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Johnson who was left off and Lafarge put in his place to my great regret.

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THE CENTURY CLUB'S NEW OFFICERS.
At the annual election of officers of the Century Club, held Saturday evening, Daniel Huntington was elected to the office of president, made vacant by the death of William Cullen Bryant, who held it for fifteen years. Others named for the position were Judge Gilbert M. Speir, L. M. Rutherford and the Rev. Dr. Henry W. Bellows. The full ticket elected was:
President-Daniel Huntington.
Vice-Presidents-First, Gilbert M. Speir; Second, Henry W. Bellows.
Secretary-Augustus R. Macdonough.
Treasurer-Charles Collins.
Trustees-Henry Drisler, Wm. E. Curtis, F. F. Marbury, Stephen P. Nash, Jervis McEntee, Robert Gordon, John La Farge.
Committee on Admissions-W. P. Chambers, Fred. E. Church, Samuel Colman, George W. Dillaway, C. D. Gambrill, Q A. Gillmore, C. C. Haight, Woolsey Johnson, J. S. Kennedy, Benjamin Knower, Henry Morton, J. W. Pinchot, Henry C. Potter, W. P. Prentice, G. A. Peters, H. W. Robbins, jr., E. C. Stedman, S. A. Strang, H. C. Van Vorst, C. E. Whitehead.
House Committee-F.P. Church, Isaac Newton, F. F. Marbury, jr.
Committee on Art-John L. Fitch, Alfred C. Howland, T. W. Wood.
Committee on Literature-T. M. Coan, Rufus G. Beardslee, E. L. Burlingame.
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Tuesday Jan. 14. 1879. Began a little picture today and got so absorbed in it that I forgot an appointment with my Dentist. I went to Saronys and found the negative of Gertrudes photograph and ordered two dozen of them. Sam Sarony who had not heard of her death. He remembered her and her artistic nature had impressed him. He wanted to make a larger portrait of her in exchange for a sketch. His rooms are full of beautiful and artistic things. I went to our Club dinner and enjoyed it. Gifford was there having joined. Butter and Whittredge are not with us this winter. Eastman came home with me and staid an hour or two. We talked of Gertrude. He asked me if I were not lonely here, but happily I could tell him that so far I had not been and he seemed glad that I was not. Church came in just before dark and wanted me to dine with him at the Brevard but I had to decline on account of our club. Wrote to Lucy. Mary had a telegram from Gussie yesterday announcing the birth of a little daughter to Laura and [[?]].

Wednesday 15. Very cold. Booth came and staid to lunch with me and we walked up town together on my way to the dentists. Sent my chair to be recovered and the cushion to be made for the caned seat. This evening by appointment spent with the Stedmans. We had a long talk about Taylor, his affairs and a memoir of him which Stedman will probably write taking plenty of time. Stedman thinks and I agree with him that a memoir of him could be made one of the most interesting of any that has ever been written. We also talked of Gertrude and I came away late having had a most satisfactory evening. It was snowing violently