The Annual Meeting of Friends' Historical Association

Volume 26, No. 2 Autumn Number, 1937 Bulletin of Friends' Historical Association THE ANNUAL MEETING OF FRIENDS' HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION FRIENDS' HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION held its annual meeting in the building of the Historical Society of Frankford , 1507 Orthodox Street, Frankford, Philadelphia, on Second-day evening, Eleventh month 29, 1937, at 8.15 P. M. William W. Comfort, President of the Association, presided; Clement B. Webster, President of the Frankford Society, opened the meeting with a cordial address of welcome. President Comfort, in reporting on the Association's activities for the year, referred particularly to the completion of the arrangements for the exhibition of historic relics owned by the Association, in a room on the second floor of the Old City Hall, at the southwest corner of Fifth and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, as reported in the last issue of the Bulletin. The Association learned officially of the death of one of its founders and most revered and active members, Amelia Mott Gummere, who had been a Vice-President of the organization more than twenty years ; and adopted a memorial minute, which is printed below. The amendment to Article III of the Constitution, providing a simpler way for the selection of new members, notice of which was made in the last Bulletin, was unanimously approved; so that Article HI will hereafter read as follows : Any person interested in the objects of the Association is eligible for membership and may be elected thereto by a majority vote at any meeting of the Directors, or with the approval of the Secretary and one other member of the Association, 67 68 BULLETIN OF FRIENDS' HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION The meeting then adjourned for the entertainment of the evening, which consisted of an interesting historical address on Colonial Frankford, by Horace Castor, and an exhibition of stereopticon slides by Harry S. Donat. Refreshments were then served, and opportunity was given for those in attendance to examine the fine headquarters of the Historical Society of Frankford (which may have aroused feelings of envy in the hearts of some members of Friends' Historical Association), and the interesting relics, books, and other historic exhibits on display in the building. The address of the evening is to be published by the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia. At the close of the annual meeting, a special meeting of the newly elected Board of Directors was held, at which the officers named on page 66 were elected. These officers were the same as for the preceding year, except that Lydia Flagg Gummere was elected Vice-President to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Amelia Mott Gummere. IN MEMORIAM: AMELIA MOTT GUMMERE 1859 - 1937 We have learned with sorrow of the death of Amelia Mott Gummere on Tenth Month 7, 1937, after passing her seventyeighth birthday. She shared in the founding of the former Friends' Historical Society of Philadelphia, and was elected Vice-President of the organization in 1913, serving in this capacity until her death. She had been an Editor of the Bulletin and a frequent and welcome contributor since the publication of its opening article, which she wrote. Outside of our own circle she was widely known for her distinguished contributions to various phases of the history of the Society of Friends and of the Quaker colony of New Jersey. Her fine culture, her loveliness of character, and her warm friendship endeared her to all with whom she came in contact. Her influence upon Quakerism will long be felt, as of one whom we could ill afford to lose. The Directors and members of Friends' Historical Association adopt this minute in affectionate remembrance of their friend. Adopted at the annual meeting of Friends' Historical Association, Eleventh Month 29, 1937. BULLETIN OF FRIENDS' HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION 69 ' I 'HE Bulletin prints herewith additional articles dealing with¦*~ Quakerism in foreign lands—Palestine, Japan, and China in Asia, Switzerland in Europe, and Kenya and Pemba in Africa— in continuation of the plan, pursued through the two preceding issues, of showing something of Quakerism as a world movement. Two of these articles are reprinted from the London Friend (November 12 and December 3, 1937)—those on Kenya and Pemba in East Africa, and on West China...