The third meeting of this progressive Chapter took place on October 6, 1906, in Chicago, where sixteen members of the family took lunch together at one table in the Stratford. It was suggested that there be a regular weekly appointment and that all the kin be informed of this through the Journal, with date and place and an invitation for all who can conveniently do so to come when passing through the city and consider themselves welcome to a kind of family table a' la carte.

(After the above in regard to regular weekly appointment was put into type, and just before the Journal went to press, the following minutes were received from Secretary Greenman.)

"At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Central Chapter of the John More Association, held at the Hotel Stratford, Chicago, September 26, 1906, it was voted that members of the More Family, who on account of business or professional duties are in Chicago daily and consequently lunch in town, as well as all members of the clan, be given an opportunity to lunch together at stated times. The Hotel Stratford, Michigan Avenue and Jackson Boulevard, was selected as a central place of meeting, and Fridays, especially the first Friday of each month, from 12 to 1 o'clock, the most convenient time. A table in the main dining room on the second floor will be reserved until half-past twelve. Cousins desiring to become better acquainted with their kin are cordially invited to co-operate in this plan."

Prof. Jesse More Greenman, Secretary, 5473 Ellis Ave., Chicago, or Charles Herbert More, Tribune Building, Chicago, will gladly furnish information concerning the meetings of the Chapter.

Charles Husted More, (8), chairman of the New York Local Chapter and a member of the Executive Committee of the John More Association, has just made a business trip to Seattle. He was a very welcome visitor at the Secretary's home.

David Sands Smith, (5), formerly of Worcester, N. Y., has a position in the Surgeon General's Office, War Department, Washington, D. C.

Fred Rose Keator, (2), has located in New York City, after spending three years at the Harvard Law School. Hc is with Charles S. Mackenzie, Esq., 27 William Street.

Samuel More, (4), was elected President of the Roxbury Y. M. C. A.

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ives More, (3), of Grand Gorge, N. Y., took an extended trip to Denver, Colo., and the West generally, in the fall of 1905. Mr. More was a delegate to the National Encampment of the G. A. R.

Miss Lula More, (3), of Grand Gorge, N. Y., attended the Emerson School of Oratory at Boston during the last year.

Moncellus Leroy More, (3), of Fort Morgan, Colorado, visited his old home in New York state early in the summer of 1906. He also spent several days with cousins in Grand Gorge and Roxbury.

Arthur W. Seacord, (8), oldest son of James M. Seacord, (8), was graduated from the common school course of Oklahoma in May 1904, and is now a student at Orleans Seminary, Orleans, Nebraska.

Vernon Theodore Stewart, (2), who is with the Huntley Manufacturing Co., was, at the age of twenty-two, elected a director of the State Bank of Silver Creek, N. Y., of which his father, Theodore Stewart, is cashier.

Roderick Fitch, (7), of Walton, N. Y., and Mrs. Julia Grant Jackson, (1), of Margaretville, N. Y., are respectively vice president and secretary of the Home Department of the Delaware County, N. Y., Sunday School Association.

Miss Rose More, (4), of Stamford, N. Y., and Miss Carrie E. More, (4), of Roxbury, N. Y., visited in Vermont during the month of January last.

Samuel P. More (1), and wife, spent last winter in Florida, returning to their home in Great Bend, Penn., in April.

Orrin Peck Now Famous in London. The above headlines appeared in a San Francisco paper some months ago from which we quote the following in regard to Mr. Peck, who is a member of the John T. line:

"London, May 6.-American artists dominate the Royal Academy exhibition which opened yesterday. Abbey's vast canvas of Columbus landing in America is a striking work. Sargent's portrait of Dr. Osler and three other Baltimore professors is masterly.

One of the sensations of the exhibition has been achieved by Orrin Peck, of San Francisco, whose name Friday was unknown to the art world in London, but which today is on everybody's lips. This is the first time Peck has exhibited in London and he has achieved the extraordinary honor of having his large canvas of Priests Blessing Flowers at the Santa Barbara Mission, in California, hung in line with another large canvas of a Bavarian Garden in a conspicuous position.

The art critics unstintedly praise Peck's work, and with one bound he has become famous in London art circles."

REV. JAMES HENRY MORE, M. D., President Polo, Ill.

CHARLES HERBERT MORE, 1st Vice-Pres. Chicago, Ill.

MRS. ANNIE MORE DODGE, 2nd Vice-Pres. Dixon, Ill.

MRS. MARION HOWELL HOLDEN, 3rd V.-P.
Aurora, Ill.

CLARK MORE, Treasurer
Chicago, Ill.

