Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-03-05
For the Delaware Republican
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FIFTH ANNUAL BANQUET OF 1--WE THE
PEG PILE" FOR THE WIDOWS AND
ORPHANS OF THE HEROES OF

HhU ILE' FUh The WlD0WG AMI
ORPHANS OF THE HEROES OF
THE REBELLION.
On Thursday last-the 22d inst.,-a grand
banquet was given to the widows, orphans and
mothers Of tho heroes OF the rebellion. The
city hall as usual was suitably fitted up for
the occasion---the City Council having grant
ed the usa OF the building for the occasion.--
Early in the moraing the ladies and managers
busted themselves in cooking and preparing
yiands and edibles for the feast A table, the
whole length Of the large room, was neatly
covered, and garnished with plates, castors,
pitchers, tumblers, and everything necessary
to get up feust.
At an early hour in the day the orphans,
wdowa and mothers began to gather and
were seated around good comfortable fires till
/ . O'Clock, when tiie turkeys, chickens, geese
ducks. show beef vegetables, pies and all the
ieicacies for the occasion arrived from the
bakers and from the various citizens honsas
where they were cooked and prepared ct
one ociock--every thing ready-the mothers
and widows were seated, and the ladies, in
attendance waited upon the table in their
very best style. The first table over, another
and another followed in succession until even
9g and every one WAS satisfied. In the even
ing II meeting OF 1--WE the People" was held,
when the President made the following re-
port
This is the fifteenth banquet given to the
widows, mothers and orphaus OIL the heroes OF
Tie rebellion, by"W the People" At these
bauquets twelve thousand Of the unsupported
poor made by the rebellion have had glori-
Gus feast. He made elso the following report
on the goose:
Lieut.. Generel Fraim's goose was excellent
having eaten part of the corn from the crib
Of Brig. Gen. John A. Alldordice it was fat
4. 1. - Ill n ~
Lobdell, Mayor Maris, Col. Isaac s. Elliott,
Commodore q. F. Pickles, Brig. Gen. II. S.
McGombs, Brigadier General Daniel James,
Major General Cheap John, Major General
Horner, Judge William McCaulley, Brigadier
General George Nebeker, ard Gov. James
Riddle are all right on the goose question,
having fed their goose at the Horner crib.
The goose contract for the p. w. b. Rail
roud and Delaware Railroads were taken at
one aoiiur. when these Roads were in indi-
gent circumstances the Superintendents went
in their shirt sleeves, and toiled for their
bread, their goose was fat and had good man-
uers; but now when the roads stand A No.
and the managers go clad in purple and hne
linen the goose is lean and ill-natured!
The goose contract for the "0ne Horse
Road" was taken at one dollar--and that too
by soldier that followed the old flag. When
President Wharton was at the head OF this
concern it was able to furnish a good goose,
but since he left both the Rail road and the
goose have played out.
The goose contract for the coal, wood and
lime merchants was taken at one dollar. 1t
is supposed that these gentlemen have invest
ed their goose with Corporal Steams in the
oil business in West Virginia.
The goose contract f0r the shoe trade was
taken attwo dollars. This was taken in Sec
old street, the Market street cobblers were too
poor to raise II goose; in fact they never did
raise Que.
The goose contract for the lumber trade was
taken by Colonel w r. II. Cause and Majors
Wise and Weldin-a very fair goose.
The goose contract for the bl ickmakers was
taken, as usual, by Mayor Ccwper.h wait--a
very iair brick.
The goose contract for the house carpenters
WAS taken by Captain Il. f. Dure-it being his
maiden contract and was very fair for new
beginner.
The goose contract for the hardware mer-
chants was taken by Il Market street merchant
IN tho shape OF II five cent box of tacks. 1t if
suggested that the prayers of Brigham Young
and his eightY-hve wives aud two hun
dred children and seventy-fiye grand childre n
be solicited tor the souls ct the liberal hard
ware merchants of Wilmington with a request
1st old cloven foot will deal as mercituily
with them rs the circumstances will permit.
The goose contract tor the stone masons
aud bricklayers is still openi no bidders hay'
ing ever offered, 1t IL proposed that mission
ariea be sent among these benighted barbara
aus with instructions to deal gently with them
until they shall be 80 far advanced in ciyli-
| zition as 10 know the 'iiliere uce between righ
and wrong and then il is presumed that vote
o Congress will extend the right of suffrage
10 them on the same conditions that they do
TO inferior races.
The goose contract for the Iron merchants
was taken hy Major James Peoples and Cor
poral Pedriek-as this was the corpora
! maidea roase he made fair beginning II is
the fear OF We the People that the Major
goose has got too Tar from the water and enat
ii has wandered into bad company.
Quaker hill goose was taken at a discount :
hy European traveller with the assistance oi
judge Lane. 1t was thought that this goose
lid diqa hut various onack medicines pro-
cnrad in Paris and various other par.s oi
Enfope it has partially recovered and II Is 10
! he hn5.ed that by the lime OF the next banquet
it will be fairly cured.
The pooee contract for the grocers was taken,
as usual by the following gentlemen; Major
William Il. Pierce, Brigadier General Harlan
4 Brother and Mnjor Jacob S. Weldin. fhes
gentlemen are always good CONTRACTORS ana oo
thtit work in II mec"ancal way.
The roose consract in the Custom House,
Iateri.ai revenue department was all right or
lie paoac; Custom House department bat
egg. couldn't hatch goose; Post office de-
tETtmeGt ditto-never was prolific.
The goose contract Tor the Banking institu
/ tiDns vas taken solely by the First Nationa
3 Bank OF this city. All the others being unde
l.r they had no credit with ave the People;
hence shey we're not permitted to compete
aith good sound institution. This is tn
caly bank in Delaware with which the Cur
Log Rank exchanges or receives their pape
on d,posit.
This goose conircet for the Touring mill
woolen milla, Pare az stAve mills and a
ether mills except the cots aud powder mil
as-fHken by Oorporals Carey and Mari
7lheir -four store, at the corner 0t Second an
: kins streets in tins eity-they NAye made
: geese and rather modest.