The third item on the programme was a summary of the first' part of Dr. L. C. Smith's short history "France and the American Revolution, which was published in the Magazine of the D.AR. in honour of the 30th anniversary of the gift of the French people to the American people: The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, which took place Oct. 28, 1936. A foreword was written to Dr. Smith's history by the French Ambassador M. Andre de Laboulaye, who is the grandson of that Edouard de Laboulaye, prime mover in securing subscriptions from the people of France for that lasting monument.
Mrs. Dunlap outlined the centuries of warfare over the possession of the newly discovered Americas amongst the three maritime powers, England, France and Spain, following history down to 1778, and will continue her interesting' resume at the February meeting.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.