The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-30
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION.

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Election of Omcers on Wednesday.
The annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the Washington Associa-
tion Of New Jersey was held at Head
quarters on Wednesday. The report
of the year as to membership showed
the following facts: total, June %,
1907, 507 deaths since that date, Is ;
new members. by succession, IA by
original subscription, Is; present liv-
ing members, 524. The numbert of
visitors registered for the year ending
June Is was eleven thousand, eight
hundred and ninety-four. The treas
urer's report showed no Indebtedness
and balance in the treasury.
The report of the board of trustees
showed new fire hose placed in the
building, general repairs made, flower
garden restocked, and benches re-
newed. The report also stated that
arrangements had been made to man
ufacture souvenirs from shingles taken
from the house. The work of pre-
serving the text of manuscripts has
been continued under the direction of
Miss Hatch and the catalogue of mem
berS has been revised.
Following is the list of donations re-
ceived during the year:
From Miss A. e. Gould, of Norris
town, Flax Hatchel, of Revolutionary
date,
From Mr.. George A. Squire, of Nor
ristown, eight pieces of Continental
money.
From Miss S. S. Swain, of Phila-
delphia, two valuable combs.
From Samuel A. Farrand, of New
ark, a framed poem entitled "Rhoda
Farrand"
From Julia Camp Wilson, of Nor
ristown, a piece of lace worked by a
descendant of Washington's mother.
From Miss M. E. Grace Covenhoven,
of Rutherford, one brass kettle, one
copper kettle and an old engraving of
the Washington family.
From Mr.. George M. Thompson, of
Mendham, a homemade hay fork
over one hundred years old.
From Mrs. Patrick Clancy, of Nor
ristown, an American coins dated 1907.
From Doctor Joseph H. Hunt, of
Newton, valuable manuscript of Rev
dictionary date, also number of
copper coins ranging in dates from
1878 to 1868.
From Mr.. Louis r. Enrich, of New
York City, portrait of Washington
in handsome frame.
The Library at Headquarters has
received the following donations:
From Professor Justin H. Smith, a
copy of his work entitled "Our Strug-
gle for the Fourteenth Colony"
From Miss Margaret Mead, copy
of Harper's Monthly for February,
1859, containing Doctor Tuttle's note
on Washington in Morris County dur
ing the Revolution.
From Hon. William M. Johnson, of
his work Memoirs and
"reminiscences" and Sketches of the
Early History of Sussex County.
From Miss Nina Rowland, of Nor
ristown, pamphlet containing the
proceedings of a Board Of Officers
held by order of General Washington
concerning Major John Andre, Sep
TENDER 29th, 1880, also letters that
passed to and fro to New York on that
occasion. Also a page of verses en-
titled Rodgers Victory
The following purchases have been
made by the committee,
A tavern bell Of Colonial Day; a
Colonial Tripod, Dutch pewter cream
jug dated 1884 two Colonial Brass
Ladies', one Brass Strainer-laddle, a
sewing bird. 40
The deaths of the following mem
bers have been reported sinceg Jlne,
1907; Cornelius zabriskie, of Hudson
County, William Risk White, Union
Cortland Parker. Essex: Jacob L. Hal
sey, Essex; D. wins James, Morris;
Samuel Sloan, New York City; Alex
ander Maitland. Mercer; Frederick
Southhack, Morris; Edwin S. Brown,
Passaic; Richard H. Allen, Morris;
Thomas G. Barr, Hssex; Leon L, Be-
land. Essex, and .WillIam G. Tenner
The following trustees were elected !:
Albert H. Vernam, Alfred Elmer
Mills and Frederic QsiSpedden.