Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-12-14
Rehoboth Camp Meeting Ground.
MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS QUARTER
PROM THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.

MEETING OF THE srOCKHOLDERs-cHA
FROM THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.
Thursday morning the stockholders Of
the Rehoboth Methodist Camp Meeting
ground, met at st. Paul's NJ e. Church TO
perfect plans for camp meeting city by
the sea.
Rev. Johu Wilson, acled IS President,
and T. S. Hodson, Of CriHheld, Md, as
Secretary.
The following Committee was appointed
to prepare business for the afternoon SEES
sion Messrs. Rev X. w. Todd, Chair
man r. S. llo1son, s. X. Houston, W.
II. Foulk, j. j. Mccullough, II. F.
Pickles, Washington Hastings, r. E.
Robinson, Rev. J. Todd, W. II. Billany,
Rev. j. B. Qulgg and Alexander Kelley.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon good deal of business
was transacted. A resolution was adopted
providing that the name of the Associa-
ton be "The Rehoboth Beach Camp
Meeting Association
That the number of corporatOfs shall
consist Of thirty, who shall be members o!
the Association aud of the NJ. Il. Church.
The object of the As-ociation Is, First
To ho'd annual camps upon its grounds,
according to the customs and usages of
the NJ. +. Church. Second To provide
and maintain sea-side resort, where
everything inconsistent with Christian
morality, as taught by the NJ. Z. Church,
shall be excluded and prohibited.
A resolution, providing that the corpo-
ratots shall 'lect FROM their own number
their own officers, who shall be er-oBtcio
officers Of the association Of stockholders;
that they shall appoiLt f'om their own
number the necessary committees to per
form the work TO secure the object for
which the associ ton IL formed and that
the term Of Office OF one third OF the d.
rectOrs shall expire at the meeting of the
stockholders at the annual camp for 1878
onethird at the 1874 camp, and the re-
mainder at the time of the annual camp
in 1873, was adoItel.
A resolution providing that the Directors
whose term Of Office once expires, shall be
eligible to reelection, was adopted.
A resolution Was passed limiting the
number of shares to 800 and that, if any
shareholders fail to pay up, their place
shall be filled by those whose subscriptions
were too late to be paced ON tae 300 that
no subsrriher shall have at one time more
than two shares, and no O. rlillcute shall he
Issued to any but bona .f,ie holdes that
no transfer shall he made except with The
concurrence of the Directors.
a resolution was adopiei, providing
that the officers of the Corporators and
of the Association shall he a President,
Vice President, Secretary, aud Treasurer ;
also, an Agent or Superintendent to be
appointed by the Directors with powers
and duties to be prescribed by them.
| 1t was resolved that each lot shall be
not less than SONY 100 feet and but one cot
LOT hat oil Ia a.
Of stock shall entite the holder to one first
class lot that the stockholders shall draw
for choice of lots in the order of their sub
scriplion aud shall make their selections
within ten days after the drawing; or the
choice shall be void that, after the stock
holders shall have selected lots, applicants
for stock and for lots who are too late to
be stockholders to the gnumber that shall
represent 100 lots, shall be entitled to select
In the order Of application at $50 p lot,
A resolution was passed, that the first
camp meeting shall be held on the grounds
Wednesday, July 9, 1873, and continue
two weeks.
A resolution was adopted, that the Pres
ident Is authorized to pay 81 900 out Of
the funds for the purchase Of the two
tracts of land near Lewes, Del, known a:
the Marsh Farm and the Downmariii
Farm, in trust for the stockholders Of The
Association.
A resolution was adopted recommending
the appointment of committee out OF The
body of the corporators, who shall prepare
Il charter for submission TO the next l. gis
lature.
The following persons were named as
corpoIators ;-E. Stubs, j. b. Quigg, L
Z. Matack, G. Hill, W. NJ. Warner, j
Todd, r. W. Todd, j. j. Hurst, 7. S. Hold
son, g. p. Fisher, john Wilson, A. Kelley
D. Helsler, II. F. Pickles, Joseph Pyle, 7
l.. TnmI kinson, William II. Foulk, T. F
Plummer, VIM. II. Billauy, G II. B. Day
W. Hastings, c. F. Rudolph, P. F. Causey
X. Heisler, T. Field, II. e. Robinson, w
F. Robinson, Jacob Sharp, Thomas Malta
lieu and +. A. Ellis.
1t was resolved that The amount due an,
unpaid on the shares, he paid in four in
stall ments, at times to be fixed by tn
! directors.
A resolution, authorizing Rev. r. W
Todd TO call the corporators together d
{ any time lie deemed proper, was passed.
1t was resolved that a majority of til
S Board of Directors be empowered to fl
any yacanc, in the Board that may occu
between any of the annual meetings.
= The meeting then adjourned sine die.
The location has been highly spoke
! Of for its beauty and salubiity.