Annual Pilgrimage, September 13, 1929

TREASURER'S REPORT Semi-annual Statement of the Assistant Treasurer of the Dutchess County Historical Society May 19, 1929 Balance brought forward, October 19, 1928 Received in dues to date $1,593.22 1,307.53

$2,900.75

DISBURSEMENTS Oct. 20—Robert Bowman, traveling expenses $ 5.00 Oct. 23—Postage 3.00 Oct. 23—Saltford Flower Shop, flowers in memory of MT. Adams 20.00 Nov. 6—Margaret de M. Brown, photograph 5.00 Nov. 26—Rent of Vassar Institute 5.00 Nov. 26—J. Wilson Poucher, expenses for luncheon 12.58 Dec. 11—Frank B. Howard, 1,000 letterheads, 500 envelopes 35.05 Dec. 17—Frank B. Howard, work on Year Book 47.08

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17.25 37.80 419.59 Dec. 18—A. V. Haight Co 86.98 Dec. 20—Helen W. Rreynolds, publication expenses. 100.00 Jan. 3—New York Historical Society, annual dues 3.00 Jan. 3—Katherine B. Waterman, services as assistant treasurer 50.00 Jan. 3—Amy Ver Nooy, services as assistant secretary 25.00 Jan. 3—Allen Frost, services as curator 25.00 Jan. 3—Lansing & Broas, stamped envelopes, bill-heads 33.35 Apr. 5—Helen W. Reynolds, publication expense 20.00 Apr. 5—Katherine B. Waterman, postage 2.00 Apr. 5—Refunded to S. M. Strong, (over-payment of dues) 1.00 Total disbursements 953.68

Balance on hand, May 17, 1929 Special account Contribution to Glebe House Fund $1,947.07 $674.79 500.00

Balance in special account $174.79

Respectfully submitted, KATHERINE B. WATERMAN, Assistant Treasurer.

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TREASURER'S REPORT

Semi-Annual Statement of the Assistant Treasurer of the Dutchess County Historical Society October 18, 1929

Balance brought forward, May 17, 1929 Received from dues to date $1,947.07 193.92

DISBURSEMENTS $2,140.99

May 22—J. Wilson Poucher, expenses for luncheon and postage $ 22.20 May 23—Amy Ver Nooy, postage May meeting 12.00 Julie 10—Lansing-Broas Printing Co., reply post-cards 4.00 June 25—Margaret de M. Brown, photograph for Year Book 5.00 July 8—Allen Frost, services as curator 25.00 July 8—Amy Ver Nooy, services as assistant secretary 25.00 July 8—Katherine B. Waterman, services as assistant treasurer 50.00 Aug. 17—Albert C. Rust, rent of Vassar Institute for May meeting 5.00 Sept. 3—Lansing-Broas Printing Co., 800 envelopes 4.95 Sept. 4—Margaret de M. Brown, photograph for Year Book 5.00 Sept. 11—Lansing-Broas Printing Co., 1,000 programs for Pilgrimage 18.50 Sept. 17—Frank B. Howard, packing and postage on Year Books sent to Genealogical Society of Utah .92 Sept. 17—Amy Ver Nooy, postage on notices of Pilgrimage 10.50

188.07

Balance on hand, Oct. 18, 1929

$1,952.92 Special Account, created by life membership fees, $203.71 Respectfully submitted, KATHERINE B. WATERMAN, Assistant Treasurer.

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ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1929

Despite the date—Friday, September 13th—and despite uncertain skies, thirty-five cars assembled at 10.30 A. M. on the Flatts south of Hyde Park for the 1929 pilgrimage of the Dutchess County Historical Society, a number which later was added to until a total of between forty-five and fifty cars, carrying about two hundred pilgrims, was finally estimated as the record for the day. Had the morning been positively clear the total of seventy-five cars, estimated at the pilgrimage of 1928, would doubtless have been exceeded.

While the morning was uncertain and mid-day brought a Scotch mist, by two P. M. when the pilgrims reached Montgomery Place conditions changed and the day grew steadily brighter. It is not too much to say that the hospitality extended at Grasmere and at St. Stephen's College was too cordial and too much enjoyed for a little thing like a Scotch mist really to dampen those visits and to Mr. Crosby of Grasmere and Dr. Bell and Chaplain Smith of St. Stephen's, as well as to General Delafield of Montgomery Place the Society extends through the Year Book its grateful acknowledgements for all that they did to open to the members the beauties of the old places of northwestern Dutchess.

The addresses made by Mr. Crosby and General Delafield were written and the Year Book is fortunate in being able to publish them below. Unfortunately, Dr. Bell spoke extemporaneously and no notes were taken of the interesting account he gave of St. Stephen's College—its past, its present, and its hopes for the future.

The program for the pilgrimage of 1929 is reprinted here, together with the two papers, referred to.

ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE Friday, September 13, 1929 (or Saturday, 14th, if the 13th is wet) Daylight Saving Time Basket Lunches

PLAN OF PILGRIMAGE

The pilgrimage of 1929 is planned to include visits to the three homes associated with General and Mrs. Richard Montgomery.

Richard Montgomery and Janet Livingston were married in 1773. They began housekeeping in a small house at Rhinebeck Flatts.

Soon they acquired a tract of land south of the present village of Rhinebeck and began to build a large new house.

Before that house was ready for them the War of the Revolution broke out. Richard Montgomery

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