Evening journal., 1909-12-21
BOOST SOCIETY
MEMBERSHIP 200
Delaware Historic Society,
Shows Renewed Activity
After Reorganization


plated occupying the old city han in
case q new one should be built, TO
ind room for their meetings. This /
was contrast to the meeting two /
months ago when the question Of dis
banding the society was seriously con- !
sidered. Horace G. Eastburn was
elected TO membership and amid FREE
quent applause 21O new names were
proposed. l76 of which were obtained
by President fgnatius g.. Grubb.
General James II. Wilson took the
chair while Judge Grubb read a very
inspiring nominating address. Gen.
Wilson had previously desired TO sus-
pend the by-laws and elect the nomi-
nees Immediately but Judge Grub
doubted their right to do so, conse-
quently the general caused a ripple OF
laughter by saying he now had
chance 10 overrule the president.
Judge Grubb called the list of nomi-
nees the roll of honor and made "A
pleasing speech. He said the fore
most and worthiest citizens, from all
| professions, had responded promptly
and gladly. There would be double the
present membership from this Christ
mas gift" 100 beyond what the So
ciety had over numbered. The society
/ had had its food and ebb since its
organization May 81, 1864. and its re-
ception Of "a perpetual charter i'm 1905.
! OF late years since the death of many
prominent members, It's activity had
! diminished. Realization of the peril in
which the organization was placed,
and of its value In preserving old docu-
ments and relics and the memory OF
/ DelaWares famous sons had produced
this remarkably successful movement
not surpassed in any similar society.
/ AT the November meeting. various
plans were discussed and finally it was
decided to send a written appeal TO the
members and to the papers The re-
suits were not manifest in the De-
cember meeting. The president had
found the faith of the society so firm
ly placed in his infallibility and mex
haustibility that the matter was left i'm
his hands But his own faith in the
pride of the people OF Delaware in
her famous naval military and states
man heroes, including the hero Of
three wars her adopted son General
| Wilson. had been justified I'm the unan-
imous response Of the candidates. He
/ had used up caloric and radium, but
I the result was an incitement TO the
other members to go and do likewise,
with pluck push and persistence. II
was now their obligation 20 prove wor-
thy Of the appeal they had made for
support.
Given Vote Of Thanks.
Francis IA. Hofecker moved a vote
Of thanks to the president for his
splendid efforts for the society. George
a. Elliott. Robert II. Richards and
Thomas f. Bayard were appointed
committee to prepare for a jubilee
meeting on January II. and to invite
the nominees to be present. Former
Senator Anthony Higgins related an
interesting story OF the historian John
Fiske's ancestry 1t seems his grand
mother was an Odessa woman, Of great
natural vigor Of mind and body, and
that the historian Is a cousin Of for
mer Chief Justice Charles b. Lore. Mr..
Higgins remarks led to the appoint
ment of himself. General Wilson, and
Herbert II. Ward as a committee to
select honorary members, especially
noted historical writer's.
At the suggestion of John p. Nields
a committee OF five win be appointed
at the next meeting to consider plans
for the proper housing of the society.
Mr.. Nields desired that the building be
restored to its original form-the upper
floor removed and the gallery put back.
Judge Grubb said the present building
was too small to exhibit all the ma
terial now owned. Senator Higgins
voiced the general sentiment when he
said the crying need was for a fire.
proof building Many cases were
known where people had refused to give
valuable documents on this account
/ T,f4 ali
approval on his sugg gestion that some
thing more than routine business be
provided to awaken interest I'm the
meetings
A standing committee win be APP
pointed at the next session. Mr. Hof-
= fecl1or reported the donations of q
block of wood from the William Penn
house from Miss Abbie SpeaSman,
, block of wood from Whites Chape
, from Judge Conrad. and various his
torical publications.
e The nominating committee were
i, Judge Grubb Or. John p. Wales, Majoi
William g. Ramsey, Francis III. uof.
4 fecler and A. r. Spaid.
i. NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED.
The names proposed by Judge Grubb fo
membership were:
Hon. George Gray the Rt Rev JOIN
IS j. Monaghan. Hon. Charles NJ Curtis
Wilmington: Hon. John r. Nicholson
Hon. Daniel o. Hastings. Hon. Andrew
c. Gray. Hon. William II. Heald. Gen
N erai IT. Coleman dupont Hon. J. Harve,
= snruance. NJ. d.. Hon. Edwin r. Cochran
Hon David T. Marvel, Hon. Levin Irv
e ing Handy-wilmington
j. Frank Ball. the Rev Kense
y John Hammond. Victor dupont Jr., Ham
= ilton NJ Barksdale, Alexis l. DUPONT
\ Howard Pyle, William Griscom Coke
William w Lobden, Dr. Joseph II. Chand
Ter. Alfred d. Poole, Peter J. Ford. Wi
= liam N. Barnard. r. Allen Hillea, VIII
liam t. sellers, William Belts, Charles S
4 Gawthrop. Lewis =. Bush. Henry G. Has
! keli, Daniel NJ. Bates Ferdinand L. Gil
I pin, Alfred ID. Warner, Benjamin T. shaw
| Henry C. scott-Wilmington.
| George S. Capelle, Captain Willar
| Thomson, Captain Horace Wilson, Col
| onel George w. Sparks, Walter IL. Hayes
| j. Harvey Whiteman. William r. lyman
| Tnghman Johnston. Thomas Davis, jaime
w Ponder. James salisbury, Edward G
| Bradford. r., William H. Cooper, Jr
Frank l.. Speakman, Andrew E. sanborI
| Howell S England William t. Kurt
Herbert J.. Rice, William G. Jones, Jr
Francis NJ. Walker, David J. Reinhard
| Franklin Brockson, T. Bayard Heise
John w Wilmington.
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