1961 Vol. 5 No. 5 October
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TAUl.Lvttn MuseumHeadquarters LAMBERTCASTLE GarretMountain Reservation trf rw Paterson,N. l, lflur B{ir 6,sunt1Tllnxturtr u[ Furt vtq Vol.V-No.5 October, 1961 D. STANTON HAMMOND, Editor 35 (Dur@t1irtg-ftftty Anniurrrurg 35 fl Ir1 f' _t i' -J Officers and Guests: - (Left to right) Robert P. Brooks, Capt. A. T. Derrom, Park Commissioner Eugenie II. Recht, Freeholder Alex Komar, Edward M. Graf, Mary Schweizer, Director John J. Crowley, S. Virginia Peter- son. D. Stanton Hammond and Walter A. Lucas. Freeholder Joseph Lazzara was present also' THIRTY-FIVE YEARS Society for Establishing Useful Manufacture ttttg Elias Boudinot, Washington's friend in S.U.M:), of Ten years ago the present writer sketched and helper in founding the American nation. JuIy, 195i ttre first quarter century of this society's progress and the story was included in the "Anni' Five years later in May, of 1956,another but verJaries' Number" of the society's publication much shorter sketch was prepared for the thir- f "The Butletin". The year 1951marked the Cen- tieth anniversary of the society. .* and in i, '.t tennial of the city of Paterson as well, t{ pre- The principal occurrence at this time was the Helen t consequencespecial historical articles were ,.!, sented in that issue. Walter A. Lucas settled for Sterrett McBurney bequest. Trustees Dillistin and Ham- all time the location of Lafayette's encampment mond completed the necessary arrangements, going to at Wagaraw (now Hawthorne). William H. DiIIis- Atlanta, Georgia. The substantial proceeds were set up tin traced Paterson'sconnection with the nation- as an endowment fund to be a memorial for Mrs. ally famous Stimson family and Robert P. Brooks McBurney with the income allotted to the Society's noted the impoqfance to Paterson and Hamilton's publication fund. #, -, Thirty-eight THE PASSAIC COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY tr { so now^ again, we come to the thirty-fifth an- lery. During October the society was recipient of niversary of the re-founding of the passaic _ ^Ettis county two bequests by the wills of Mrs. Ida e. s.ociety- in 1926. is corr-ect of (It to say re-founding, Fair Lawn and Claude Ferdinand (formerly since the original organ tzatron paisal" " of oi the Paterson). Mrs. Ellis gave personai items C9u1ty Historical Soclety and occurred in 186z at furniture; Mr. Ferdinana gave items which timq Eugene of his Stevenson as a young man metal work and $100. "ri participated. In his advanced years he co-oplrated in the re-founding and becarne the first prbsident of the present organization.) This sketch is aimed to show the high-Iights "multi-of the society's five year progress only. Tne plicity of occurrences, items, gifts, etc., would un- duly extend this article. Starting thg story in reverse however, atten- tion is first called to the B5th anniversary party held at Lambert castle on Monddy, euguit 2i, 1961. The society's executive committee plepared p purely social function with the Counly ]'ree- h.olders, and the Passaic County park iommis- sioners as honored gugqts of the membership of the society. Special Civil War items from^ the museum store were on display, a large Bbth anni- versary cake was consumed with other refresh- ments with speech making at a minimlrm. The heavy rain-storm of the day precluded a large at- tendance but the occasion- proved an enjdyable memorial of.35 years' progreis. The pictur"s h"re- t with are evidence I thereof. ;( 'f And now reverting to 1956, , the most im- t portant event occurred on the afternoon I of June G 19th when Harry B. Haines, publisher of the pat- erson Evening NewS, presentad his father Edward B. Haines' pe-rsonal' library of over 1,b00 bound" volumes, stacked in tgt large steel cabineir, io- gether with a memorial sigi of suitable dimen- sions. This library was pla6ed in the Gem Room on the second floor at Lambert castle - the targ;t single ggt of property the society has ever re- uniform of col. Andrew Derrom, ceived. The meeting was attended by most of the in command of the 25th \T. J. Infantry Regiment, in service pportant _persons of the county, the mayors of 1862 and 1868. Paterson, Passaic and-ctifton; the judges and bar representatives; the clergy; business rien and all In December of 1gbo,our Librarian Russell B. others in recognition of-ihe princefy gitt of th; Evans died suddenly, stricken down a relatively donor in honof of his father. young man. In January of 1g5T the Montclair only a short time before Mr. Haines had also artist Jules Askins restored an oil painting of cor- arranged to have the_family of Benjamin Garfinkle nelius J. van winkle that had suffered some tear- p_resent a beautifully framed 172"8 map of New ing