PROF. JESSE MORE GREENMAN, Secretary 5731 Madison Ave., Chicago, Ill.

THIRD ANNUAL MEETING

The Third Annual Meeting of the Central Chapter of the John More Association will be held at Dixon, Illinois, on June 12th and 13th, 1908, by invitation of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Dodge (Annie L. More, John B., James, John More). The members are asked to assemble at the Dodge residence on Friday evening at 7:30 p. m., when an election of officers for the ensuing year will be held and other business matters will receive attention. On Saturday morning some entertainment will be provided, and at one o'clock luncheon will be served. It is earnestly hoped that a large number will be present on this occasion. (Signed) DR. JAMES H. MORE,

Starved Rock Hotel, Utica, Illinois.

June 7, 1907.

The second annual meeting of the Central Chapter of The John More Association was held at Starved Rock, near Utica, Illinois. June 7-9. 1907.

Several members of the Chapter assembled at Starved Rock Hotel during the afternoon of June 7th; and following dinner of the same evening the annual business meeting was called to order by the President, Rev. Dr. James H. More. Twenty members were present.

The minutes of the Aurora meeting were read and approved.

A brief report was then presented by the Treasurer, Mr. Clark More, stating the amount of money received as dues, the amount of small bills incurred by the Chapter during the year, all of which had been paid, leaving a balance in the treasury. Upon motion of Mrs. Cornelia More Kendall, seconded by Mrs. Timothy N. Holden, that all bills be allowed, the motion was carried and the report accepted.

Reports were then called for from the following Committees:

CONSTITUTION.

ARTICLE I.

Name.

The name of this organization shall be The Central Chapter of the John More Association.

ARTICLE II.

Object.

The object of the Chapter shall be to stimulate general interest, to promote the welfare, and to encourage helpful relations among the lineal descendants of John and Betty Taylor More, and those allied by marriage.

ARTICLE III. Membership.

The members of the Chapter shall consist, (1) of those born into the family, (2) those allied by marriage to lineal descendants, (3) adopted children.

ARTICLE IV.

Officers.

The officers of the Chapter shall be a President, three Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, who shall perform the usual duties of their offices. They shall, moreover, constitute an Executive Committee.

ARTICLE V.

Council.

There shall also be a Council, which body shall be made up of two members from each branch of the family represented within the territory of the Chapter. The Council together with the Executive Committee shall constitute an Advisory Board which shall direct and control all affairs of the Chapter, except as are otherwise herein provided, and shall direct the expenditure of its funds. Eight members of the Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum.

ARTICLE VI. Nominations.

The Executive Committee shall appoint a committee of three to nominate the officers to be voted upon at the annual meeting. Said nominations shall be made at least thirty days before the date of the annual meeting.

ARTICLE VII.

Election of Officers.

Officers shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting, and shall hold office until their successors are elected. All vacancies in their number may be filled by the Advisory Board.

ARTICLE VIII.

Meetings.

An annual meeting shall be held in each calendar year at such time and place as may be determined by the Executive Committee. Special meetings may also be called by the Executive Committee at such times and places as it may decide upon.

ARTICLE IX. Dues.

The annual dues for each adult member of the Chapter shall be fifty cents, and twenty-five cents for each member under sixteen years of age.

ARTICLE X.

Geographical Limits.

The territory, embraced by the Chapter, shall include the State of Ohio on the east and the country westward to the crest of the Rocky Mountains.

ARTICLE XI.

Amendments.

Any proposed amendment of this Constitution must be presented in the announcement of an annual meeting of the Chapter, and to become effective, must be approved by a majority of the members present at the ensuing meeting.

An amendment was introduced to insert in the Constitution a clause providing for the order of business. The amendment was accepted and referred to the Persident and Secretary with full power to draft such a clause.

Motion was made by Judge Frank M. Annis, and duly seconded, that the report of the committee be accepted and the Constitution, as amended, be adopted. The motion was unanimously carried.

Cordial invitation was then extended by Mrs. O. B. Dodge for the Central Chapter to hold its next annual meeting at her home in Dixon, Illinois.

It was deemed advisable that the next annual meeting be held on a Friday and Saturday early in June of 1908; and it was urged, moreover, that something be done to bring out the young people and children.

Certain correspondence was read, including a letter from the General Secretary, Mr. Charles Church More, under date of June 3, 1907, which dealt chiefly with the finances of the General Association particularly with reference to the publication of the More Family Journal, and the founding of a More Family Scholarship.

It was suggested by the Chair that dues to the General Association be paid to the Secretary of the Local Chapter, Mr. Clark More.

