The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-24
JERSEY HISTORIANS.
Interesting Proceedings ofTheir AM
nual Meeting at Trenton.
Special to the Jersey City Meas.

nual Meeting at Trenton.
Special to the Jersey City Ncaes.
TRENTON, Jan. "a, 1s94.-The New Jersey
Historical Society held its annual meeting
at the State House yesterday, and crafty
were shown. In the absence on account OF
i'll health of President Clement, Vice Presi-
dent George S. Mott occupied the chair.
The report of the Executive Committee
referred to the progress which the society
has been making during the year, and also
complained Of the lack of room at the head
quarters of the society at Newark. With
this complaint in view, a motion was intro
duced by Mr.. Niles that a committee be APP
pointed to consider the ~advisabihty OF pur-
chasing the Newark Library for the society.
This motion was adopted and a committee,
consisting of Messsrs. Bradley, Weeks, Mel
son and Vroom was appointed.
Miss Anna Rossell of Trenton, and a,great
granddaughter of William Trent, presented
to the society a valuable book, Fort Pitt
and Letters from the Frontier" OF which
only 100 copies were published.
The resignation of President lemen was
received and appropriate resolutions were
passed referring to his merits and the regret
of the society at losing SO valuable an Off
cial.
A COMPETITIVE MEDAL.
The Committee ON the Constitutions
Medal commemorative of the adoption OF
the constitution and the inauguration OF
Washington reported that they had pre-
pared the medal and that it was offered to
members of the society for $40 for the silver
medal and 81. so for the bronze.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Niles that
the society hold one medalin reserve for each
county in the State, to be competed for once
IN five years b discrimination in the history OF
the State in our public schools.
Mr.. Niles also made a motion that a media
be presented to ex-President Harrison, who
was President during the Constitutional Cen
%tennial, and one to Ex-Governor Robert s.
Green, who was Governor during the same
time.
Mr.. F. B. Lee, Of this city, exhibited a
copy of the coat-of-armS of New Jersey made
from the original drawing, which was made
by Du Simitiere in January, 1777. The copy
which was made by Mr.. A. G. Clark, of this
city, differs from the original design inasmuct
as it is founded upon the resolution OF l776.
Conspicuous in the alterations are the alb
sence of the earIS helmet and the motto
both of which are inovations. Mr.. Lee is
the only person in the State who has given
this matter any investigation, and his re,
marks in this connection were the result OF
his personal investigation.
Mr.. Nelson made a motion that the charter
of the society, which expires in 1900, be re
vived for fifty years; adopted.
In the absence of President Clement, his
paper on the controversy which has existed
between the proprietors of New East and
New West Jersey as to the division line, was
read by F. B. Lee.
The deed contemplating division was dated
July l, 1916. George III. of England ap
pointed a commission, who reported in DC
tober, 1869, that the Ma-ckhackamac River
in forty-one degrees twenty-one minutes
and thirty-seven seconds north latitude wa:
the most northerly branch, and that the
station point between the Provinces of New
York and New Jersey should be where thai
stream flows into the Delaware River.
OFFICERS CHOSEN.
Mr.. Ralph Eye of Hopewen was elected 8
resident member of the society, after which
the annual election of officers took place
resulting as follows:-President, Samue
Fl. Pennington of Newark; Vice
Presidents, William S. Stryker, George
S. Mott, Jonathan w. Roberts; Cor
responding Secretary, William Nelson; Re
cording Secretary, Ernest E. Coe; Treasurer
and Librarian, Fred w. Ricord; Executive
Committee, G: A.. Halsey, p. A. Depue
Nathaniel Niles, John l. Blair, Franklin
Murphy, r. F. B%allentine, G. D. W. Vroom
James Nelson, William Clark.
Just before the close of the meeting a mos
interesting paper on the New Jersey News
papers previous to 1885," was read by Mr.
William Nelson.
The society adjourned at half past fom
p. M, after a most successful and encourag
ing meeting.