Daily Republican., 1879-09-12
SOUP AND PArxI0TISM.

SOUP AND Patriotism.
The Beys Enjey the Former whiI'
Tnetr Elders Display tho Latter
Tne 'O9d Aaniv~r ary of tho vat
tie Of BrsndyWine success.
The celebration of the 1924 annivsr
sary Of the battle Of tho Brandywin,
was held yesterday In the little grow,
below RosendAle Park. Mr.. Ell Gro
zier was the presiding genius. Fol
many years back he has celebrated thi'
national event with the regularity o
the years themselves. Early yesterday
he sailed forth, and many perhaps
smiled At the scene IS the patriotic ole
man with his thin nervous hands grasp
ing the national colors, passed along
the street followed by two players with
afs and drum.
The meeting was called to order by
Eli Crozier, who delivered an able pa
triotic address. For the past forty
years he stated he has annually kept
up the celebration Of the battle Of the
Brandywine, and he wished to-day, tG
permanently organize an association Of
all patriotic citizens, particularly o
the soldiers who fought in defense o
their country, without regard 10 politi-
cal affiliations, who will for oil coming
time annually celebrate the Anniversa.
ry OF the memorable battle Of the revo-
luton fought on the Banks OF the
Brandywins, September llth, l777.
Mr.. Crozier concluded amid great ap-
plauss. The following persons were
then announced 4s the officers Of the
meeting: President, Col. Peter McCul-
Tough; Vice President, Capt. J. 8. Val
sntins; Secretary, Capt. VIM. b. Brady.
The meeting was then ably addressed
by the Hon. Joshua 8. Valentine.
He supplemented Mr.. Crozier's re-
marks with other historic matter. He
reviewed more minutoly the incidents
Of the battle, and their relative effect
upon the general result. He spoke Of
the country's present prosperity in
comparison with its condition century
ago. He also alluded to the importance
of keeping distinct these anniversary
celebrations.
Tbs following named gentlemen were
appointed permanent officers: Presi-
dent, Col. Peter Mccullough, End Reg;
Vice President, Capt. J. PArke Postlss,
LIST Del; Secretary, Lieut.. R. c. Fraim,
5th Reg; Treasurer, A. D. Vandever,
3rd Reg. Said officers will hereafter
fix the time and place OF future meet
ings.
The services Of the occasion closed
with announcement Of the committee.
After the crowd had somewhat dispers-
cd Mr.. Crozisr improvised the speakers
platform into table over which was
spread a clean cloth. In a very short
time the table was surrounded with
ladies before whom Mr.. Crozier placed
an abundance Of sandwiches and soup.
There must have been atout two
hundred or more people supplied.
About five O'Clock all the provisions
had given out except the soup. In or
der to finish this, all the boys in the
vicinity we're gathered together and
seated around the table. The scene
though highly ludicrous, was an inter-
esting one. Around that wooden table
were seated the most heterogeneous mass
of boys that could be gathered up and
picked out from the siftings Of any city
slums.
There were about thirty-dirty faced,
hair unkempt, some wretohedly ragged,
but yet all strangely healthy and the
very personifcation Of mischisvous hu-
manity. With some the elbows pro
truded from threadbare jackets; with
others, the clothing that covered their
little limbs was securely fastened by
sticks to gumless suspenders. They
all looked indeed wretched, but blessed
with digestive apparatuses that would
successfully wrestle with anything
from spring chicken to lath nails
They started into the soup, paid no
attention to decorum, and with the
exception of ''O.d Eli" respected no
one. For Eli they had sort of admi
ration. II was Eli's soup, and Eli had
of them in the kindness of his
heart, and tley respected him. The
soup, which was merely vegetable. was
brought to the table in large dishes and
served out to the boys by bowls full.
One precocious yOungster mounted
himself on the table and just as he was
about to offer toast to Eli, his eye fell
upon something floating to the surface
in the soup dish, with cry OF "chick.
IN !" and with his spoon in position he
lived for the delicate morsal. Almost
with the utterancs Of the cry
thirty other spoons were stirring around
in the mass and thirty bushy heads
hung expectantly over the steaming
As one ladle brought to thesur-
lace good sized bone the thirty small
bodies silently resumed their seats and
.ha contemplation of the contents of
heir dishes before them was russunied
Like Oliver Twist they kept shouting
'or more, and unlike 'little Oliver"
hey got it. The regularity which the
,owls passed back and forth, was won
lerful and for q time Eli was fearful
est the supply of fresh water would he
Exhausted and he would bs compelled
o cart material from the Brandywine
or soup ingredient. With the disap.
of the last bowl the battery on
he hill fired its last gun and the an
,iversaSy exercises were closed.
Painting.
The Bruce Brothers have been paint
ng roofs for some of the most promi-
,ent citizens of Chester. The "Elastic
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