| Show incorporation after much unavoidable delay the committee on incorporation prepared the necessary articles and bylaws by laws and submitted the same to a meeting held december 1897 at which time they were duly adopted and filed for record the objects tor for which the society to Is organized were designed to be the encouragement coura gement of historical research and inquiry by the exploration of aboriginal a monuments and remains the collection of such material an aa may serve to illustrate the growth development and resources of utah and the intermountain mount aln region the preservation of manuscripts papers documents and ana tracts of value especially narratives 01 of r the adventurers of early explorers and plo pioneers netro the establishment and maintenance of oci science ende literature and the liberal arts the dissemination of information and the holding of meetings at stated intervals the membership Is to consist of active life corresponding and honorary members meetings of the society are to be held annually on the third monday M in J january anu of each year its affairs are to be under the management of a board of control to consist of the officers and an executive committee of nine members applications for membership must be endorsed by not less than three active members in good standing and addressed to the board of control by whom they are elected the regular meetings of the board are fixed for the first weeks of january april july and i october the initiation fee s placed at and the annual dues at the same CHARTER MEMBERS the charter members of the society consisting of those who signed the original call or attended the first meeting are as follows charles adams parowan carowan Pa rowan caleb R barratt robert N baskin charles W bennett alexander C bishop nat M brigham isabel cameron brown salt lake electa bullock provo john T caine angus M cannon john n cannon spencer clawson edward F P colborn george Q coray benjamin F P cummings jr chris diehl john E dooly willard done ellen B ferguson salt lake james X per ferguson gus on helper charles C goodwin Goodw ln joseph geoghegan heber J grant salt lake james T hammond logan harry C hill cidela moxie marie belcher hamilton lewis S hills salt I 1 lake ake john harton hoi ton american fork william howard huntington bitley D johnson andrew jehsen Jeh teon joseph T kingsbury antoinette tol nette 13 kanney anney Clel chesson soon S kinney euristhe jr la barthe henry lawrence bait take lake william A lee ogden lokden jerrold jereold R letcher salt lake robert robbert C Q lund st george deberg yohn john T lynch thomas marshall salt gait lake jacob F P miller farmington ellas morris william S mccornick McCorn lck salt lake harry P mccune nepal emma V mcvicker salt lake aqulla aquila laketown Lake town john parry ce ard orlando W powers charles W penrose arthur pratt salt lake franklin D richards ogden franklin S richards morris L ritchie charles R savage salt lake lewis W bhart liff ogden eias bias A smith grant H smith john henry smith salt lake joseph 1 p smith logn logan abraham 0 smoot provo prove george W thatcher logan mat thomas farmington emmeline B wells salt lake barry provo heber M wells hore horace G jitney Os 1 F P whitney whitney Inver bevertt ott W wilson parey rear L williams ohl it winder alnajes alfares young ti zane balne richard W young salt FIRST ANNUAL MEETING pursuant to the provision of the articles of incorporation the first anniel meeting of the society was held on oa monday january 17 1898 at tb theosophical hall west temple street salt sal t lake at which a report was made of the doings of the society for abo preceding year and addresses delff ered by the president franklin tf richards professor joseph T king kang bury president of the state university and dr ellen B ferguson which wua be found in these columns an election of off officers for the enett ing year was then held resulting ina in A continuation of the old board ad aa ta lows to wit alt franklin fraaklin D richardd president isabll isabel camerom CaTner Oft browtt vice president jerrold R p letcher rol cording secretary james T hamic corresponding secretary lewis S st B treasurer Ant lonette 13 anney aintney Ain tiey br arian and the executive one year joseph Geoghe geoghegan still jw bullock bollock C C goodwin Goodw tn two 11 W shurtliff lff H W lawrence bouat 0 lund three yeara w thatcher yoseph joseph T kingsbury teft john T calne the committe appointed to with the jubilee a report informing the text they had secured many relles of vatta from the late celebration subject ta future action of the legislature and WW continued with a request to with the city library association tor r a proper depository of such and llull ia other articles that might come int their possession it Is understood a section of the library will be to the society for the proper exhibit ac t its articles as well as for other sary uses PRESIDENT president Richard richards ss address deit am ed at the first annual meeting referred to was couched inthe in the following language ladies and gentlemen permit A to extend to you and to the state of rf utah my congratulations on the orga organization of this historical society it marks a step forward and upward ugwa the path of progress it 1 commenced at an opportune pe