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May 28th, 1908 :- Met at the residence of Mrs. Henry S. White, Red Bank, N. J., at 3 o'clock P. M. Vice-President, Rev. John C. Lord, presiding.
After the regular business, a paper was read by Miss Sarah Elaine Eldridge, entitled "East Jersey's Provincial Capital." The author, a former resident of the "Port- Town" of Perth Amboy, had opportunity to secure excellent material for her address, and the Association at the close of the read- ing expressed its appreciation by a vote of
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thanks. The meeting was enlivened by pleasing selections of violin music by Miss Kridel. A patriotic poem, "The Spur of Monmouth," by Henry Morford, was read by Mrs. John H. Patterson. A biographical sketch of William Letson Terhune of Mata- wan, N. J., who died December, 1907, aged 83 years, was prepared and read by Mrs. Henry S. White, chairman of the Necrology Committee. An old book of accounts of Gov. Andrew Bowne, dated 1680, was ex- hibited by former Judge George C. Beek- man.
June 25th :- Met at the residence of the President, Mrs. Caroline G. Reed, "Rede- mont," Locust, N. J. A short and inter- esting talk on the coming Henry Hudson Celebration was given by the President. A paper compiled from "Letters of Henry Johnson of Middletown, while serving in the Army of the Revolution," was read by Miss Norma L. Swan, a great grand-daughter of the author of the letters. "Reminiscences of Middletown in his boyhood days, in the
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first fifteen years of the latter half of the nineteenty century," was read by Charles B. Parsons.
July 30th :- Met at the residence of Mrs. William Strother Jones, Riverside Drive, Red Bank, N. J. Rev. John C. Lord, Vice- President in the chair. John Hopping Pat- terson read a patriotic address which he had recently delivered at a Fourth of July cele- bration at Eatontown, N. J .; and Edward S. Atwood described the ceremonial of the Selamlik in Constantinople, which he re- cently witnessed when the Sultan goes from his Palace to the Hamadieh Mosque to offer up his prayers.
August 27th :- Meeting held at the resi- dence of former Judge Charles E. Hendrick- son, Red Bank, N. J. In the absence of the President and Vice-President, Judge Hend- rickson was appointed chairman pro tem. Mrs. Henry S. White, read a letter from the President, Mrs. Caroline G. Reed, written at Barbizon, near Paris; and as chairman of the Necrology Committee she
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also read a memorial on the death of Shep- herd Kollock, who died August 12th, 1908, aged 95 years. Officers for the ensuing year were elected. Hon. Alfred M. Heston of Atlantic City read a paper on the "Early Steamboat Navigation," and Mrs. William A. Patterson of Riverside Drive, sang a solo. September 17th :- Meeting held at
"Rohallion,'' residence of Edward D.
Adams, LL.D., Rumson, N. J .; in the ab- sence of the President, the host, Doctor Adams, presided. Chairman of the Necrol- ogy Committee, Mrs. Henry S. White, read a memorial on the late Mrs. Edward S. At- wood, wife of the Secretary of the Associa- tion. Remarks were made by Dr. Adams on the coming Hudson Celebration, stating, among other things, that "a replica of the Brig Half Moon is being built in Holland to be sent here in 1909, for the Celebration, and that upon its arrival the Brig will an- chor off the Highlands and remain as long as did the original Half Moon in 1609." General Stewart L. Woodford, Chairman of
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the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, followed with an address, containing an outline of the program being prepared, which was full of interesting information. Two vocal trios, and a solo by boys from the choir of St. George's Church were exceedingly well ren-
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May 27th, 1909 :- Met at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Applegate, Red Bank, N. J. In the absence of the President and Vice-Presidents, Wm. B. Matteson, D. D., pastor of the First Baptist Church of Shrews- bury at Red Bank, N. J., was chosen to pre- side. After the usual routine business, Mrs. Henry S. White, Chairman of the Necrology Committee, read a biographical sketch of Samuel G. Fairchild, who died at Jackson- ville, Florida, January 31st, 1909. Invita- tion from the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution of the State of New Jersey was read, to join it at Spring Lake, N. J., in the celebration of the Battle of Monmouth, June 28th. Josiah Collins Pumpelly, LL. B., of the Sons of the Ameri-
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can Revolution, spoke on the resolution pending before Congress to prevent the dese- cration of the American Flag, and at his suggestion the following resolution was passed : "Whereas it has come to our knowl- edge that frequently the American Flag is used for advertising purposes, and in other ways misused, prostituted and scandalized, to the shame and disgrace of patriotic American citizens": "Therefore, resolved that we approve of Bill now pending in the National House of Representatives #220 (which as #565 has already passed the Sen- ate) as a bill that adequately provides for the punishment of any person who misuses or disfigures in any way, for advertising or other inappropriate purposes, the Flag of the United States, and that our Board of Trustees are hereby requested to communi- cate with our Representative in Congress, Benjamin Franklin Howell, inclosing a copy of this resolution and asking him to vote for said bill and to do all in his power to se- cure the enactment and approval of same
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as a Federal Statute." An able address followed on "New Jersey's Colonial Govern- ment and the Dawn of American Independ- ence," by Dr. Pumpelly.
