Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1912 — HUGUENOTS GET PAINE HOME [ARTICLE]

HUGUENOTS GET PAINE HOME

Secure Building as a Headquarters in New Rochelle —Celebration Planned. New Rochelle, M. Y. —Henry M. Lester, president of thw Huguenot Association of New Rochelle, turned over to the trustees of the association the house which was given by the state of New York to Thomas Paine after the Revolution in recognition of his patriotic services. With the house goes an acre of ground on North ave- ; nue, known as Deveau House and ground are valued at 310,000. The board of trustees elected JamesS' Haviland, president; Charles Fryer, secretary, and George F. Flandreaux. treasurer. Mr. Lester bought the old house tores years ago, moved it to its present site, and restored it It is now known as Deveau House, renamed for its original owner, a Tory, who fled at the outbreak of the Revolution, it is the headquarters of toe Huguenot association, and is used as a public museum of Huguendt-and Westchester county relics The association is preparing for a" celebration in 1913 to commemorate toe two hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of the settlement of New by Huguenots. The common council and other city officials will be invited to take part in toe event, which will probably take toe form of an -old-fashioned festival, with pageants. An official delegation from the city ot La RocbeUe. France. Is to be received, having accepted the invitation extended > Henry M Lester and Charles Fryer, who represented New Rochelle at a special celebration at La Rochelle last October.