I 1 half a century having passed the pioneers planted the flag of country as the signal of covilli in this then arid spot on the american desert ma materials mr f compilation of history exist in L ful and varied forms the rell early tim times es in 17 utah tah which h made e af te tere eting restIng feature of our semi C acet nial celebration and which ha have generously donated to this coclet at the jubilee will foy 0 nucleus for the accretion of att articles valuable for his history in t particular direction the work in their accumulation and care constitute but one department for consideration of this so society cletY the agricultural development 0 tali embracing the fruit raising ga ing stock growing sheep aws kindred interests will vill form haat another jat apartment part ment the introduction ext and application of the system of legation in which utah was waft the in m the united states will furnish other field from which bich history taft gather a valuable harvest the commena com ement and growths w f manufactures from the simplest simplest b haab labor articles of common necessity m through the successive improved improve melM in utensils and fabrics to meet the demands of more luxurious times almee to ake mighty machinery by which the tous lous metals are obtained froede from W crude ores forced out of the mountains sugar lo is produced md and dr stall zed from the carefully cult beet and electricity to brought broft ht action as a nightly illuminator and a jwj fly propelling force will be another ace from which the historian will acrive arive appropriate information the mineral products of utah afford material for still another department ot the history of the state the vast extent and wonderful variety of these resources are the admiration of all investigators vesti gators at least eighty different kinds of mineral deposits have been Mo covered within boundaries claey they include not only the precious metals and those essential to modern manufactures but substances known to its chemistry as of inestimable value they are undoubtedly destined to attract the attention of the whole world mod to place this state in the very foremost rank of the mineral bearing re gatons of the earth the evolution of architecture as exhibited in the advancement from primitive log cabin to the stately mansion sad from the plain adobe structure with its small openings and little washes to the imposing edifices public and private erected and beautified with sandstone granite marble onyx and ther other costly materials obtained within sur r borders must not be forgotten nor must we omit the pleasing change that has taken place in the means leana of locomotion and intercom inter com mun leation the ox teams and schooners ners or covered wagons with which thousands of immigrants wended bended their way hither more than a thousand miles across the plains and mountains and which were the means C f travel from place to place in this region and even the mule teams which them have disappeared hven the fine horses bred in these valleys axe are now rarely used except for pleasure riding and short trips and great railroad systems bringing huge trains with living freight and masses ot t merchandise have superceded superseded super ceded them built in large degree with utah labor and capital the electric telegraph at an M early date was utilized here and limes built to various points and now we axe are in connection with the vast network of lines that reach over conti ets and under the bed of oceans opening for us intercourse with the world the telephone also has been brought isto use placing us in the lead of many more populous portions of the reau we the torch an adf the oil lamp have faded out in the glare of the electric cht which now illuminates our ir streets our public buildings our comfortable for table homes and almost dispenses the use of gas once prized as a great light the story of these trans Ifon nations and the benefits which have resulted to individuals to families end and to the state cannot fail to vad dd lustre to the pages of our history mid and should be chronicled as marks of oraha advancement and willingness to utilize the improvements of the age the opening and colonization of other valleys than that of the great salt take the means by which they were settled and by which though located at fc altitudes where it was supposed to be impossible to raise anything but mountain grasses splendid farms and orchards rc hards and thriving towns and villages with comfortable homes school louses churches matts marts of commerce add and other evidences of civilization have taken the place of barrenness and solitude will also be found a worthy subject for the pen of the historian the history of the progress aten in utah will date back to the very earliest days of the occupation of this part of the public domain which was then mexican territory it will be seen that this has been commensurate with the growth of population the increase vc of wealth and the access to those facilities obtainable from the best sources f supply I 1 need not particularize on this department as it will no doubt be dwelt upon in greater detail and ability by others the department of religion will also necessarily engage the attention of laborers in historical work the establishment