July 29th :- Met at "The Anchorage," residence of Mrs. W. W. Shippen, Seabright, N. J. The President, Mrs. Carolinc G.
Reed, in the chair. Biographical sketches of the late Richard De Gray who died at Monmouth Beach, N. J., July 2nd, 1909, and of Russell G. Andrew, M. D., of Nave- sink, N. J., who died July 6th, 1909, were read by George V. Sneden of the Necrology Committee, which were ordered filed. Miss Norma Lippincott Swan, of Locust, N. J., read a paper entitled "The American Revo- lution and the British Press" in which she set forth the public sentiment of the Eng- lish people of that period as indicated by the ephemeral literature then published.
August 26th :- Met at the residence of the President, "Redemont," Locust, N. J., Mrs. Reed presiding. After the election of officers for the ensuing year and other
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business, Hon. Alfred M. Heston of Atlan- tic City delivered an interesting address upon "Betsey Bonaparte abroad, and King Joseph in New Jersey," followed by Major Charles B. Parsons of Red Bank, who re- peated an address made by him at the formal dedication of the "Col. George Arrowsmith Battery" on Sandy Hook.
October 2Ist: Met at the residence of James May Duane, Riverside Drive, North Bank of the Navesink, near Locust, N. J. The President, Mrs. Caroline G. Reed, pre- siding. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, John S. Applegate reported that the season just ended had been a prosperous one to the Association. The membership had increased from 150 to 18o. John Hop- ping Patterson had expected to read a paper at this meeting, but was prevented from so doing by illness; Mrs. Patterson read it in his stead. The paper was entitled "Old Homes in Old Middletown," for which the author received a vote of thanks, and a re- quest was sent him that he furnish a copy
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to be deposited in the archives of the Asso- ciation. A paper "Why Benedict Arnold was not captured," which contained facts hitherto unpublished in relation to Arnold and André at Tappen, was read by George V. Sneden of Red Bank, who also received a vote of thanks.
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May 26th, 1910 :- The first meeting of the year was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Applegate, Red Bank, N. J. In the absence of the President and Vice- Presidents, the host presided. After the reading of the minutes of the last regular meeting and the Treasurer's report, the Necrology Committee reported. The Chairman, Mrs. Henry S. White, read sketches of the lives of John Hopping Pat- terson, Stephen Van Brackle Arrowsmith and George F. Vietor. George V. Sneden of the same Committee read a paper on Bor- den Parker Bowne, D. D., who died in Brookline, Mass., April 2nd, 1910. Capt. Peter Vredenburgh of Freehold, N. J., gave
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an interesting address entitled "A Prince- ton Man in the Philippine Islands," in which he related some of his experiences and observations in the Philippines while serving there as an officer in the regular army. He also exhibited various utensils and instruments of warfare, used by the natives.
June 30th :- Met at the residence of Mrs. J. H. Oglesby, Sea Girt, N. J. In the ab- sence of the President and Vice-Presidents, John S. Applegate presided .. A telegram was received from John Franklin Fort, Governor of N. J., expressing regret that official duties prevented his attendance. James LeBaron Willard, Historian of the New York Mayflower Society, read a paper, the result of diligent examination, on "Early Emigration from New England to Monmouth County," giving the ancestry of many families now prominent in the County. John C. Patterson of Ocean Grove, N. J., a veteran of the Civil War, read an account of "Three days and three nights picket duty on Pony Mountain in Virginia during the
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cold week of 1864, at which time our troops suffered terrible hardships."
July 28th :- Met at the "Anchorage,'' the residence of Mrs. W. W. Shippen, Seabright, N. J., the President, in the chair. William Elliot Griffis, D. D., L. H. D., made an able address upon "Holland and its Historic con- nection with the United States," referring specially to "Nijkerk, the Home of the Van Rensselaers.''
August 25th :- Met at "Redemont"' the residence of the President, Mrs. Caroline G. Reed. After the usual preliminary business Xenophon P. Huddy of Brooklyn, N. Y., delivered an address entitled "The Spirit of Revolutionary Days, as evidenced by the career of Capt. Joshua Huddy." The speaker received a vote of thanks, and Mr. Atwood, the Recording Secretary, stated that the Sons of the Revolution in New Jer- sey would soon mark the spot of Capt. Huddy's murder, by a suitable memorial.
