From oil painting by Edward Willard Deming, given to the Society (1903) by President Robert Laird McCormick. The Green Bay fur-trader,
Charles Langlade, appears in the left centre, directing the attack of his Wisconsin and Michigan Indians, who carried the day.
General Braddock is falling from his horse, whose bridle is being caught by Maj. George Washington

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OFFICERS, 1903-1901

COMMITTEES

LIBRARY SERVICE

PROCEEDINGS OF FIFTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, OCT. 15, 1903

Appendix

A. REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

Summary

Death of Edwin Eustace Bryant

Financial condition:

The new fiscal year

State appropriations

Binding fund

Antiquarian fund

Draper fund

Mary M. Adams art fund

Library accessions:

Statistical

Important accessions

Library:

Resignation of Miss Baker

Legislative reference library

Crowded conditions

Catalogue division

Extension of Saturday hours

Binding

Publications:

Reprint of the early Collections

Proceedings