Evening journal., 1907-10-28
Delaware Society Of Colonial
DANES Hold interesting
Historical Exercises at
New Castle
ADDRESS BY JOSEPH SWAIN

INV N08NAf
ADDRESS BY JOSEPH SWAIN
sOIiIoquy of the Statue Of William
Penn, City Hall. Philadelphia, Pa.
BY e. L. Chase.
What is it that the ~newsies" are call
ing in the Square?
That Chester and New Castle will
celebrate to-day
My arrival in this country; we'll 1 re-
ally do declare
I never would have come had /
known they'd act this way.
They really have me muddled-where
did l come to land?
The Colonial Danes are sure II was
NeY Castle, Delawarc
Please someone throw out the plank
and give a helping hand.
A Quaker should not get excited, but
for posterity l care
When those two worthy governors.
Edwin Stuart and Preston Lea.
Make their pow-wow about all my
carly deeds
I hope they'll solve my landing place;
it would help history.
I wonder II they have consulted all
the manuscripts and screeds?
I wish that all their ancestral shades
and / could be there to-day.
II / only had Pygmalion and an air
ship there you see.
could drop down in their midst and
help them save the day
And cay: Thank thee for thy tab
let; thou hast surely honored
me-"
While historians may differ as to the
date upon which William Penn first
landed in America. and there also may
bc some dispute as 70 where he first
put his foot. on the soil Of this coun-
try there is no doubt in the minds
Of members OF the Delaware Society Of
Colonial Danes that the eminent
Quaker and man of peace first landed
in New Castle. And &C express sin
cerity in that belief the Delaware So
cietv this afternoon unveiled a tablet
in the eastern end uf the old Court
House nj New Castle. which Will
establish for al DeEtwareans the fact
that Penn first landed in that town.
and that IT was on October 2S 1852.
that he and his retinue came ashore
there. Chester may claim and cele-
brate that William landed in their
town on that day. too, but the Della
ware Colonial Danes do not believe
Penn could have been so ubiquitous
in q day that knew not motor boats or
airships
Arrived at New Castle.
Records in possession OF the Della
ware and Pennsylvania Historical So
cietes Indicate that Penn's shin Wei
come arrived of New Castle on the
evening Of October ~. 1852. that he
came ashore the following day. and on
the same day arrived off Upland rs
the little settlement was then called.
Lowering skies could not dampen
the enthusiasm OF the Colonial Danes
this afternoon, and the unveiling exer-
cises we're Of the utmost interest aside
from being of historical importance.
Representatives from the various pa
triotic societies Of Delaware were
present. and many visitors came from
Philadelphia, while Dover sent a dele
CATION In honor Of some Of the visit
ors Mrs Charles r. Miller and Mrs.
]. Ernest Smith entertained at lunch
con prior to going TO New Castle this
afternoon.
On Special Train
The Philadelphia visitors came on a
train that left Broad Street Station at
2.O5 o'clock and the Wilmington guests
went in a special car attached to the
train. which left French street station
at 25s o'clock. Governor Preston Lea,
several Of the judges, clorgymen and
state and city officials were among the
guests. and there was large attend
.a..
The historical tablet was placed In
the east end Of the old Court House
which was erected prior to the time
OF Penn's landing II was in the sec
ond story Of this building that the for
NAL transfer Of authority over the land
was made to Penn by the Duke OF
York's commissioners.
Some Of Those Present.
Among those present were the officers
of the Delaware Society of Colonial
Danes, who include: President, Mrs
Charles r. Miller; vice-presidents, Miss
Anna T. Candy and Miss Alice E
Johnston; honorary vice-president, Mrs
w Poyntell Johnston; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Preston Lea; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Z. T. Warner; treasur-
er, Mrs. William Lea; registrar, Mrs
Peter 7. Wright; historian, Mrs. Charles
MCDNdtltB hSAAScAAbbAoNf @hA'. - -
nest Simth; librarian, Miss Margaret
w Janvier; board Of managers, the
foregoing Officers and Mrs. Ferdinand
L. Gilpin, Mrs John II. Rodney, Mrs
James A. Draper. Miss Harriet c. Com
eggs, Miss Helen McKim, Miss Emily
p. Bissell, and Mrs. Harry A. Richard
son.
One of the visitors included Mrs
Charles F. Hinchman OF Philadelphia
Mrs Gilpin was chairman of the COM
mittee arranging for the unveillng exer-
cises.
Among the men who had a worthy
place in the commemoration was j
Henry Rogers. the rear yard OF whose
home along the Delaware includes the
landing place of Penn at New Castle
His dwelling occupies an alley along
which the proprietor walked as he pro-
ceeded from the landing to the old
court house Mr. Rogers. whose home
Is filled with historic relics and papers
has the original grant from the Duke