Annual Meeting, 1972

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THE 78th ANNUAL MEETING of the Nantucket Historical Association held at the Friends Meeting House, Fair Street, on Tuesday, July 18, 1972, was called to order at 2:30 p.m. by the President, Henry B. Coleman, with approximately 53 persons in attendance. Inasmuch as all committee reports are printed in the July issue of Historic Nantucket the President waived reading them and there were no questions concerning the reports.

The report of the 1971 meeting was presented by Executive Secretary Elizabeth Tyrer which was accepted.

In his opening remarks Mr. Coleman stated that there are strong cooperative efforts made among similar organizations as ours; commenting on the new department of Archaeology under the chairmanship of Paul C. Morris, Jr., to research and pry into the lives of the Nantucket Indians.

Mr. Coleman mentioned the newest exhibit added to the Association's list, that of the Christian House, corner of Liberty Street and Walnut Lane. This is furnished with interesting and personal effects of the owner, Ruth Christian, and under the chairmanship of a close personal friend of Mrs. Christian, Mrs. Laura Baldwin.

He spoke briefly of the beautiful new crewel bedspread made by Nantucket women under the direction of Mrs. Richard Swain who presented it to the Hadwen House-Satler Memorial in memory of her mother.

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Chace have set up and opened an old-time office in the room formerly occupied by the Tax Collector in the Old Town Building, southeast corner.

Mr. Coleman also spoke of the loss of Irving T. Bartlett as a valued member of the Association.

In his closing remarks, Mr. Coleman spoke of the Association's Administrator, Mr. Leroy H. True, calling him "the backbone of the Association."

Report of the nominating committee was read by Mrs. Tyrei and Past-President Jones assumed the chair for the election oi officers.

The Nominating Committee hereby submit nominations for officers to serve until the annual meeting in July, 1973;

President: Henry B. Coleman, Vice Presidents: W. Ripley Nelson, George W. Jones, Alcon Chadwick, Albert F. Egan, Jr., Mrs. Edith C. Andrews, Walter Beinecke, Jr. Honorary Vice Presidents: Miss Grace Brown Gardner, Mrs. William Mather. Secretary; Albert G. Brock, Treasurer; John N. Welch. Councillors: Mrs. H. Crowell Freeman, Mrs. Charles Clark Coffin, terms to expire in 1976.

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The secretary cast one ballot for the election of the officers.

President Coleman then called upon Administrator Leroy H True to speak about the Capital Funds Campaign, a report of which will be in the next issue of Historic Nantucket.

The meeting then adjourned at 2:30 and guest speaker Historian Edouard A. Stackpole was then introduced, calling his talk about "Nantucket Glimpses." He spoke about the real background of Nantucket the Macys and settlers, the Quakers, who built and lived in the old town and the whalers who carried Nantucket and her men to many ports in the world. Mr. Stackpole quoted from the writings of many famous Nantucket people, among them Peter Foulger, William Rotch, Benjamin Franklin, Herman Melville's description of Nantucket in Moby Dick, of Moses Joy, the founder of the Nantucket water system and of Billy Clark, the Town Crier in 1870. All of his stories about these people in Nantucket's past carried the tradition of many successes and failures of her people.

Respectfully submitted. Elizabeth Tyrer Executive Secretary