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Cambridge Historical Society Publications/Proceedings ALLEN COUNTY PUBL C LIBRARY 833 00069 9618 Gc 974.402 C 1 4cam v. 26-28 1940-42 Cambridge Historica Soc i ety Pub 1 i cat i ons Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016 https://archive.org/details/cambridgehistori00camb_2 S-ra CAMBRIDGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS, VOLUME 26 Proceedings for the Year ip^O PERIODICALS RECEIVED APR 2 3 1990 Allen County Public Library CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY 1941 - ' f, ' ' . I ) i, m : , V 6 > > . ) . f i i CAMBRIDGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS, VOLUME 26 Proceedings for the Year 1940 CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY 1941 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS PROCEEDINGS One hundred and thirty-first Meeting 5 One hundred and thirty-second Meeting 7 One hundred and thirty-third Meeting 9 One hundred and thirty-fourth Meeting 1 PAPERS Some Cambridge Pundits and Pedagogues 13 By Samuel Atkins Eliot Victorian Houses of Old Cambridge 37 By Roger Gilman The Gardens and Homes of the Loyalists 49 By Rupert Ballou Lillie The Dana Saga 63 By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana ANNUAL REPORTS 125 MEMBERS 131 BY-LAWS 135 THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROCEEDINGS FOR THE YEAR 1940 ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIRST MEETING Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting HE Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Cambridge His- Ttorical Society was held on Tuesday, January 23, 1940, at the Harvard Faculty Club, as guests of Honorable and Mrs. Louis L. Green. Some eighty persons were present. In the absence of the Secretary, Mr. Briggs was elected Secretary pro-tem. The minutes of the meeting of October 31, 1939, were read and approved. The Annual Report of the Secretary was read, and it was voted it be accepted and placed on file. The Report of the Nominating Committee was presented as follows: The Committee appointed to nominate officers of the Cambridge Historical Society for the year 1 940 submits the following report: For President Robert Walcott Joseph H. Beale Frank G. Cook { Lois L. Howe For Secretary Eldon R. James For Treasurer George A. Macomber For Curator Walter B. Briggs For Editor David T. Pottinger 6 THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY For Members of Council: the above and Rev. Samuel A. Eliot Elizabeth B. Piper Rev. C. Leslie Glenn Mrs. Charles P. Vosburgh Roger Gilman Nathan Heard Edward Ingraham Allyn B. Forbes, Chairman It was voted that the Secretary pro-tem be empowered to cast one ballot for the officers nominated. Upon the Secretary’s casting the ballot, the President declared the officers named duly elected. The Treasurer, Mr. Macomber, read his Annual Report and the Re- port of the Auditor, Mr. Ingraham. It was voted that they be accepted and placed on file. Upon request of the President, Mr. Pottinger spoke of a correc- 1 tion to be made in the last number of the Proceedings. He stated that an erratum would be issued in the next number. Mr. G. Frederick Robinson, a member of the Watertown Historical Society, exhibited a photostat copy of a most interesting letter from John Masters dated “Watertowne neare Charles River, New England: March 14th 1630.” It was addressed to “My good Lady Barrington and Mr (?) Thomas Barrington.” Mr. Masters was an agent of the Salton- stalls. The original letter is in the British Museum. The President then introduced Dr. Samuel A. Eliot who read a delightful paper upon “Pundits and Pedagogues.” After the President had expressed thanks to Dr. Eliot and to Mr. and Mrs. Green, the meet- ing adjourned for refreshments. 1 The footnote on p. 102 of Proceedings , Vol. 25 should read, “After the meeting Dean ” Pound interpreted the letters as meaning ‘Illustrious Master; Thrice Illustrious Master.’ ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SECOND MEETING HE April Meeting of the Society was held on Tuesday, April 23, T 1940, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Schroeder, 9 Follen Street, the former residence of the late Miss Maria Bowen. The meeting was called to order shortly after 8 o’clock, p.m. