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Life of Isaiah V. Williamson

Board of Managers, and of which many eminent Philadelphians, who had come from Bucks County, became members. The purpose, besides providing a suitable rallying place during the Centennial Exhibition, was to perfect a permanent organization, with rooms and social features, and to afford whatever encouragement and protection it might to young men settling down in the business of the city.