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showing  the  great  personal  charm  of  Professor  Parrish  and  illus- 
trating his  power  of  quick  perception  and  great  ability  as  an 
organizer. 
The  celebration  was  brought  to  a  close  by  an  incident  related 
by  Professor  Remington  while  serving  as  assistant  to  Professor  Par- 
rish. At  the  close  of  the  exercises  a  collation  was  served  in  the 
museum  and  the  friends  gathered  together  had  an  opportunity  of 
meeting  the  relatives  of  Professor  Parrish  and  those  who  had  come 
to  honor  his  memory.  H.  K. 
BOOK  REVIEW. 
Genealogy  of  the  Descendants  of  Thomas  French.  Com- 
piled and  published  by  Howard  Barclay  French.  Vol.  I.  Philadel- 
phia, privately  printed,  1909. 
The  memory  of  that  man  is  blessed  who  has  descendants  that 
are  worthy  of  their  heritage,  and  such  descendants  are  fortunate 
when  one  of  their  number  has  that  sense  of  family  pride  which 
prompts  him  to  take  of  his  time  and  means  to  prepare  a  fitting 
memorial  of  the  deeds  and  works  of  their  ancestors. 
On  the  title  page  of  the  volume  at  hand  we  find  that  this  book 
is  the  "  genealogy  of  the  descendants  of  Thomas  French  who 
came  to  America  from  Nether  Heyford,  Northamptonshire,  Eng- 
land, and  settled  in  Berlington  (Burlington)  in  the  province  and 
country  of  West  New  Jersey,"  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  original 
proprietors,  together  with  William  Penn,  Edward  Byllynge,  Thomas 
Ollive,  Gauen  Laurie,  and  others.  Volume  I  contains  "  some  account 
of  the  Colonial  manners  and  doings,  setting  up  of  Friends'  meetings, 
copies  of  old  minutes  and  other  particular  writings  of  public  inter- 
est, curious  and  rare  papers  in  fac-simile,  noteworthy  happenings 
and  places,  etc." 
It  will  probably  be  news  to  those  who  have  known  the  author  as 
President  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  President  of 
the  Equitable  Trust  Company,  paint  and  varnish  manufacturer  trad- 
ing as  Samuel  H.  French  &  Co.,  member  of  the  Board  of  Charities 
of  the  State  of  Pennsylvania,  etc.,  etc.,  that  he  has  been  engaged 
for  some  35  years  in  collecting  and  compiling  the  material  for 
this  work,  which  will  be  a  lasting  contribution  to  the  literature 
and  history  of  New  Jersey  and  Pennsylvania.    It  is  not  too  much 
