[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] When the commis-sioners visited Peekskill they at once recognized the unequaled ad-vantages of the site suggested by Mr. Sutton, and on the 30th of May they leased the ground for three years with the privilege of purchase. The place was immediately prepared for occupation, and on the 1st of July the 23d Regiment arrived and inaugurated the camp. In April, 1885, the legislature appropriated $30,000 for the purchase and improvement of the site, and shortly afterward the purchase of the land, consisting of about a hundred acres, was con-summated. The camp is situated on a plain one hundred feet above the river, amid scenery of great beauty. The New York Central and Hudson Eiver Railroad has a station at Roa Hook, and during the camping season brings thousands of visitors to the spot. An interesting event of the year 1882 was the Manor Hall celebra-tion in the City of Yonkers. We have already noticed the purchase of the Philipse Manor House by the municipal authorities in 18G8, and its use as the seat of the local government. In 1877, during the mayoralty of the Hon. William A. Gibson, resolutions (offered by Frederic Shonnard) were adopted by the board of aldermen pro-viding for the appointment of a permanent " committee on history and historical relics," among whose members were to be four promi-nent private citizens, and giving to this committee certain respon-sibilities in connection with matters relating to the Manor Hall build-ing and its grounds.