September 28th :- By invitation of the Rumson Country Club, the Association met
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at the new Club House, Rumson, N. J. The President of the Club, Edward D. Adams, LL. D., welcomed the Association. The President, Mrs. Caroline G. Reed responded in behalf of the Association, and as Mr. Adams was a Vice-President of the Associa- tion, he retained at her request the post of chairman and introduced Edward Hageman Hall, L. H. D., of New York, as the orator of the occasion, who gave an interesting ad- dress upon "The Discoveries of New Jersey and New York by Verrazzano and Hud- son." The address was illustrated by stereopticon views, and gave the results for the first time in America of Dr. Hall's origi- nal researches into the life and voyages of Verrazzano. The Vice-President also intro- duced Mr. Talbot Olyphant, President of the Society of the Cincinnati of the United States, who briefly outlined the origin and work of that Society. Votes of thanks were- given the Rumson Club for their hospitality, and the speakers for their instructive ad- dresses.
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October 27th :- Met at the residence of Mrs. Samuel A. Fairchild, Keyport, N. J. In the absence of the President and Vice- President, James P. Hopping was chosen to preside. After the election of officers and the appointing of committees for the ensu- ing year, Mrs. Henry S. White, Chairman of the Necrology Committee, read a bio- graphical sketch of Miss Sophie H. Nicholl, who died July 23rd, 1910. John S. Apple- gate gave an address on "Courts and Law- yers of Colonial days in Old Monmouth,'' which was full of interest, and at the close he was tendered a vote of thanks.
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May 25th, 1911 :- The first regular meet- ing of the year was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Applegate, Red Bank, N. J., and was largely attended. In the absence of the President and Vice-Presidents, the host was unanimously chosen to preside. The Trustees reported a large increase in membership, a generally prosperous con- dition of the Association, and the removal
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of its principal Office to the new head-quar- ters in the Davidson Building, Broad Street, Red Bank, N. J. A biographical sketch of Mrs. Lydia Hendrickson Schanck Conover, was read by Mrs. White, and of Henry Mar- tin Nevius, by the Secretary. A paper en- titled "Shrewsbury" written by the late M. D. Wheller Thurston, and presented to the Association by his widow, Mrs. Mary Kenyon Thurston, Genealogical Editor of the Newark Evening News, was read by Mrs. Henry S. White. It was descriptive and historical of the old town, written in charming style, and its gift to the Associa- tion was accepted by a rising vote of thanks to Mrs. Thurston, who was present.
June 29th :- Met at the residence of the President at "Redemont," Locust, N. J. Mrs. Reed being indisposed, John S. Apple- gate was chosen to preside. A letter from Mrs. Reed was read wherein she tendered her resignation as President of the Associa- tion after thirteen years of service, giving as reasons, her advancing years and growing
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desire to be relieved of responsibility. The letter was received with great regret and was referred to the Board of Trustees for further consideration, to be reported at the next meeting. William Barclay Parsons, LL. D., member of the Societies of Civil Engineers of England, France and the United States, and Supervising Engineer of the Cape Cod Canal, now in course of construction, gave an interesting sketch of the history and progress of the Cape Cod Canal, which re- ceived the thanks of the Association.
' July 27th :- Met at "The Anchorage," the residence of Mrs. W. W. Shippen, Seabright, N. J. Vice-President, Edward D. Adams, presiding. John S. Applegate, Chairman of Board of Trustees, read the Trustees report in which were mentioned a number of interesting donations to the museum and library, and the action of the Board with reference to the resignation of Mrs. Reed as President of the Association, recommending her to election as Founder- President Emeritus. The report was ap-
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proved and the recommendation adopted. The following is the resolution offered by Mr. Applegate to the Board of Trustees and unanimously adopted by them.
"Whereas our beloved President, Caro- line Gallup Reed, founder and President of the Monmouth County Historical Asso- ciation, who from the beginning of its exist- ence until the present time has served the interests of the Society with marked ability and success, has seen fit to tender her resig- nation as President."
"Resolved: that reluctantly we accept the same in deference to her earnest request, and in grateful acknowledgment of her distinguished merit and usefulness as our presiding officer, for a period of thirteen years, we accord her henceforth official dis- tinction as 'Founder-President Emeritus ' of this organization.'
Rev. Dr. William Elliot Griffis, of Ithaca, N. Y., delivered a very interesting address upon the "Strategy of Washington in the War of the Revolution."
