lems which arose in Congress during the period of his public activity.

A painting of Mrs. Samuel J. Kirkwood has recently been presented to The State Historical Society of Iowa by the artist, Mrs. Virginia Couzens. The informal presentation occurred at Iowa City, on July 17, 1919, in the presence of Mrs. Kirkwood. The gift was received by Mr. Euclid Sanders, the president of the Society, whose remarks were appropriate to the occasion. This painting is of unusual interest to Iowans. Mrs. Kirkwood, who was the wife of Iowa's Civil War Governor, has been a resident of Iowa since 1855. She was born in Ohio, on September 1, 1821. Mrs. Couzens, the artist, is a granddaughter of Robert Lucas, the first Territorial Governor of Iowa, and was born in Iowa City. She now makes her home in New York City.

The following persons have recently been elected to membership in the Society: Mr. W. O. Coast, Iowa City, Iowa; Mr. Geo. T. Hedges, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Mr. Ingalls Swisher, Iowa City, Iowa; Dr. C. S. Chase, Iowa City, Iowa; Mr. F. . Everest, Council Bluffs, Iowa; Dr. Oliver J. Fay, Des Moines, Iowa; Mr. F. S. Finley, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; Mr. J. L. Hanrahan, Ft. Dodge, Iowa; Hon. N. E. Kendall, Albia, Iowa; Mr. J. Lyle Kinmonth, Asbury Park, New Jersey; Mr. T. O. Loveland, Iowa City, Iowa; Mr. Wm. H. Parsons, Rockwell City, Iowa; Mrs. F. M. Pelletier, Sioux City, Iowa; Mr. Geo. B. Perkins, Sac City, Iowa; Hon. William B. Quarton, Algona, Iowa; Mr. R. G. Stewart, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Mrs. Francis E. Whitley, Webster City, Iowa; Mr. E. N. Baily, Sac City, Iowa; Mr. F. O. Block, Muscatine, Iowa; Mr. J. B. Butler, Ft. Dodge, Iowa; Mr. Bart J. Cavanagh, Des Moines, Iowa; Mr. B. M. Childs, Champaign, Illinois; Mr. Park L. Cockerill, Jefferson, Iowa; Mr. John Cunningham, Humboldt, Iowa; Mrs. Addie M. Dalton, Jesup, Iowa; Mrs. I. C. Emery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Mr. Harold S. Foster, Iowa Falls, Iowa; Mr. Charles Hallberg, Ottumwa, Iowa; Mr. Marcus L. Hansen, Iowa City, Iowa; Mr. Otto C. Herman, Boone, Iowa; Mr. Oscar H. Herring, Fairfield, Iowa; Mr. L. R. Hypes, Clinton, Iowa; Mr. J. N. Langfitt,

Greenfield, Iowa; Mr. Frank W. Loring, Sac City, Iowa; Mr. G. E. MacKinnon, Des Moines, Iowa; Mr. Bruce E. Mahan, Iowa City, Iowa; Mr. L. Matthews, Sr., Manchester, Iowa; Mr. James S. Michael, Sioux City, Iowa; Mr. Roy M. Morton, Churdan, Iowa; Rev. John C. Orth, Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. Alice Remley Ruthrauff, Xenia, Ohio; Mr. J. N. Sprole, Garner, Iowa; Mr. Cable G. von Maur, Davenport, Iowa; and Hon. Lafayette Young, Sr., Des Moines, Iowa. The following persons have been enrolled as life members of the Society: Mr. Jos. H. Allen, Des Moines, Iowa; Rev. J. F. Kempker, Dubuque, Iowa; Mr. Jacob Ruedy, Homestead, Iowa; President H. H. Seerley, Cedar Falls, Iowa; and Mr. James B. Weaver, Des Moines, Iowa.

NOTES AND COMMENT

Helen Rauch has been employed by the Muscatine (Iowa) Red Cross chapter to write a history of the local chapter for incorporation in the general history of the American Red Cross.

The National Catholic War Council has begun the publication of a monthly bulletin of which Michael Williams is the editor.

A celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows was held at various places in the State of Iowa in April, 1919.

The annual meeting of the Iowa Library Association for 1919 will be held at Waterloo in October.

The State encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Women's Relief Corps, and the Sons of Veterans was held at Cedar Rapids the first week in June, 1919. A. G. Beatty of Independence was elected commander of the G. A. R. department of Iowa.

