The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-06-27
WASHINGTON
ASSN MEETS
Annual Meeting Of Shareholders
Held on Wednesday.

fIany Valuable Donations Received
During the Year Seventeen Names
Added to the Membership List
Stars and Stripes Have FIutted at
Half Mast for Twelve Members
Since Last June.
On Wednesday at one O'Clock in the
spacious rooms of Lafayette Hall,
the annual meeting of the sharehol-
ders OF Washington Association of
New Jeresy was held with President
Jonathan W. Roberts occupying the
chair. Following the reading of the
minutes OF last years meeting by
Secretary Henry @. Pitney, Jr.,
the annual report of the Board of
Trustees was read. Donations to the
Association during the year are as
follows:
Ferdinand J.. Dreer, twenty six
portraits of the signers of the Dec
AnA dplOu VI luu6p6uu0uC0.
Luther Kountze, an iron box be-
longing to ex-P President Madison.
William Roscoe Lyon and Richard
B. Lyon, in memory of Mary E.
Lyon, a holograph letter written by
George Washington to DR.. James
Carter, dated April goth, 1773.
A. H. Vernam, photograph of Mt.
Vernon.
Rev. A. M. Sherman, stone which
was part of the ballast of the British
war vessel Margretta'' captrued
June 18th, ITS, by the American
sloop, Unity"
Mrs. A. @. Crane, two ancient
spinning wheels.
Philip Livingston, silver medal
of George Washington.
Thomas O. Bushnell, a bronze
medallion of Gen. Washington, an
enrgaved portrait of Alexander Ham
ilton, portrait of Gov. Morrison
ivory, a colonial chatting dish with
cover and portrait of William J.
Sewell.
From the executors of George
Richards deceased, three iron can
non balls cast at Hibernia in the
Revolutionary time and bar of a
pig iron made in the old furnace at
| Hibernia.
Augustus l.. Revere also presented
the Association with several very
valuable bank notes of Colonial and
Continental currency.
Donations were presented to the
library from Gen. J. s. Schultze-
can historical Register of the officers
of the Continental army during the
war of the Revolution ITS to 1888. :"
Ferdinand J. Dreer, twenty five
volumes of the Pennsylvania Maya
zine. -
From Rev. j. B. Beaumont, a
volume OF Washington Epistle,
New York, 1876.
During the year the Association has
purchased large number of valuable
articles, including fourteen pewter
plates, five copper pans and kettles,
an engraving of George Washington
and his father, blunder buss and
Daniel Boone rifle.
The report of Treasurer Alfred E..
Mills, showed the financial condition of
the Association to be in good stand
ing.
Seventeen new members have been
admitted since June 26, 1901 and the
flag has been lowered to half-mast for
the following:
Oliver S. Garter, of Essex County,
June 2Sth, 1901; Bernard j. Ford, of
Essex County, Aug. Sd, 1901 Paul
Revere, of Morris County, Nov. 18th,
1901; Edmund D. Halsey. of Morris
County, Dec. Sd, 1901; William J.
Sewell, of Camden County, Dec.
27th, 1901; Denniston Wood, of Irving
ton. New York, Jan. Sd, 1902.
David H. Barnett, of Essex County,
Jan. 11th, 1909; James D. Orton, of
Essex County, Feb. 22nd, 1909; Frank
R. Stockton, of Charles Town, W.
Va, April 2Oth 1902; Thomas Bush.
nell, OF Morris County, May 93rd, 1902
Ferdinand j. Dreer, of Philadelphia,
May gath, 1902; William Vail Lidger'
wood, London, June 2nd, 1902.
From June 26, 1901 to June 25, 1909,
1O,05o persons have registered at the
headquarters.
Alfred E. Mills and A. H. Vernam
were reelected as trustees for the
term of three years, and Frederick H.
Beach was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Thomas O.
Bushnell.
Following the business a dainty
lunchen was served by Day.
Department Wisely Says No Sunday
rlail.