The mention of a scholarship called forth some discussion, and it was finally moved by J. M. Greenman and seconded by Mr. Timothy N. Holden, that the Chair appoint a committee to look into the feasibility and advisability of founding a More Family Scholarship.

The Chair appointed the following committee:

Jesse More Greenman, Chairman.
E. Allen Frost.

The business meeting was then adjourned to reassemble on top of Starved Rock the following morning.

The evening was pleasantly terminated by well rendered vocal and instrumental selections given by Mrs. Cornelia More Kendall, Miss Maude Van Alen and Mrs. E. R. Pettigrew.

Starved Rock, Illinois.

June 8, 1907.

The meeting on top of Starved Rock was called to order by the President, Rev. J. H. More. The Chair asked for unfinished and new business. The Secretary drew attention to the fact that some definite method should be decided upon as to the manner in which the Council should be chosen. Motion was made and seconded that the Chair appoint the Council. The motion was carried and the Secretary was instructed to incorporate this proviso in the Constitution.

Mr. E. Allen Frost was then called upon to speak in behalf of "Our Allied Members." Only a verbatim statement could here do justice to Mr. Frost's remarks. Among other things he stated that "Our lives are made up of experiences"; he spoke of our individual influence, its effect upon the immediate family, upon society and the nation. He dwelt upon the value of organization, the advantages of meetings, especially in that they strengthen the family tie, emphasize the individual and help us to grow old gracefully, and finally increase the sum total of average. In closing Mr. Frost said that "It is our duty to hand life-duties and pleasures on to those who follow us."

A very thorough and scholarly Historical Account of Starved Rock was presented by Judge Frank M. Annis, giving much accurate and entertaining information concerning this, one of the most interesting places historically in the State of Illinois.

HISTORICAL

ACCOUNT OF STARVED
ROCK.

By Judge Frank M. Annis. The recorded history of Illinois begins in 1673. One hundred years before the Declaration of Independence.

On a clear warm day in the early part of September, 1673, two bark canoes were

seen slowly gliding up the Illinois river, whose placid waters had never before reflected the face of a white man.

These canoes were propelled partly by sail and partly by oar and as they progressed those on board caused the wild woods along the shores to resound with songs of praise.

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On the sail of the foremost canoe was devices representing painted various coat of arms, a pipe of peace and a crossemblematical of power, friendship and Christianity.

This party of voyagers consisted of nine persons. Louis Joliet a government officer,

Jaques Marquette a Jesuit priest, five oarsmen, and two Indian interpreters. It was late in the afternoon when they arrived at the great town of the Illinois Indians, located on the bank of the river at "Starved Rock." Warriors armed with bows and arrows lined the shore, prepared to give the strangers battle if enemies and greet them with kindness if friends.

The canoes came to a halt when Joliet displayed the "Wampum," a token of friendship, at sight of which the warriors lowered their weapons.

On landing Father Marquette approached the Indians while holding aloft in one hand the pipe of peace and in the other a small gold cross.

The Indians collected around Marquette in great astonishment, offering him many presents to appease the wrath of the great Manito, from whom they now believed the strangers had come.

Here Joliet planted a post on which he placed the portrait of Louis the XIV, together with a picture of the French coat of

arms.

When all was silent Joliet advanced, holding aloft in one hand his sword and in the other a sod of earth, proclaimed in a loud voice: "In the name and by the authority of the most high Christian king of France, Louis XIV, I take possession of all the country from Canada to the Pacific and from the lakes to the south-sea and henceforth it shall be called "New France."

Joliet was the master of several Indian dialects and after completing this ceremony he addressed the Indians as follows: "On this post you see the picture and coat of arms of the greatest chief on earth whom we call King. This great chief will be your father and you will be his children."

On the third day the canoes of the travelers, accompanied by some of the Illinois Indians as guides, were again on the waters of the river on the way to Lake Michigan. At the mouth of the Chicago river they separated. Joliet, with his companions, continuing on their way to Canada to report his discovery of the Mississippi river to the Governor, while Marquette. with two others, returned to Green Bay to continue the work of converting the Indians.

The following year Marquette returned as he had promised to do to the town of the Illinois Indians. He was received as an angel from Heaven. Five hundred chiefs and old men seated themselves in a circle around the Father. The whole village assembled to meet him. With deep pathos the words of the Father in pure Indian dialect penetrated the hearts of his hearers. He remained with them a short time and established at "Starved Rock" the first mission established in the Illinois country.

