The sun., 1900-12-18
LOST TWO LEADING
MEMBERS DURING
THE PAST YEAR
Papers ON Lewis G. Vandegrift
and George W. Bush Read
Before Historical Society.
ANNUAL MEETING WAS HELD
Chief Justice Charles b. Lore Was
REFLECTED President. In
teresting Annual Re-
ports Read by the
Officers,

Chief Justice Charles b. Lore pre-
torical Society of Delaware held last
night in the Historical Building, Tenth
and Market streets. The annual reports
of the officers and standing committees
were read and officers were elected for
the year 1901.
The president, Hon. Charles b. Lore,
in his report said that the death of Geo.
w. Bush and Lewis G. Vandegrift dur
ing the past year had deprived the So
ciety of two most useful members. The
president reported tn, society in a
healthy condition and said that the Off
GERS and committees had done good work
during the year. In concluding his re-
port he urged that the society next year
should get out little annual to be cir
culated among the people with the object
of arousing interest in the society.
| The recording secretary reported two
deaths and six designations during the
year. The active membership of the So
ciety at present is 166 and the associate
membership is 27. Mr.. Henry 9. Con-
rad, librarian, read his annual report
which was an unusually interesting one.
In his report he said that there was
hardly enough wall space in the present
building and hoped that the time would
soon come when the society would own
their own building. Miss Louisa b
johnson, custodian, reported that there
had been 463 registered visitors during
the year and 1874 who did not register
John b. Bird, chairman of the donation
committee, in his report said that 16S
donations had been received during the
lyear.
One of the most interesting reports OF
1.-THE evening was that of Pennock Pusey
lhistoriographer of the society. In his
report Mr.. Pusey gave short and beau
tiful sketch of the life and character
Of both George w. Bush and Lewis @
IVandegrift, deceased members of thu
society. On motion Of Judge Grubb, ;
vote of thanks was extended to Mr.
Pusey for his excellent report.
The following committees for next yea
was appointed by Chief Justice Lore
Classification, Henry G. Conrad, Fran
els II. Hoffecker and Howard ID. Ross
lyear book committee, Pennock Pusey
Thomas Young and John M. Rogers
All of the annual reports We're referred
to the year book committee.
The officers elected were as follows
President, Hon. Charles b. Lore; vice
president, Rt. Rev. Leighton Coleman
New Castle county. Hon. Manlov
Hayes, Kent. Hon. Ebe w. Tunnel
Sussex. Recording secretary, Willar
,, Hall Porter; corresponding secretary
John B. Bird, treasurer, Wilmer j. ELLA
son; librarian, Henry Q. Conrad; his
Photographer, Pennock Pusey and di
rectors, DIR. John =. Wales, Colonel Wi
liam A. La Motto, Hon. Ignatius {
Grubb, Caleb p. johnson and John M
Rogers.
At the regular meeting of the societ
, which followed the annual meeting MI
, Bird reported several donations that ha
!, recently been received. The most in
! portant donation was five books whic
4 were published in this city many year
: ago. The donation was made by Henr
: w. Morrow and one of the books wa
! published in 1777.