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September 29th :- Convened in the lec- ture room of the First Baptist Church of Shrewsbury at Red Bank, N. J. The meet- ing was called to order by Mrs. Henry S. White; and in the absence of the President and Vice-Presidents, W. S. B. Parker, of the City of Long Branch, was elected tem- porary Chairman and George V. Sneden, Recording Secretary, pro tem.
After the election of officers and trustees for the ensuing term, John S. Applegate, the newly elected President, occupied the chair. Thanking the Board of Trustees and the members of the Association, he said, in sub- stance, that it was a pleasure to have the confidence of the Society at the outset of his administration, and expressed the hope that he would be able to retain it. He was mind- ful however, that there is a broad field before us which can only be exploited with diffi- culty. It cannot be expected of the Presi- dent to overcome the obstacles single- handed. The work will require the co- operation of the President, the officers, the
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committees, and all the members. With that co-operation he believed the Association would achieve success, and conserve the history of Monmouth County.
Mrs. Henry S. White read biographical sketches of the late Theodosia D. Finch and Gustave A. Schwarz. George V. Sne- den, another member of the same Commit- tee, read a sketch of the late Paul T. Kim- ball, M. D. Rev. John B. Handley, D. D., of Ocean Grove, Superintendent of the New Jersey Methodist Conference, delivered an address entitled "The Battle of Red Bank on the Delaware."' And an original poem, by Mrs. Mary DeGroff Walling of Keyport, entitled "Story of Shrewsbury, told by the Birds," was read by the author.
October 26th: Met at the residence of Edwin H. Burr, Red Bank, N. J., the Presi- dent, John S. Applegate in the chair. After the usual routine business, the chairman of the Necrology Committee reported that sketches had been prepared of the lives of the following named deceased persons :
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Josephine McMahon, wife of Frank McMa- hon, Col. John James McCook, Rev. Dr. Thomas S. Hastings, and Hon. Cornelius N. Bliss. On motion the sketches of the lives of the first two named deceased persons were read by Mrs. Henry S. White, and the last two by George V. Sneden.
The following letter from Caroline Gallup Reed, Founder and President Emeritus of this organization, in answer to a communica- tion received by her from the Board of Trus- tees accepting her resignation, was read : "To the Trustees of the Monmouth County Historical Association :
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DEAR FRIENDS :
Your announcement of the action of the Trustees in accepting my resignation as President, and in giving me the official title of Founder-President Emeritus of the Mon- mouth County Historical Association, was received with much pleasure, for which I desire to thank you and the Association.
It is seldom that the conception of a great
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work and an ambition to accomplish it are satisfied so thoroughly as has been achieved in the organization and success of the Mon- mouth County Historical Association.
Yours faithfully,
CAROLINE GALLUP REED.'' Per A. P.
An address was delivered by James M. Green, LL. D., Principal of the State Nor- mal School of Trenton, N. J., on the sub- ject, "The Colonial Definition of a Citizen," which was well received, and a rising vote of thanks was extended to Dr. Green for his paper.
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Our Library has a valuable collection of ancient and modern books and papers, access to which all members are welcome, by applying to the President.
Additions to the Library since our last publication are as follows:
A Pamphlet entitled "Captain David Baird," compiled by Peter Forman and David V. Perrine, which was read at "Old Tennent Church" on August 7th, 1907. Given by Peter Forman
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Military Map of Monmouth County, drawn by John Hills for Gen. Clinton in 1781. The blue print copy is in the Congressional Library, Washing- ton, D. C. This map is the gift of Hon. Joseph Mc- Dermott.
Paper currency in six bills, two issued by authority of the General Assembly in Pennsylvania during the twelfth year of the reign of his majesty George III, dated April 3rd, 1772. The remaining four bills, one by order of Provincial Congress, Burlington, New Jersey, then West Jersey's Provincial Capital, valued at thirty shillings, and three passed by law of the Colony of New Jersey, dated March, 1776. Each marked, "To Counterfeit is Death," donated by Mrs. William Willey.
Mounted postals of old and new Perth Amboy, East Jersey's Provincial Capital, 1700 to 1908, by Miss Sarah E. Eldridge.
"History of Town of Nutley," Essex County, N. J., the gift of Miss Norma L. Swan.
Twenty copies of "New Jersey Standard" of var- ious dates between December 2nd, 1859 and June 17th, 1864.
Two copies of "Monmouth Inquirer" of July 2nd, 1859 and July 16th, 1859, given by Charles B. Par- sons.
"Andrew Jackson's Farewell Address," 1836, the gift of Miss Annie Arrowsmith.
