iffer ▁Publishing , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Francis ▁Joseph ▁Publications , ▁The ▁Ch int z ▁Collect ors ▁Hand book , ▁▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Mur iel ▁M . ▁Miller , ▁Collect ing ▁Royal ▁W inton ▁Ch int z , ▁Francis ▁Joseph ▁Publications , ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Category : Types ▁of ▁pot tery ▁decor ation ▁Category : P or cel ain ▁Category : St aff ord shire ▁pot tery <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Adel ph ian ▁Society ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁at ▁the ▁Hamilton ▁Liter ary ▁and ▁The ological ▁Institution ▁( today ▁Col gate ▁University ) ▁in ▁Hamilton , ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁college ▁literary ▁society ▁was ▁organized ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁found ing ▁officers ▁were ▁elected . ▁The ▁society ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁ 3 1 ▁men ▁led ▁by ▁its ▁first ▁president , ▁Or rin ▁Bishop ▁Jud d . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁society ▁was ▁to ▁“ progress ▁in ▁literary ▁att ain ments ▁and ▁cultiv ation ▁among ▁all ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁an ▁und ec ay ing ▁friendship ." ▁▁ ▁The ▁Adel ph ian ▁Society ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁as ▁the ▁A e onian ▁Society . ▁The ▁literary ▁soci eties ▁were ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁G amma ▁Ph i ▁and ▁Pi ▁D elta ▁Soci eties . ▁The ▁G amma ▁Ph i ▁Society ▁was ▁founded ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁and ▁Pi ▁D