Evening journal., 1915-01-19
CITY historians
REFLECT OFFICERS
President Elliott in Annual
Report Replies to New
Building Project
SOCIETY GETS
VALUABLE PAPERS

At the annual meeting of the Del
aware Historical Society last night,
officers for the ensuing year were
elected and the annual reports of the
president and treasurer were read.
The election Of officers resulted in the
reelection OF all the officers with the
exception Of the office of the his
Photographer. which was vacant last
year. and to which Walter c. Tatnall
was elected.
The officers follow:
President Colonel George A. FL
iiott; vice presidents. New Castle
county, General James II. Wilson;
Kent Henry Ridgley; Sussex. the
Hon. Henry c. Conrad; recording sec
retary, Christopher l.. Ward; CORES
ponding secretary, j. Danforth Bush:
treasurer William Bush; librarian.
Major W. G. Ramsay: historiographer,
Walter G. Tatnall: directors. the Hon.
lgnatius C. Grub. Thomas +. Bayard,
Robert ii. Richards, John b. Bird and
f. II. Hoffecker.
The treasurers report follows: Re
/ ceipts-balance on hand November
/ 30, 1913, S20064; dues. 1923; sale OF
publications. S15.75; State appropria-
tion for publications. $500; contribu-
/ tion for publications. S63: expense re
| funded by new building committee,
! S232.51; interest on investment
/ S41743, making a total of S2.152.33;
disbursements-by expense. S553. SO;
rents. $500; publications, 1892: ac-
] oessions, S12.S0 carried to endow-
ment fund. S42G; overdraft, a total Of
S2,l5233. The report was referred to
the finance committee to audit.
An interesting feature of last
nights meeting was the receipt OF a
number of valuable papers and books
Among these was a letter presented
by Thomas +. Bayard which had
been written on August 25, 17SS, by
Charles Thompson. secretary of Con
gress at that time, to the presiden
Of Delaware; the recent Thanks
giving Proclamation of Governor Nil
Ter; some papers containing inter
b esting data concerning the Warne
family presented by Granville Park
and a souvenir of the Perry centen
nial held recently in Erie. Pa. TIL
latter was accompanied by a care
fully-prepared manuscript Of the tril
taken by the Conestoga powde
wagon by the DUPONT Powder Co
During the meeting the resigna
tions of Grantley p. Postles an
u Peter T. Wright were received an
accepted. The Hon l. c. Grubb an
- Robert H. Richards were appointe
to serve on the nominating commit
tee While General Charles Bird an
= David ]. Reinhardt were appointe
- tellers in the election Of the direC
|, tors.
~ One OF the features of the evenin
~ was the reading of the president
report. In his report Colonel Ellio
congratulated the members on the
having taken so decided a step FOL
ward in their efforts to secure
new fire proof building and one {
sufficient size and equipment to pr,
- serve all the valuable papers. rec
ords, relics and other things of his
torical value, which during the pas
fifty years have been in the keeI
ing Of the Delaware Historical Sc
oiety. The purchasing of a lot Ou
on Delaware avenue adjoining IN
New Century Club by the society 70
the erecting of a new building, whic
was done last May. was an importar
step in this direction, President r
s. lott said. Continuing, Presider
Elliotts report stated how there
now about $4,000 in the building funl
and il was thought that $4,000 wOnl
be sufficient to erect a fireproof built
ing that would meet all the needs ,
the society.
Other features of the work Of III
past year to which President Ellio
. called attention in his report in
cluded the literary activities tn;
have featured the various meetings
1n tho society during the past year, an
n which he stated had been especial
at interesting. and to the admission
he women to full membership in IL
st society.