In the spring of 1680 La Salle, with two companions, arrived at "Starved Rock" and, finding it a natural fortress rising abruptly

from the bank of the river, towering above the trees, they ascended it and found that with but little labor it could be made impregnable, so that a few soldiers could hold it against a host of savages.

When La Salle reached Canada he directed that Tonti fortify this Rock and make it his stronghold.

In the fall of 1682 La Salle, with about forty soldiers under his command, commenced building a fort on "Starved Rock." The place of ascending was improved by breaking off projecting crags and cutting rude steps in the steep pathway.

The stunted cedars that crowned the summit were cut away to make room for a fortification, and the margin of the Rock was encircled with earth works. Timbers were cut and dragged up the stair-like path to build a block house, store house and dwellings and palisades. A small cannon brought from Canada was mounted upon the ramparts, and when the fort was completed the French flag was flung to the breeze, the cannon fired three salutes in honor of Louis XIV, and the soldiers shouted, "Vive le Roi."

The Fort was named Fort St. Louis, or Rock Fort, and in dedicating it Father Zenobe called on the Virgin to bless it, to keep it in the true faith, and protect it from the enemies of the Cross.

From the wooden ramparts of Fort St. Louis, which was as high and almost inaccessible as an eagle's nest, the French could look down upon the Indian town below, and also upon the winding river, and the great meadow which lay spread out before them like a map.

The fur trade flourished here and became a source of great wealth. For eighteen years it was conducted by Tonti. In 1687 Tonti, with fifty French soldiers and two hundred Indain warriors, went to Canada to join in an expedition against the Indians south of Lake Ontario; after this successful expedition he returned with his soldiers and Indian allies, accompanied by a number of emigrant families, wives nd daughters of traders and soldiers. It was a beautiful clear morning in mid-summer; the occupants of Fort St. Louis, after the morning prayer and exhortation of Father Allonez, were collected along the brink of the Rock watching the finny tribes as they sported over the sands of the shallow waters. While thus engaged they were startled by hearing the sound of a bugle up the river, and on looking in that direction they were surprised to see the broad stream covered with canoes fast approaching the fort. On came this large fleet with flags flying, drums beating, announcing the return of Tonti's army.

On the night following the return a wine supper and ball were given in honor of the occasion, and the great hall of the Fort rang with songs, and music, and other demonstrations of joy. Ladies from the fash

ionable society of Montreal (think of that up here on "Starved Rock" over two hundred years ago), gave an air of refinement to the ball, and such a gay party was never before witnessed anywhere in the wild west. Father Allonez, who had spent twenty years among the savages without mingling in refined society, became so overjoyed by the gay party and the effects of the wine that he threw his arms around some of the fair ladies and insisted on bestowing his blessing on them. Below in the Indian village a gay time was also being had. Many of their favorite dogs were killed, a feast prepared, and they danced around the The scalps taken in their late expedition. sound of their drums and the yells of the dancers were heard at the Fort, and were responded to by the booming of cannon.

After the brutal assassination of La Salle in Texas, Father Cavalier, a Jesuit priest, with five companions, started for Fort St. Louis on the Illinois river. In September. 1688, while rowing their canoe up the rapid current, they saw on their right a high rock cliff towering above the forest trees and surrounded by palisades. As they drew near a troop of Indians, headed by a white man in French uniform, descended from the rock fortress and discharged their guns in honor of their arrival, shouting at the same time, Vive le Roi."

The voyagers landed from their canoe, ascended the cliff, and were within the stockades of Ft. St. Louis. Here were block houses, a magazine, as well as small chapel, and many Indian lodges occcupied by the allies of the French.

At the time of Father Cavalier's arrival at Ft. St. Louis, Tonti was absent on a mission of peace in the Winnebago country, but the lieutenant of the garrison supplied him with new apparel out of his stores.

A fine satin robe with a gold Cross and other sacred emblems had been sent from France a short time before by the Bishop of Rouen to be presented to the most devoted Jesuit in America.

The priests of Quebec awarded the gift to Father Chrisp, who had spent a long life among the Indians of the Lake Huron region, but of late had been Chaplain of Ft. St. Louis. The cloak and emblems were sent, but before they arrived Father Chrisp had died.

In the presence of all the soldiers and a large collection of Indians Father Cavalier was presented with these articles, and in return the holy Father raised his hands heavenward invoking God's blessing on all the occupants of Ft. St. Louis.

For more than a half century Chassagoac was head chief of the Illinois Indians, who lived around the Rock. His personal appearance is described in a letter written by Father Zenobe to a friend in Quebec. which says he was very large, with high forehead and sharp expressive eyes. In