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"Papers of Martin Van Buren," prepared from the original manuscripts in the Library of Congress by Elizabeth Howard West. Presented by Com- mittee of Library of Congress, Washington, D. C.
I. Bound volume of "New York Transcript"' of 1824, and "Atlas Magazine"' of same year.
2. "Records of a law case of Monmouth County," prosecuted in the Circuit Court of the United States, prolonged for more than ten years. It contains many references to old residents.
3. "Ancient Prayer Book and Psalms." Six- teenth century. Published in Hamburg.
4. "Olney's United States History," 1836.
5. "Brown's Essay on American Poetry" with miscellaneous poems, sentimental, moral and patri- otic. All of the above five, donated by Rufus Ogden.
"Life and character of George Whitefield" who was an English Evangelist. He was an associate of the Wesley's in their missionary labors in Georgia in 1737. He was also closely associated with Gil- bert Tennent of whose sermons Whitefield, in his diary, says: "I never before heard such preaching. He went to the bottom indeed and did not daub with untempered mortar." A gift of George Craw- ford Beekman.
By purchase, Pamphlet entitled "Brick Church Memorial,"' 1699-1897. Compiled by Theodore W. Wells, Pastor of the church at Marlborough.
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The Society has now two hundred fifty-six mem- bers. The meetings are well attended. Its literary and social features are helpful and enjoyable.
The Treasurer reports a balance in the treasury of $1,696.37, which is deposited in the Second Na- tional Bank of Red Bank, N. J., and in addition, a Bond and Mortgage investment of $1,000.00.
One hundred twenty-seven of its members are now wearing the beautiful badge, the insignia of the Monmouth County Historical Association, which bears on its face a relief figure of "Wilted Grass," and also his noted words in praise of the right deal- ing of the early Settlers with the Indians. On the reverse is a copy of the seal of the Association, and the ribbon is of the colors of the House of Mon- mouth, England.
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MEMBERS*
Achelis, Fritz, 39
1902
Achelis, Bertha F. (Mrs. Fritz),
40
1902
Adams, Edward Dean, 2 1899
Adams, Frances Amelia (Mrs. Edward D.), 3 1899
Adlem, Emma Finch (Mrs. Isaac Hance),
1907
Applegate, John Stilwell, 4
1898
Applegate, Deborah Catherine (Mrs. John S.),
5 1899
Applegate, John Stilwell, Jr., 28 1898 Applegate, Maxcy, 1899
Applegate, Lillian, 79
1906
Applegate, Laura McLean (Mrs. Joseph Hance), 1906 Arrowsmith, Eleanor, 1900
' Arrowsmith, Annie Maria Craig, 77
1898
Atwood, Edward Stanley,
6 1898
Atwood, Eleanor Inez Devereux (Mrs. Edward S.) Azoy, Mary Letitia Bolton (Mrs. Anastasio C. M.) Barbour, Robert, IgII
1909
Barbour, William, · 1909
Barbour, J. Adelaide (Mrs. William), .
1909
Berthelemy, Marguerite Agnes Eustace (Mrs. Louis C. J.), 19II
Beadleston, Alfred Nash, .
97
1900
Bedle, Althea Randolph (Mrs. Joseph Dorsett), 32 1899
Bedle, Margaret, 1900
19II
Beekman, George Crawford,
1899
Bennett, Eleanor Brown (Mrs. Charles A.), 19 1901
Borden, Julia Emily (Mrs. A. H.), 17 1902
Borden, Bertram Harold, 1906
Boker, Carl Frederick, (Life)
IQII
*The figures denote number of badge and date of admission.
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MEMBERS
Boury, Louis Joseph, (Life)
I911
Braasch, Annie Hendrickson (Mrs. Robert), .
16
1900
Bray, Harriet Whitlock, .
59 1898
Briggs, Clara, . .
56 1903
Brown, Arthur Marmont, .
64 1904
Brown, Minnie Adelaide Pearce (Mrs. Arthur M.),
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1900
Brown, Hulda Holmes Bergen (Mrs. C. Elwood), . 107
1910
Brown, Josephine Adelia, 9 1900
Brown, Maxwell Louis,
Brown, Susan, ·
109
0161
Burr, Edwin, H.,
1907
Burrowes, Sara Jane (Mrs. Joseph T.),
1907
Calef, Amos Howard, 19II
Cannon, Harriet Drummond (Mrs. C. Walton), 1910
Church, Elizabeth Wickham (Mrs. Francis P.),
35 1898
Churchill, George Anthony Heyl,
I9II
Churchill, Mary Franklyn King (Mrs. George A. H.), 19II .
Churchill, Lester Butler,
1909
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