1901. Jan. 24. Annual meeting of the Society at Sherry’s, Forty-fourth St., and Fifth Ave., New York City. Hon. John D. Crimmins is elected president-general of the organization. 1901. Jan. 24. Annual dinner of the Society, this evening, at Sherry’s, New York City. Letters expressive of regret at inability to attend were received from Hon. John Lee Carroll, president of the Sons of the Revolution; President Warren of Boston University, President Hall of Clark University, President Harper of the University of Chicago, Rt. Rev. Dr. Conaty of the Catholic University, Washington, D. C.; President Capen of Tufts College, and from many others. 1901. Jan. 24. At the annual gathering of the Society to-night Rev. A. P. Doyle, C. S. P., read a paper on “Hon. Thomas Dongan, Governor of New York, 1683–1688.” 1901. February. The _Cosmopolitan_ magazine for this month publishes a story, “The Requiem of the Drums.” The author was Capt. “Bucky” O’Neill, and the story was written shortly before the breaking out of the war with Spain, while he was still acting as sheriff of Prescott, Ariz. O’Neill became a captain in the “Rough Riders” regiment, and fell at the head of his company before the Spanish trenches of Las Guasimas. Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, of our Society, termed him “one of the best captains in the regiment.” 1901. Feb. 5. A delegation from the United Irish-American societies of New York City waited on Mayor VanWyck to-day, and presented a resolution which praised him for refusing to lower the flags to half staff on the death of the British queen, Victoria. The delegation was headed by Daniel F. Cohalan, a prominent New York lawyer. Mayor VanWyck in reply thanked the committee and said that he was glad Americans viewed his action with favor. 1901. Feb. 21. Francis C. O’Reilly, Orange, N. J., of the Society, passes away. He was the head of the Watchung Coal Company of Orange, a director of the Orange National Bank, and a member of several organizations, including the Orange Riding and Driving Club.