary Vice Presidents-The Presidents of Local Historical Societies. COMMITTEES OF THE ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1905-1906. Publication Committee-E. B. Greene, chairman; George N. Black, M. H. Chamberlin, Jessie Palmer Weber, Alfred Orendorff, ex-officio. Program Committee-Jessie Palmer Weber, chairman; J. H. Burnham, E. E. Sparks, Charles P. Kane, Catherine Goss Wheeler, Paul Selby, Smith D. Atkins, Alfred Orendorff, ex-officio. Finance and Auditing Committee-George N. Black, chairman, E. J. James, Jessie Palmer Weber, Alfred Orendorff, ex-officio. Constitution and By-Laws Committee-David McCulloch, chairman, J. H. Burnham, J. O. Cunningham, Alfred Orendorff, ex-officio. Committee on Legislation-E. J. James, George N. Black, M. H. Chamberlin, Henry McCormick, E. A. Snively, Andrew Russell, J. McCan Davis, David McCulloch, Alfred Orendorff, ex-officio. Committee on Local Historical Societies-J. H. Burnham, chairman, David McCulloch, J. O. Cunningham, George W. Smith, Frank J. Heinl, W. W. Davis, Alfred Orendorff, ex-officio. Special Committee on Membership Charles L. Capen, chairman, J. W. Clinton, J. Nick Perrin, Daniel Berry, M. D., Dr. William Jayne, John M. Rapp, Arthur L. Harvick, Mrs. Thomas Worthington, E. M. Bowman, Miss May Latham, Dr. A. W. French, Alfred Orendorff, ex-officio. Committee on the Commemoration of the Semi-Centennial of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858-E. E. Sparks, Chicago, chairman; E. C. Swift, Ottawa, Ill.; Smith D. Atkins, Freeport, Ill.; Clark E. Carr, Galesburg, Ill.; H. W. Clendenin, Springfield, Ill.; M. C. Crawford, Jonesboro, Ill.; W. H. Collins, Quincy, Ill.; Sumner S. Anderson, Charleston, Ill.; W. T. Norton, Alton, Ill.; Alfred Orendorff, ex-officio. Committee on the Marking of Historic Sites in Illinois-Edwin Erle Sparks, chairman, Mrs. Thomas Worthington, Harry Ainsworth, Col. D. C. Smith, J. H. Collins, Reed Green, Mrs. Alice S. Brown, Alfred Orendorff, ex-officio. |