A vote of thanks was tendered Col. David C. Robinson for his efficient services in behalf of the Society. It was voted that the thanks of the Society be extended Mr. Michael W. Norton for the use of his automobiles and carriages to transport members and guests to and from the State House, and in special recognition of Mr. Norton’s kindness the President-General appointed him chairman of the Reception Committee to be on duty at the White House at Washington January 16, 1909, when President Roosevelt gives a reception to the Society. The acting Secretary-General was directed to extend Colonel Robinson the Society’s invitation to be its guest at the Annual Dinner and President Roosevelt’s reception at Washington. THOMAS ZANSLAUR LEE, _Acting Secretary-General_. PROVIDENCE, R. I., December 16, 1908. Following is the circular letter which was sent to members of the Society, informing them of the plans for the dedicatory exercises: “To make better known the Irish Chapter in American History.” THE AMERICAN IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY. (Founded 1897. First President-General, Rear Admiral R. W. Meade, U. S. N.) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL. 49 Westminster Street. PROVIDENCE, R. I., December 8, 1908. The committee of the American Irish Historical Society having in charge the erection and dedication of the Major-General John Sullivan Memorial in Rhode Island beg to announce that the dedication will take place in the Rhode Island State House, Wednesday, December 16, 1908, at twelve o’clock noon. The principal address will be delivered by Colonel David C. Robinson, through whose efforts an appropriation of ten thousand dollars for a monument to General Sullivan in the State of New York was obtained, and whose knowledge of historical events of the Revolutionary War is most extensive. Delegations will be in attendance from the following organizations: Rhode Island Historical Society, Rhode Island Division Sons of Veterans, Daughters of the American Revolution, Society of the Colonial Wars, Society of the Cincinnati, and Rhode Island Citizens Historical Association. Invitations have been extended to the Department Commander and Staff of the G. A. R., General Tanner and staff of the Rhode Island National Guard, Hon. James H. Higgins, Governor of Rhode Island, Hon. Aram J. Pothier, Governor-elect of Rhode Island, and other State officers. The Society’s headquarters will be at the Narragansett Hotel, where proper provision will be made for the reception and entertainment of members and guests during the day.