through rough treatment. Mr. Askins, skill cily. This now is on display drt" castle. Iorl. completely repaired the damage, cleaned the dirt During June also the genealogicai materials"t left and surface darkening for and pv _t!e deceased witliam M. Cllemens and James $125. offered to F. Morton were received from the paterson city cover the whole museum j ob for three thousand. Museum and fited among the societv,s effecti. Regretfully the society was unable to proceed in Messrs. Clemens and Morto[ were long members this matter but probably should as our art co1lec- of the society. tion grows. on sunday, october 7, 1956 occurred the ser- vice During this winter considerable progress was marking lhq:ece^ipl ana dedication of drg" - made in statistical carC records. framed oil of "Chief Scout" Herbert A. "Lote'e. The vital statis- This tics outdoor meeting on Lambert casile lawn *", copied from county, church and newspaper conducted by rcg14,i sources by the wPA twenty -Passalc -counly Boy scouts years before were en- who loved and revered the Scout Leader of their tered on 3 by 5 fiIe cards as individual entries. boyhood. This oil painting is now in our Art Gal- About 13,000cards now comprise this fiIe. HISTORICAL SOCIETY Thirty-nine ttb THE PASSAIC COUNTY 17, 1958. On April 26, 195?,the city of Patersol ioined Peachtree Street in Atlanta on October in the Bi-Centennial Celebration of the birth of President Hammond, having accepted the invita- Alexander Hamilton, renowned as the Founder tion to attend as guest to represent the Passaic of Paterson. The highlight of the celebration County Historical Society, traveled by railroad to was centered in a Colonial costumed BaIl in the Atlanta, bringing- the two engraved name plates to Paterson Armory. This was attended by Governor affix to the Iarge oil portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Meyner and many other top officials. The Passaic McBurney. He fbund on arrival the morning of County Historical Society's participation was con- the dedication the usual frantic last minute prep- ducted by President Hammond. In the month of arations but was successfully able to affix the M"y, President Hammond and wife drove by auto Iabels to the portraits' frames. The name plates to Salt Lake City, stopping en route at the city of state that the portrait is the gift of the Passaic Hobart in Oklahoma. Previously by correspond- County Historiial Society to the McBurney A_rt ence, the mayor of that city was informed of the Museum. The several officials were graciously large quantity of photographs in possession of this cord ial and the function continued late into the societv given by Mrs. Garret A. Hobart. She had night, appearing to be a high point in Atlanta's received them 50 years before when the new set- opening- social season. The Mcpulney. Art Mus- tlers asked her permission and approval of their eum is a splendid addition to Atlanta's cultural use of the Vice President's name for their new center and- the McBurney bequests have been County His- "tent an,Csod-house" town in 1904. At the city's put to excellent use. The Passaic . to have urgent request, the pictures rvere left on loan dis- torical Society is also very fortunate pIJy in tlie }lobart- City Library jgr six months been rememb-ered but in a lesser degree than itter which all were returned safely and thank- Atlanta by the McBurneYS. fully to the Lambert Castle Museum. Du_ring^that In JuIy-long of 1958 George Alexander Dickson yeai the City of Hobart enlisted the help gf our ended his service as museum attendant at lociety and Patersoh, when the U. S. Army Rese_r- Lambert Castle. Manv of the relics were restor- vation expansion threatened to engulf that whole ed by his skitlful use of materials. Continuation area. Local publicity through the Paterson of carding, typing, mounting, etc., was carried on ] Evening lrTewsbnd a spread in the Congressional during this year and extended into subsequent l* l/ Record was much appreciated by Hobart citizens years. This faithful work was done by many _ iF' It as one of their helps in winning their battle for women on an hourly basis. Among them were existence. \{ary Ameer, Mary Dowlihg, Shirley Goffredo, + Mary C. Hammond, Adelaide V. Waters, Mary Treasurer WiIIiam C. Shute died in May. His __ C'I\eilI, Karen Von den Deale, Louraine Holly and place as trustee on the Executive Committee was Sarah Virginia Peterson. later fitled by the election of Mrs. Esther Ipp group from the Schwartz of Paterson. November 3, 1957,Isaac A. In the fall of 1958 a study leader' Serven died, long active in local Revolutionary Bergen County Historical Society under Bergenfie1d, invited the War history and the work of the Sons of the ship of Adrian Leiby of Society to send repre- American Revolution.