Evening journal., 1910-12-20
HISTORIANS
LOSE PRESIDENT
Former Judge Grubb'S Letter
Of Resignation Accepted
With Regret

The Historical Society of Delaware,
i'm regular meeting last night, at which
General James n. Wilson presided,
were greatly surprised upon receiving
the resignation of President lgnatius
G. Grubb. The reasons given by the
president for his withdrawal ak the
head Of the society were sickness and
absence from the state. Though re-
signed from the presidency and the di-
rectorship, Former Judge Grub Will
continue an active membership OF the
society.
The society was the recipient OF
many valuable and extremely interest
ing donations. Francis II. Hoflecker,
speaking for the committee on dona-
tions, reported that a valuable oil
painting of the old almshouse had
been received from Mcmahon Brothers.
IL will be presented to the society at
the next regular meeting of the body.
On behalf of Samuel Bancroft. Jr,
John b. Bird presented the society
with a history on New Sweden a
volume printed in the Swedish Ian
guage, published I'm Stockholm. Swe-
den, I'm 1853. The expeditions of Lord
Delaware are reviewed in thS work,
which is that of Israel Acrelius.
Both the active membership and as
sociate membership were swelled by
two persons into the society. Those
elected TO active membership were:
Newton l.. Grubb. Brandywine hum
dred, and VanArsdale b. Turner, of
Dover. Those elected TO associate
membership were: Mrs. Mary c. Bird
and Miss Mary T. Ridgely, both Of
Wilmington.
Three proposals for membership
were turned over to the membership
/ committee for action. Frederick Ban
/ croft, a noted historian of Washington
was nominated by General James H.
Wilson; William Salisbury. Of Dover
was nominated by the Rev Joseph
! Brown Turner and ID. NJ. Bates named
Leonard A. Yerkes Of this city. The
/ thirty-eight members whose member
ship expired at the last meeting
through their non-payment Of dues
were nominated by Robert H. Rich
ards.
Through the corresponding secre
tary a communication received from
George H. Miles Of Allegheny, Pa
I'm which the latter asks for copy o
volume 4 Of the proceedings OF th'
society. In response to a second com
munication from Ian c. Hannah o
Fernroy. Forrest Row. Sussex, Eng
land. asking for information relativ
J to the early history and happenings o
Sussex on the Delaware" the write
said that he was preparing a histor
Of Sussex for the Coastwise series an
that he had noticed that Sussex, 4
Delaware, contained some Of IN
names Of the English Sussex. Anon
these are Lewes and Seaford. A cop
OF the work written by Rev. c. ".
Turner will be sent to Mr. Hannah
the name of the society.
\ A nomination committee to suggei
l The names for a successor TO form'
, PRESIDENT Grubb was named as 70
lows: Robert II. Richards. George
, Elliott and former Judge David
, Marvel. The committee will report
the next meeting Of the society. Al
other committee to draft resolution
notifying him that his resignation he
been accepted only with deepest r.
I gret and thanking him for his exec
? lent service to the society during Il
2 rast year. This committee com prise
Major William G. Ramsey, John Biz
4 and Rev. Joseph Brown Turner.
I An application was received fro
l the Daughters of the American Rev
luton for the use Of the society
= rooms for the purpose Of holding
p tea, but the members decided to r
fuse the application, deeming the d
o mcnsions too small for such purpos
4 There is also a rule prohibiting q
r letting of the society's rooms for sue
q purposes.