Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-23

genial and was kind to young attorneys
who appeared before him. ''lie was
one of the finest gentlemen have ever
had the ploasure OF knowing init
mately," said Major Smith In closing.
He was honorable ami true and Just in
all his transactions, and his death re-
suited in an irreparable lose not only to
his family, but to his friends and tho
community rs we'll. "
On motion of Judge Grubb n resolu-
tion of thanks was extended Ma jor
Smith for his paper
A the business meeting of the society
Pennock Pusoy made report of pro-
iect to mark the landing place of the
Swedes at the point Of rocks in tho
Ohristiana. His verbal report wGs q
most delightful presentation OF tho sub
iect showing how strongly Mr.. pusey
is imbued with the antiquarian snirit.
lie had learned from the receivers Of
the Mccullough Iron Co., which owns
the property on which the rocks arc
situate, that they could not very we'll
sell that portion and could not Lease it,
hut they agreed to permit the society
to erect memorial to mark the place.
In the COURSE of his remarks MIR.
Pusey said that 1C38, the date af the
landing OF the Swedos, WIS the lie
ginning not only of this city, but also
the beginning OF the settlement of New
jersey. Pennsylvania and Delaware. A
memorial tablet would mark the exact
landiug place Of the Swedes, the site
Of Fort Christiana, tho first formal
courts and the chapel where the first
religious services were held between
the possessions of the DuKe of York on
the north and Lord Baltimore on tho
south. He held that this rock should
mean more to the peunle of this region
than Plymouth Rock meana to tho
people OF that region, for that ronk
stands simply for one OF the four things
for which the rocks here stand. The
speaker went on to say that tine year
1893 will be peculiarly historical
year. 1t will be 260 years since the
landing of the Swedes, 200 years since
the laying of the corner stone Of Old
Swodns Church and 100 years since the
building OF the City Hall. 1t ia, there
fore, appropriate for the Historical
| Society to take occasion to erect a
monument and Mr.. Pusey recommended
the appointment Of committee to have
the permission to erect memorial put
in writing and to have authority to
prepare and erect monument and ia
arrange for the dedication thereof in
the last week OF next March.
On motion of Judge Grubn the re.
concentrations were adopted. The
Chief Justice named as members Of
the committee: Pennock Pussy, chair
man, Bishop Coleman, Judge GTuhb,
Col. ". 4. LaMotte aud Henry G..
Conrad.
George II. Murray of Viola was
elected a member of the society.
A letter was received from Capt.
Henry Hobart Bellas of tho Delaware
Society Of the Cincinnati thanking the
society for the use of its rooms.
The donations comprised: Photo
graphs of New Castle, from W. II.
Richardson OF Norristnwn. Pa. photo
graph Of the Lambeth Conference and
copies of the London Telegraph con.
tanning acronnta Of the conference and
the Queens jubilee, from Bishop Cole
man; section Of the old wooden water
pipe in Shipley street, from II. f.
Dure, a sHmper worked by Elizabeth
Richards and number of books and
pamphlets. An invitation was received
TO attend the Tooth anniversary cels
hration of the Mercer Firemen al
Princeton, N. D., on September 30tt
and October lst. AT the next meeting
a paper on Lewes may be read.