lish ment of the various churches the obstacles they have overcome the property they have accumulated the success they have achieved both at home and abroad and their generals general effects upon society and the building up of the state are some of the topics to be treated upon in this department literature must also be considered si this will include the publication of daily semiweekly semi weekly weekly and semimonthly semi monthly newspapers also magazines books pamphlets works in poetry and in prose the establishment of publishing houses the founding of literary societies contributions from writers to the literature of other parts of the world and the productions duct ions of literary genius and talent from various parts of the state which through the modesty of the authors or for other reasons have not been given to the pubs the fine arts must come in tor for their share of attention among sons and daughters are artists of no mean abilities and attainments painters sculptors musicians dramatists actors decorators fash fashioners loners of dainty fabrics and embellishments are numerous among them and some have attained riat national ional and worldwide world wide celebrity specimens of our sculptors art occupy already not only places in oui gui state capital but in the niches of fame abroad music sits enthroned in these mountain valley the sound thereof has gone abr abroad in mellifluous tones to the ends of the earth the paintings of our home artists have appeared on the walls of the worlds great galleries and of wealthy collectors who are in art the fair sex excel in ceramics the finest needle work and other artistic productions of skillful hands and in various ways utah exhibits talent worthy of record in the field of invention the patent office at the seat of government will furnish evidence that utah is not behind in the march of the human family the social customs man manners and morals of utah will also engage the attention of this society our community is made up of people who have come from all the civilized nations and from some of the semi barbarous tribes while it has been surrounded by savages the natives of the soil the languages spoken by the residents of this state number at least twenty five the amalgamation of these varied elements of humanity into one harmonious social organism is something worthy the attention of the student and the labor of the historian the political department of history is also of vast importance prom from the time that the pioneers established a local provisional government which afterwards took the shape of the state of deseret seeking admission into the great american unton union up through the conditions of territorial vassalage the numerous efforts towards enlarged liberty the repeated struggles and failures to effect this grand end until at length the glorious boon of sovereign statehood was obtained and utah gained her rights and privileges and was crowned with the glory of a free commonwealth makin g the fort th star in th the national galaxy points for the historian will be bristling with interest and ready to be recorded in the annals of our society the establishment of woman suffrage by the territorial assembly in 1870 its repeal by congress the in corpora tion of a provision in the state constitution ution for equal political rights and privileges to both sexes and its statutory enactment by the first state legislature of utah after animated debates are among those points that must not be neglected the conflicts of patties parties the works of our municipalities our county boards our territorial and state legislatures the doings of our federal and local officials the relations of our people to the government of 0 tile the united states the loyalty maintained through all the complications difficulties and misunderstandings of the past and the great and change that has taken place in the feelings feeling i our fellow citizens towards us throughout gj the union will all contribute too ti make this portion of our history momentous and of immense worth among the means of information t available inlall on all these topics are the flies files of utah newspapers magazines and other periodicals the local libraries br aries the state county and municipal it records the journals and diaries kept by persons familiar with current events for their own benefit or pro bono publico the genealogical society of utah of which I 1 have the honor to be president has a library containing valuable historic records pedigrees pedigreed grees and kindred works the collections in museums and the recollections of old oki inhabitants still sound in mind and active in intellect the libraries and museums in other states having a similar purpose to that of ours will also no doubt furnish many things which will aid in the work that lies before us it is obvious that this work cannot be accomplished without expense money will be needed for the prosecution of the labors of this society and that which will accrue from the initiation fees and dues of its members WM not be adequate to the growing demand I 1 suggest therefore that menar memo be adopted to obtain from our state legislature an appropriation to aid in effecting the purpose we have in view also to secure life memberships endowments dow ments and other |
