Annual Meeting: 1908

32BULLETIN OF FRIENDS' HISTORICAL SOCIETY. ANNUAL MEETING. 1908. The annual meeting of the Friends' Historical Society of Philadelphia was held in the large Committee Room of Twelfth Street Meeting House on the evening of First Month, twentyseventh , 1908. Routine business consisted of the presentation of the reports of the Treasurer and Auditing Committee, and of the Nominating Committee. The President, Isaac Sharpless, introduced the subject of the address of the evening by remarks, explanatory of the history of the Philadelphia Counterpart of the Boston Tea Party in 1773Selections from original letters relative to this event, in possession of Thomas B. Taylor, were read by him, with interesting comments thereupon. These were largely business letters, between merchants of Philadelphia and New York, referring to the feeling and attitude of the people toward the import tax upon tea. The firm of James & Drinker of Philadelphia, consisting of Abel James, son-in-law of Thomas Chalkley and Henry Drinker, was represented in their correspondence. The President followed with a few supplementary remarks, and thanked Thomas B. Taylor on behalf of the Society for his interesting presentation. John T. Morris was introduced and kindly exhibited a picture of Chalkley Hall, Frankford, Pa., and two pictures illustrating the Boston Tea Party, one from an American and the other from an English point of view. He also exhibited a cup and saucer, once belonging to Thomas Chalkley, and a silver porringer made from his silver buttons and buckles. Amelia M. Gummere gave a brief explanation of a number of old prints and pictures on exhibit referring to this period in Philadelphia History. The meeting was largely attended and much interest was shown.M. S. A. ...