The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-19
SONS OFT REVOLUTION VISITED NEW
HOPE,
Pilgrimage to Historic Places.
Many Places Of Interest that Attracted
Them-Several Hundred Attend
An address given by Richard
Randolph Parry,


An address given by Richard
Randolph Parry.
Saturday WAS one of the greatest
DAYS in New Hopes history. On that
/ day occurred the fifteenth annual cele-
bration OF Evacuation Day" by the
Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of
Revolution, and this day is always oh
served by a pilgrimage to some noted
historic spot This year the societ,
decided to so to Coryell's Ferry-on.
the-Delaware, now the beautiful and
thriving borough of New Hope.
Richard Randolph Parry, New Hope 5
leading citizen and n member OF the
Society. placed the historic Parry
Mansion. built III 1881 for Benjamin
Parry, and its spacious grounds at
the disposal of the Society and here
the visitors made their headquarters
and held their literary exercises.
The members of the Society in num-
Der several hundred arrived at New
Hope about II O'Clock. They were
accompanied by their Color Guard of
20 men, bearing the flags of the Rev.
olution. the Society and the United
States, bands of music and a corps OF
caterers.
After reaching New Hope the So
ciety marched to the Parry Mansion
where the literary exercises were held
Richard Mccall Cadwallader, Presi-
dent of the Society, presided. After
II prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. q.
Woolsey Hodge, Chairman Cadwalla
der introduced Richard Randolph
Parry, who delivered the historical
address on the subject "Washington
at New Hope
Following these exercises luncheon
WIS served. That over, the members
of the Society visited historic spots in
and about New Hope. The locality
il particularly rich in Revolutionary
history. Among the places of inter
est to visit were the headquarters of
Lord Stirling and General DeFermoy
Just prior to the Battle of Trenton
the old Tavern where the American
troops drank success to the cause and
the downfall of King George in his
American Colonies; four camp sites of
the Gontinentals, two of which are OIL
the old Parry Mansion property;
malta Island, where most of the
boats were collected and floated down
to Washington 8 Crossing prior to the
Battle of Trenton; the site of the
Washington Tree. removed in 1893,
where, tradition reeites, Generals
Washington, Stirling, Knox and
Greene, with Captain Alexander Ham.
ilton, then nm officer of artillery, first
planned the Battle Of Trenton; the
Neely House, where were auartered
Lieutenant james Monroe, afterwards
President of the United States, and
other mere prominent officers, the
graveyard of Revolutionary soldiers,
where Captain james Moore, Of the
beaumont Place, for IL time occu.
pied by Lord Stirling in 1772;; DIR
| Ghapman's farm, headquarters o
| General Knox, and the hcadquarter,
of Generals Washington, Greene an,
Sullivan.
Coryell's Ferry itself IL II place o
| great historic interest In Reyolu
| tiouary times II was on the mail
artery OF travel between Philadelphi
and New York aud consequently wa
n point ot great stragetic importane
to both tue American and British
armies. The whole country nbou
| New Hope for II few weeks preceding
the Battle of Trenton was bristlin,
| with arms of Continental soldiers, il
addition to the troops eamped in tn
village itself.
After visiting these places Of inter
est the members of the Society assem-
bled at the Parry Mansion and march
ed thence to the Reading station
where al o'clock they took thei
| special train for home.
Tho following committee had chars
Of the arrnngements:F. V. A. Cabeen
Richard Mccall Cadwallader, MaJo
+. L. MnlIenbnrg. Charles II. Jones
Gen. w. II. II. Davis, Hon. Harmal
Yerkes, Oliver r. Parry, Col. f.. N
Benson, Col. j. Granville Leach
Admiral Alexander Wilson Russell
Hon Morris Stanley Barrett, Alexan
der =. Gest, Burnett Landreih, Jr.
Col. Joseph G Ward, Hon. Charlie
mango Tower, H. l.. D., Col. Russo
I. Brady, l.. l.. D., Russell Duane
Col. Charles Jndson Crane, William
Haywood Myer, Edward Pepper, NJ
ID Col. Oliver Bosbyshell, Cupt
William Goodrich, T.. Allen Weaver
New Hope borough council has pun
chased three cannon, which will mar
spots of historic Significance at thi
place. These are expected to b
plsced emily the coming month an
exercises in connection with ther
will take place July 4. The canno
will be placed at Coryell's ferry, tn
Hatiron and the spot where Generl
Washington camped.