Evening journal., 1904-12-20
HISTORIANS IN
ANNUAL SESSION
Chief Justice Lore Reelected
President of Delaware
Body
GREAT INTEREST IN THE WORK

At the forty-first annual meeting
.of the Delaware Historical Society last
night the annual reports were read
and officers elected for the ensuing
year. Thomas +. Bayard presided and
the officers, all Of whom were re-elect-
ed follow:
President, Hon. Charles B. Lore;
vice-p president, Rt. Rev. Leighton Cole
man of New Castle county, the Hon.
Manlove Hayes Of Kent county; the
Hon. Ebe w. Tunnel OF Sussex coun-
ty; recording secretary Willard Hall
Porter; corresponding secretary John
b. Bird; treasurer, Wilmer J. Ellison;,
librarian. Henry c. Conrad; historic
grapher, Thomas i. Bayard; directors
DR. John =. wales, William A. La
Motto. the Hon. Ignatius c. Grubb, Ed
ward Andrews and John NJ. Rogers.
The President of the Society. Chief
Justice Charles B. Lore, read his an
nual report which proved very inter-
estlng.
He said the society had been doing
quietly but efficiently, the work for
which It had been organized and ex-
horted the members not to relinqulsh
the deep interest they had shown in
its affairs Judge Lore advocated
larger quarters declaring that the
present building was not large enough
for the work that had to be done and
the classincations that should be made
in the collections now on hand. Some
OF these articles are OF the highest
historical value and he though i'm a
large building they could be arranged
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vantage. He declared the new build
ing should be modern and fire proof.
Judge Lore Wanted the association
to have more literary exercises and
declared that there had not been
enough during the year just closed
He expressed his appreciation Of the
work done by the different officers and
committees.
The membership committee reported
that the society had lost five members
by DEATH eleven hai resigned and siS
had been elected during the year. The
lpresent membership Is 13e, made up al
follows: One hundred and ten active
twenty associate and three life-lonl
members. The committee intimate'
that there would be a wedding out o
members during the coming year wh
do not pay their dues.
The treasurer's report showed tina
there were S233.75 in the treasury
Corresponding Secretary John B. Blr
stated in his report that sixty dona
tions OF various kinds had been re
, ceived Many Of them are OF value II
a historical way. Henry C. Conrad
) the librarian. strongly advocated
= larger building for the quarters OF thl
society. He thought conditions de
: manded II as it would afford them bet
, ter facilities in every respect
The report of the historicalographe
, was read. giving a short history of TIL
! lives of each of the members who ha'
+ died during the year.
] At the close Of the annual session
E the monthly meeting was called e
b order. President Lore then took tn
= chair and thanked the members for th'
honor they had conferred on him. HI
z said this was the eleventh time he ha'
( been so honored. He had been seri
! ously thinking Of declining the office il
! order to give place to younger an'
, lmore active member, but at last ha'
! decided that possibly it was better Il
s wait for another year.
The donation committee had severa
{ papers. books and periodicals tina
e had been received all of which will b.
s acknowledged.
The Delaware Society Of Colonia
g Danes Of America sent a communica
g ton to the society asking their co
= loperation in their efforts to have tn
- next General Assembly authorize tn
d appointment of a commissioner Of rec
: ords in Delaware. Judge Lore, Thome
= r. Bayard and DIR. Wales were appoint
s ed a committee to confer with tn
i Colonial DANES on the matter.