The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-28
TRUSTEE CLEVELAND
He and Vice President Ho-
bart Honored by the
State Historical
Society.
GRATIFYING INCREASE IN THE LIBRARY
Reports of officers Show the Or
g~anization to Be in Good Con-
ditlon-Work of the
Meeting.
GRATIFYING INCREASE IN THE LIBRARY
Especial to ..rhe Jersey city News..'l

lopcCldi ~ II Jersey Sity NEWS.
| NEWARK, Oct. 2s, 1S91.-The New Jer-
sey Historical Society held its first annual
meeting under the new constitution in the
Prudential building yesterday morning.
There was an unusually large attendance.
General William S. Stryker, of Trenton,
President of the society, called the meet
ing to order at IL O'Clock and Recording
Secretary Ernest E. Coe read the min
utes of the last session, which were APP
proved after it had been ordered that the
| new constitution be entered upon the rec
ords.
William Nelson, the corresponding sec
rotary, read a list of forty persons who
were elected to life membership in the So
ciety, because of the presentation by ach
of one share of library stock to the or
ganization. The list is as follows:-Henr
r. Baldwin, Middlesex; Charles Bradley.
Essex; Frederick A. Garfield, Morris;
Grover Cleveland, Mercer; William H.
Corbin, Union; John F.. Dryden, Essex;
Carrot A. Hobart, Passaic; James E.
Howell, Essex; F. Wolcott Jackson, Es-
sex; William M. Jackson, Bergen; Alex
ander T. McGill, Hudson; Jonathan w.
Roberts, Morris; Wallace M. Scudder, Els
SEX Carrot d. w. Vroom, Mercer; Frank
o. Briggs, Trenton; William I. Carter,
Newark; Benjamin Demarest, Newark;
DR.. Laban Dennis, Newark; Mrs. Ruth
E. Fairchild, ~Parsippany; Edward w.
Francis. East Orange; Elmer E. Green,
Trenton; Frederick H. Harris, Montclair;
Francis ". Jackson. East Orange; James
A. Kline, Pennington; Emory M. Clin-
took, Morristown; William H. Nicholson,
Haddonfield; Mrs. Mary N. Putnam, Eliz-
1 q both. prnfoScnr Eh rlnG r. RnnEUn06
Jr, Princeton; Dr.. Tyron Y. Sutphen,
Newark; General William S. Stryker,
Trenton; Miss Julia H. Tichenor, New
Wharton, Newark; Martin Wells, West
field; Miss M. Antoinette Quinby, New
ark; George B. Raymond, Newark; Mrs.
Helen M. Brittin, Madison; Ernest L..
Meyer, Elizabeth; Frederick H. Beach,
Dover; Richard H. Rankin, Newark; John
L. Rankin, Newark; Rev. DR.. Charles T..
Haley, Newark; Mahlon c. Martin, Jr,
Newark; James l.. Hays, Newark; Frank
P. Hill, Newark; Max Farrand, Newark;
Livingston Farrand, Newark; Mrs. Silome
| Plainfield; DR.. J. Alderman Coles, Scotch
Plains; Miss Emile S. Coles, Scotch
Plains; Rev. George s.. Mott, Newark;
Campbell, Newark.
The Finance Committees report, pre-
sented by the Chairman. Cyrus Peck,
ee9 T ga! g. ISL 5E0 &, as M1 y had been e. ls yece aRstl
making the total assets, together with
s579-6i balance of last year, 81. 1892. &c. The
dis5ursements were:-Librarian F. w.
Records salary, $495 IS; rent, $500; other
expenses, S1,S34.69. The balance on hand
was $l5s.O7. The Barron fund was
S~1,4l4.27, and the life membership fund,
$4G7 SO. 1t was stated that the premises
adjoining the Free Library on the east
side in Park street belongs to the society,
as we'll as over 400 shares of the stock of
the Newark Library Association, which is
about one-third of the entire capital
stock, of which thirty shares had been ac-
quired since September.
tenn, showed that during the year LOG
bound volumes and 155 pamphlets had
been presented to the society. There
were at present 1919 volumes in the
archives of the society.
After this the report of the Nominat-
ing Committee, which had been instruct
sens for members of the Board of Trus-
tees, was presented by DR.. Austin Scott.
President OF Rutgers College. DR.. Scott
said that in selecting persons for these
important positions attention had been
paid to geographical location as well as
to other considerations. He then sub
mitted the following names
Henry R.. Baldwin, Middlesex; Charles
Bradley, Essex; Frederick A. Garfield,
Morris; Grover Cleveland, Mercer; Will
Essex; John r. Hardin, Essex; Carrot
a. Hobart, Passaic; James E. Howell,
ESSEX + Wolcott Jackson, Essex, Will
loiA VI iio peTSeH, Alexander Il,
McGill. Hudson; jonathan A. Roberts,
Morris; Wallace M. Scudder, Essex; Gar
ret D. w. .Vroom, Mercer.
When the report of the Nominating
Committee had been read Rev. DR.. Lloyd
Of Belleville, inquired whether the Vice
President of the United States would be
the best man to elect to the Board of
Trustees. He suggested that it would be
we'll to have a person who would devote
some time to the duties of the position.
Secretary Nelson said that the Vice Pres
ident had always had the reputation of
attending to whatever duty he under
took.
Hell be pretty busy then" said DR..
Lloyd.
John Whitehead asked If Grover Cleye-
land were a member of the society and
nominated General Stryker as a member
of the Board of Trustees, but withdrew
the name at the earnest request of the
General. The nominations were then
vice being allotted as follows
One year-Henry r. Baldwin. Charles
Bradley, William H. Corbin, Carrot A.
Hobart and VIM. M. Johnson.
Two yearS-Grover Cleveland, John F.
DRYDEN. Alexander 7. McGiIl. Wallace NJ.
Three years-Fred A. Garfield, James
E. Howell. F. Wolcott Jackson. John R.
Hardin and Jonathan w. Roberts
Samuel F. Bigelow presented a resolu-
ton to provide for the establishment of
a bureau of information under the super
vision Of the librarian and to provide for
records. This was. after debate, referred
to the Board of Trustees.
No member of the board said a word
to Indicate when they may meet to elect
officers. The date of the next meeting was
left to General Stryker.
MISUNDERSTANDING.