The Iowa Bankers Association held its annual meeting at Des Moines, June 24 and 25, 1919. Among the speakers were three Governors: William L. Harding of Iowa, Frank O. Lowden of Illinois, and J. A. A. Burnquist of Minnesota.

The forty-sixth annual reunion of the Marshall County Old Settler's Association was held at Marshalltown, June 19, 1919. Senator W. H. Arney and W. G. Crowder were among the speakers.

The second biennial meeting of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History was held at Washington, D. C. June 17, and 18, 1919. The Association is planning to write a scientific History of the Negro in the World War.

The annual reunion of the old settlers of Cedar County was held at Tipton, June 10, 1919. F. H. Milligan was elected president for the ensuing year, B. F. Bossert and Bert Buchanan vice presidents, F. L. Sheldon secretary, and J. W. Reeder treasurer.

The Thirty-eighth General Assembly of Iowa provided for the compilation and publication of a roster of Iowa soldiers and sailors in the World War. The work is under the direction of Governor William L. Harding, Adjutant General Louis G. Lasher, and Lieutenant Colonel Frank Lyman. An appropriation of $20,000 was made to cover the cost of the compilation, which it is estimated will fill about ten volumes.

The Iowa State Bar Association met at Davenport, June 26 and 27, 1919. Emmet Tinley was elected president for the ensuing year.

The thirteenth biennial meeting of the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs was held at Ames, June 11-14, 1919.

A collection of original manuscripts has recently been received by the public library at Davenport.

The annual reunion of the Thirty-second Iowa Volunteer Infantry was held at Eldora on June 24 and 25, 1919. About fortynine members of this regiment are still living.

C. Stewart Narvis is writing a history of Battery C. of the Iowa National Guard.

A unique phase of writing war history has been adopted in Des Moines. The various schools of the city will write accounts of the activities of the schools during the war and these individual histories will then be collected by J. W. Studebaker into a history of the school activities of the city.

Superintendent Henry W. Rothert of the State school for the deaf at Council Bluffs has resigned after thirty-two years of service. Sketches of his life and work are to be found in The Deaf Hawkeye for May 20 and June 10, 1919.

Records of the soldiers and sailors of a number of the counties of the State are being compiled by various agencies. Earl Cook is preparing a roster and photographic record of the men in service and civilian war workers of Pocahontas County. A similar list is being compiled for Johnson County by Dick Dreyer, and for

Washington County by J. T. Matthews. Charlotte Crosley is preparing a "newspaper war history" of Hamilton County for the Kendall Young Library. In Scott County the County Council of Defense has made arrangements for the publication of a county war history or roster; while in Union County the work is in charge of the Union County Honor Roll Association of which H. F. Stream is secretary. A service record of Sac County soldiers in the World War is likewise being prepared. At Fort Madison, the local Red Cross chapter has been asked to act as a commission to collect data concerning the soldiers, sailors, and marines of the vicinity. It is probable that the same work has either already been undertaken in other counties or will be begun in the near future.

John Mahin, a well known Iowa editor, and a member of The State Historical Society of Iowa, died at his home in Chicago, Illinois, on July 24, 1919. He was born at Noblesville, Indiana, on December 8, 1833, and came to Iowa in 1843. Four years later he entered the office of the Bloomington Herald as an apprentice and in 1852 he became the editor of the Muscatine Journal, the successor of the Herald. For a short time during 1853 Samuel Clemens was employed on the paper, and his brother was one of the partners. Mr. Mahin retained his position as editor until 1903, and acquired a reputation for fearlessness and ability in newspaper management. Although actively interested in politics, Mr. Mahin seldom held office. Throughout his life he was an uncompromising opponent of the liquor traffic; indeed, in May, 1893, he and his family narrowly escaped death when his residence was destroyed by a charge of dynamite placed there by agents of the liquor interests.

Charles W. Mullan, one of the judges on the tenth judicial district, died at Rochester, Minnesota, May 8, 1919. Judge Mullan was born in Wayne County, Illinois, December 31, 1845, and came to Black Hawk County, Iowa, when he was six years of age. At the time of the Civil War he enlisted in the Forty-seventh Iowa Infantry as a private and served until the regiment was mustered out. In 1870 Mr. Mullan was admitted to the bar and soon became prom