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34 IYISCONSIS lIISTORICAL COLLECTIONS.
Meetings of the Society-Nezu Menzbers.

All the stated meetings of the Society have been held, inter-
mitting only those of the months of May, July and October;
and we can yet say in truth, that since the re-organization of
the Society, no meeting has yet failed for want of a quorum-
and this is thc best evidence of the unabated interest and zeal
of those having its affairs in charge. During the year, nearly
forty active incmbers have been elected, several Life and Hon-
orary members, and quite a number of Corresponding members.
The list of contributions to the Library and Cabinet show the
generous extent of the friendly attentions of all classes of
inembers to the aims and wants of the Society. With the
increased membership, and new friends the Society is constantly
securing, together wit,h its own expanding means and facilities
of usefulness, we may confidently and reasonably expect, that
our Society is destined to attain an importance little anticipated
by its mo~t sanguine founders.

Bequests and Endow~ncnts Desired.
In our last Report, we gavc some data relative to endowments
of Historical Societies--that those endowed, the American
Antiquarian Society, and the Historical Societies of New York,
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, n-ere successful and prosper-
ous; while nearly all others, having no certain means upon
which to rely, are either languishing or doing comparatively
nothing. Our State appropriation of $1000 annually is certain1 J
generous; without it, we should have accomplished but a moietj
of our success; and yet, when rents, insurance, freights and
other incidental expenses are deducted from our means, we find
them diminished fully one third, leaving our resouTces exceed-
ingly limited for the attainment of the important objects in view?
We, therefore, respectfully repeat our appeal to our enlightened
fellow citizens to bear our Society in kind remembrance in the
distribution of their bequests and endowments.