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(1902.)
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SECRETARY
OF THE
Society for the History of the Germans in Maryland.
Mr. President and Gentlemen :
There is but little to report concerning the activity of the
Society during the year coming to a close tonight.
Whilst the Constitution calls for nine monthly meetings
during that period, but seven took place.
The unfavorable condition of the weather on the two
evenings omitted was no doubt the cause of an attendance too
small on the part of the members, that the transaction of any
business was not considered advisable. The business transacted
in the above meetings was chiefly of a routine character.
Interesting articles from papers, books and magazines were
read and many an interesting subject debated, but no original
article was furnished by any of the members.
The Executive Committee held a number of meetings:
under its direction one hundred copies of Mr. H. Schuricht's
History of the Early Germans in Virginia were neatly bound and
each active member presented with one copy, in addition to the
two copies previously distributed. The Executive Committee also
superintended the publication of five hundred copies of the
Fifteenth Annual Reports of Secretary and Treasurer together
with original articles by Rev. J. A. Weishaar and Mr. L. P.
Hennighausen.
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For some unavoidable reasons the completion of this docu-
ment has been somewhat delayed, but is about being placed in
the hands of the members.
Our Library has been considerably enriched both by pur-
chase and by donation of valuable historical books. A sup-
plementary list of the latter will appear in our forthcoming
publication.
Those who kindly remembered us with exchanges and dona-
tions are:
The Pennsylvania-German Society.
University of the State of New York.
The Ohio Archæological and Historical Society.
The German-American Historical Society of Illinois.
The Drew Theological Seminary.
The Franklin and Marshall College.
The Wisconsin State Historical Society.
The Transallegheny Historical Society.
The American Jewish Historical Society.
Prof. J. Hanno Deiler.
Rev. Edward Huber
Mr. L. P. Hennighausen.
Mr. A. F. Trappe.
The Proprietors of the German Correspondent and the Balti-
timore Journal.
The Enoch Pratt Free Library.
From other Public Institutions of State and City this Society
has received no returns for its publications. Though singular,
in view of the fact that this Society has been careful not to
overlook any sister-organization in the distribution of its publi-
cation, it need not surprise as, for it is an old saying, coming
from the highest source:
"A prophet is not without honor, save
in his own country and in his own house."
The Society laments the death of two of its most worthy
members, viz: Rev. B. Sadtler, D.D., our first Honorary Pres-
ident, and second regular President, and Mr. Edward F. Leyh,
one of the founders of this Society and its second Vice-Pres-
ident at the time of his death. As their obituary notices will
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appear together with our forthcoming Annual Report further
reference is not called for.
Besides the members removed from our midst, several
withdrew for sufficient reason, leaving on our list of active
members the names of forty-seven gentlemen.
It may not be amiss to call special attention to one of our
active members who was among the earliest to take an earnest
interest in the object of this organization, became its first
Treasurer and who, though he has again made the Fatherland
his home for many years, nevertheless continues in the same
relation. Whilst we regret that he cannot be with us on
account of distance on this occasion, might it not be well to
send him the Society's kindly greeting?
I refer to Mr. Eberhard Niemann, now of Wiesbaden,
Germany.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
F. P. HENNIGHAUSEN, Secretary.
Baltimore, February 18th, 1902.