AFFAIRS OF THE ASSOCIATION.

The tenth annual meeting of the Texas State Historical Association was held at the University of Texas on the afternoon of March 2, 1907. At the Council meeting reports of the Recording Secretary and Librarian and of the Treasurer were read, showing substantial increase in books, documents, and funds. A new system of bookkeeping and auditing was adopted.

At the public session papers were read by Professor H. E. Bolton and Chas. W. Ramsdell, entitled, respectively, “The Hasinai Indians of East Texas at the Coming of the Spaniards,” and “Texas During the Break-Up of the Confederacy.” After the reading of these papers, Judge A. W. Terrell favored the audience with some interesting reminiscences, chiefly of General Sam Houston.

At the conclusion of the program the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:

Dr. David F. Houston, President; Judge A. W. Terrell, Austin, First Vice-President; Beauregard Bryan, El Paso, Second Vice-President; R. L. Batts, Austin, Third Vice-President; Dr. Milton J. Bliem, San Antonio, Fourth Vice-President; Chas. W. Ramsdell, Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer. Professor H. E. Bolton was selected as the Fellow to serve on the Executive Council for the term ending 1910; Mrs. Dora Fowler Arthur was chosen as the Member to serve on the Council for the term ending 1912. Professor H. E. Bolton was continued as business manager, with Luther E. Widen as his assistant.

At a meeting of the Fellows, which was held immediately after the adjournment of the Association, Dr. W. J. Battle was elected to fill the vacancy on the Publication Committee caused by the death of State Librarian C. W. Raines.

The attendance at this meeting of the Association was the largest in its history. Aware of the widespread and growing interest in its affairs, the officers will endeavor to make this annual session more attractive to the public, without in any way surrendering the critical and technical character of the program. Since it is always held on the anniversary of Texas Independence, when there is a celebration of that event by the students of the University of Texas, it is believed that the Association meeting may find a place as one of the regular and most instructive features of the day.

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"AFFAIRS OF THE ASSOCIATION.", Volume 010, Number 4, Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, Page not available. http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/publications/journals/shq/online/v010/n4/back_9.html
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