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The Curator made a report of the gifts to the Society, which included a collection of books and pamphlets belonging to Miss Elizabeth Harris, presented by Miss Elizabeth Bond and Mrs. Frank Clark. The thanks of the Society were tendered to the donors. The Secretary read a recommendation of the Council as to the acceptance of a gift of $2,149.82 from the Cambridge Tercentenary Committee on Historic Houses, being the balance in the hands of that Committee. The Secretary then moved the adoption of the following vote, the passage of which had been recommended by the Council: The Cambridge Historical Society accepts the sum of $2,149.82 from the Cambridge Tercentenary Committee on Historic Houses, which sum the Treasurer of the Cambridge Historical Society is hereby authorized to receive and to receipt therefor. It is voted that this gift is to be kept intact and as a separate and permanent fund in the accounts of the Treas- urer of the Cambridge Historical Society, to be invested and re -invested under the same rules as govern the Bowen Fund; the annual income is to be added to the principal of said fund or may be spent from time to time in such manner and for such purposes as the Society may then determine. The motion was seconded and unanimously carried. The thanks of the Society were voted to the members of the Cambridge Tercentenary Committee on Historical Houses. 8 THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY The President then introduced Mr. Roger Gilman who read a very- interesting paper, illustrated by lantern slides, entitled “Victorian Houses in Cambridge.” After voting the thanks of the Society to Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder and to Mr. Gilman, the Society adjourned for refreshments. There were about sixty members and guests present. ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD MEETING HE June Meeting and Garden Party of the Society was held at Tthe residence of Mr. and Mrs. Stoughton Bell, 121 Brattle Street, at 4 o’clock p.m. on Thursday, June 6, 1940. About seventy members and guests were present. The Curator reported that he had received from Prof. Bremer W. Pond, of Harvard University, chairman of the Cambridge Tercentenary Committee on Historic Houses, the official and related papers covering the activities of that Committee in 1930. The papers include minutes, correspondence, accounts, bank books, cancelled checks, etc., with copies of the correspondence relating to the turning over to the Cambridge His- torical Society, in April, 1 940, the balance in the hands of the Committee, amounting to $2,149.82. At the suggestion of Miss Howe, the names of the members of the Committee are inserted here as follows: Professor Bremer W. Pond, Chairman Robert Walcott; Charles N. Cogswell; Maude B. Vosburgh; ; Lois Lilley Howe; Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Brigham. Miss Mary Almy later substituted for Miss Howe. The President presented a recommendation from the Council, that, in view of the bequest of $200.00 to the Society contained in the will of our late member, Miss Elizabeth E. Dana, a vote of acceptance of this generous gift be passed. Upon motion duly seconded it was unanimously voted: That the be- quest of $200.00 to the Cambridge Historical Society contained in the will of the late Elizabeth E. Dana be accepted with gratitude and that the Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to receive and receipt for said bequest and to hold the same as part of the permanent funds of said The President also stated that the Council recommended that a grant of fifty (50) dollars be made to a committee of three which the Council IO THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY had directed him to appoint, to secure records of Victorian houses in Cambridge, for secretarial and other expenses, to be paid out of the income of the fund given by the Cambridge Tercentennial Committee on His- toric Houses. Upon motion duly seconded the recommendation of the Council was adopted. The President introduced Mr. Rupert B. Lillie who spoke instruc- tively of the gardens connected with houses of the Tory families in Cam- bridge. Mr. Lillie exhibited some charming models of these gardens. The thanks of the Society were voted to Mr. and Mrs. Bell for their generous hospitality and to Mr. Lillie for his address. As the day was a beautiful one, the meeting adjourned to the Garden for refreshments. ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOURTH MEETING HE Cambridge Historical Society met on Tuesday, October 22, T 1940, in the Craigie House, 105 Brattle Street, as the guests of Mr. H. W. L. Dana. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The President spoke of Mr. Rupert B. Lillie’s offer to sell to the Society the interesting models of the John Vassall, Henry Vassall, William Brattle, and Joseph Lee houses and gardens exhibited at the June meeting of the Society. The Council, however, was of the opinion that the funds of the Society did not justify the necessary expenditure, but was very happy to recommend Mr. Lillie’s proposal to any generous member who might be interested in having these attractive and accurate models added to the Society’s collections. The President then introduced Mr. H. W. L. Dana, who gave a charming and interesting account, illustrated by lantern slides, of the descendants of Richard Dana, who came to America in 1 640 and settled in Little Cambridge, now Brighton; based in part upon the genealogical researches made by the late Miss Elizabeth Ellery Dana. The thanks of the Society were voted to Mr.
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