Evening journal., 1894-12-18
new QUARTERS NEEDED
Delaware Historical Society
Discusses Better Rooms.
ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION
Chief Justice Lere Chosen as President OF
shs orEanizAtion-Oaptain n. II. BelIas
Reads an Interesting Paper ON the
Delaware Society of the Cincinnati.

Delaware Society of the Cincinnati.
One of the most interesting meetings
held for some time by the Delaware
Historical Society was that Of last
evening. II was the annual meeting and
there was large attendance, q number
OF women being present. Rt Rev.
Bishop Coleman occupied the chair.
The report of Henry @. Conrad, chairman
OF the committee to name officers, was
read as follows: President, Hon Charles
3. Lore; vice-presidsnts. New Castle,
Thomas f BAysrd; Kent, Nathaniel B.
Smithers; Sussex, Ebe W. Tunnel. The
directors who served last year, were.re.
elected, Willard Hall Porter was re-
elected recording secretary II. R. Bring
hurst, treasurer; Captain II. B. Nones,
corresponding secretary, and ]. J.
Gallagher, librarian.
President Lore took the chair and the
routine business of the society was
dispensed with for q time, In order that
Captain Il. H. Bsllas, of Germantown,
could read his paper on the Delaware
Society Of the Cincinnati 1t was
carefully complied and exceedingly inter
esting paper and detailed the history Of
the association of brave men whose de-
scendants, many Of them to- day reside in
this beautiful state. He deplorsd the
fact that the society was ever allowed TO
die and urged the sons of snch illustri-
GUS sires TO again band themselves to
gether and resusciate the Delaware
Cincinnati. He named a number of these
defendants among them Judge Wales, Of
the United States District Court.
Reports Of progress were recsived
from committees on arrangement of the
library and collections; on muster rolls
of Delaware soldiers in the revolution !;
on Colonial danes and their connection
with the socisty; on Guilford Court
House monument; on cid Cranes Hook
Church, and on larger and better accom-
modations. The committees were retained
for another year, with directions to use
little more energy In the matters on
which thsy were appointed.
The question of larger ana better
accommodations was brought up and
discussed There is q general feeling
that the large and valuable collection Of
historical volumes and relies should be
placed where they can be seen to better
advantage, and that cannot be done
In the present building The finances will
not allow Of building or buying q build
ing at present. President Lore thought
that the lower part of the building
could be put In shape for part Of the
collection, bnt the librarian said it was
altogether too damp. The chief Justice
WAS in favor Of employing q woman to
clean up and said he would guarantee
that she be paid. He thought by keeping
the lower floor heated in Winter and
aired In Summer, the rooms would be all
right. Judges Lore and Wales and a. F.
Dure will act as a committee to ascertain
the cost of fitting up the building.
A cuirRss and helmet and an old
fashioned fint-locked blunderbus pistol
were presented by Mrs Elizabeth Judd.
The ouirass and helmet were taken from
one Of Santa Anna's officers during the
Mexican war. The pistol is supposed 70
be 200 years old. and was taken at the
capture of Mexico from one of Santa
Anns's body guard. A vote of thanks wal
rendered Mrs Judd and she was made an
honorary member by a rising vote.
The life of John Lofand, the Milford
bard, by w. w. Snithers, and an ambro.
type OF Captain Columbus P. Evans, the
former donated by the author, the latter
by s. Lloyd Boldly, were recsived and the
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officer in the Mexican war. Some seventy.
eight pamphlets and three volumes from
the Lenox library were received.
Christopher u. Ward and A. q. Nc
CauHland were elected to membership.
The Colonial danes asked that they be
permitted to occupy the building. and q
committee, Of which Judge Wales is
chairman, was appointed to confer with
them.
Captain Bsllas gave the society per.
mission to print his paper among the
documents of the organization.
A resolution relative to the birthday
of Gustavus Adolphus was adopted and
copy directed sent to every Swedish
society In the United States.
On melton Of Bishop Coleman q vote oi
thanks was rendered the women for their
attendance and they were invited to
come again.
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