The Morning herald., 1876-03-10
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4sss1 Hspo~ss Of oo,~mtsssss
IN NSsv Nsnsssrs Elected,
e. nssslsg of the Delaware
Hist@ ~ e nv w1s Held last evening in
their M, M1sonlc Hall, President Rev.
DR.. pn IN the ehair. ,t sl n "a
MI hrrett, Chairman Of the Committee
On in Hring Photographic Of the old Swedes
ChufS reported progress in the work.
The t1aDufefsD report was stated BY
those Pp0inted. 70 audit h, TO be correct,
and 4 committee discharged. Various
ether nmittees reported progress.
Drs r. Bush, Ohaifmsn Of the Com
mite bn Donations, presented the. follow
ing q I'D artfcles: a package Of pamph-
lets u nom Warrington BY the Bureau
Or Ed Ation historical sketch Of Ser
geant llliam Jasper . periodical from
kichnnd, W.; . blank commission of
letters Inarqts and reprisal, from Cesar
A. IA ~; package Of old newspapsrs,
copiesR 3 the Gdxstts, extending back to the
year e 1850, ffOm Mrs. LatfIner; m old
book ~ Aiken Thompson, OF Washington,
which &pptains the charter and acts Of the
ASSEM- ~ of Pennsyi yivsnia. Col. James H.
Jones. q the United etstes Marine corps,
and &eeident sof BostOn, announced that
he had In his possession eighteen. bound
yolumG Of " 1M Hvstratcd London Nsws," !"
which Nere published during the Worlds
Fair, Mild in London, and which he would
senA tosthe society,af they would be ac-
centedS Il was moved that the periodicals
be ac0e1ted with pleasure, Adopted. II
A cc16municatiOn from the Hon. 7. F..
Bayard IN connection with the erection Of q
monuuent TO commemorate the landing of
| the SW9des on the shores Of Christiana. Mr..
Bayardsa dsatated that he had written to the
Hon. E Gripp, Charge d'Afaires for Swc-
| den Ct Washington, and enclosed letter
I-frem TIT gentleman. The letter also made
referen5e to the Photographic, views of the
Old 4ycdes Church and its communion
plate, which was presented to the King Of
SwedepAnd the Archbishop of Upsula by
the sodlbty. '0'F
Rev. Ilfr. Israel, chairman Of the Com
mittee 9n resolutions of respect concerning
the deafh Of the late DR.. Askew, reported
the following: "The Historical Society Of
! Delawsee has heard with . deep sense of
\ bereavement of the death of Henry F. As
kew, ND. one of its original members and
direGtota, and for two years its presiding
0flcsr N q AtOnr hast annual meeting he was
made EeFltus president for life. We de-
| Sffe Is }44c tOon record the respeet Ne
! foktfpf an H6d the fidelity, digpity aud
efidiency with which he discharged the du-
ties deyolving upon him as member and
officer of our society; to recall his practical
interest and generous cooperation in all
our work; and that we remember him Of
one who, by his culture and character
greatly contributed to the usefulness OF oul
society. 3...a.5ss 'ug;.ti Ne
| The. report was adoped, and a copy
authorized to be sent to the family of the
late DR.. Askew. : F-,Iln71-
| Rev;Mr. Israel, Chairman of the Commit,
tee on the 175th Anniversary of the Old
lSwedes Church, read the correspondence
of Mr.. Bayard, which stated that he had
sent the Photographic views for presenta
ItatiOn to the King of Sweden and the Arch
bishop of Uplsa, to the Hon. "A. Grippe
who had sent them on to the parties named
Mr.. Walter moved that r.. A. Brock
corresponding member Of the Historical So
ciety of Virginia, be elected as cores
ponding member Of the Delaware Hist0ri
cal Society, Mr.. Brock was unanimously
elected. Dr.. Bush suggested the name @
Henry B. Norris, Chiet inesEaf the Y
3. Navy as c0yreaGjondihg mef1ber. II.
was also elected. Mr.. Walter also moved
that Col. H. B. Judd, of this city, bt
elected active member. Adopted. sEs
Rev. Mr.. Israel, in behalf of John P
Wells, presented an old volume, which wa
once the property of Aaron Sharpless
grandfather of Mr.. Ellwood Garrett. Thl
book was treatise on geometry, trigonom
etry and surveying. Mr.. Israel also, on
behalfo of the same gentleman, presented I
volume of the african Observer for tn
year 1927; mortgage of the New Castl'
County Silk Company; and ap address o
Abolition Society Of Delaware, delivered II
the nnth month, 1927 Mr.. Walters, on be
half of Mr.. n. A. Brock, presented to th
society photograph oftbe late Thomas II
Wynne, Of Rtchmond, Va. .- t.,S,,r 49,.
!. Atter some further business of minor i'm
portancs the society adjourned. a''"'. ~
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