Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-18
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Immediately after the social reunion OF
the Old members IN the Delta Phi Hall, IN
the college, the active and nonresident
members marched down TO tine scene OF
the exercises. upon the platform were
seated the several speakers and President
furnell, and after an overture by hltchles
orchestra the rev. Il. II. Haynes
opened the exercises with prayer
Oharles b. Evans, the chairman,
with lew Introductory remarks pre-
sented Victor u. Woolley, the society
orator, who spoke upon the mission OF
the stage" its moralities and various
tendencies. He said the stage teaches
graphically, realistically, dramatically ;
eyes men and countries is better than
reading all the books OF travel
in the world. The nobler arts all exert II
subtle power. They all appeal to the
innate soul and point to many men
possibilities hitherto unknown. The
mission of the stage is mission, grand in
its results and lasting in its efforts. He
closed with a glowing eulogy on the
capabilities of the stage as an instrument
of local and national reformations.
The honorary Grafton was then delivered
by the Hon. James l.. Wolcott, Secretary
of State. He opened by stating the object
and purpose OF his speech and said 1.-The
subject about which l purpose to speak
tonight is not new stem around which
to arrange beautiful bouquet of Ian
guage flowers, but one of practical
and serious nature and relates espe-
cially to the interests of those who
are about stepping out of boyhood into
manhood. 1t is then you take the initial
step in the career of real and earnest life.
How therefore to seize its opportunities,
which invite the espousal of your best
energy and thought--there to meet and
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NEWARK, June l7.-Despite the intense
heat and indications of rain large
number OF people attended the tifty-tirst
anniversary OF the AtheiiRan Society last
night. The celebration was held under
the large tent. The front of the stage
was decorated artistically with flowers
arranged iu the form of large numbers
representing the date of its birth and The
present time in contradistinction.
The exercises were opened with prayer
by the Rev. George M. Bond, after which
the chairman, Joseph Kollock Frame,in a
few felicitous remarks introduced
Samuel Polk with the society address.
During Mr.. Folks speech the silence
was broken by the approach of n thunder
shower. The people all began to leave
when the chairman attempted to allay the
excitement by positively assuring the
audience that it would not rain. 1t
did rain, however, and continued to rain
during the entire evening, but the au-
dience took it good naturally. Mr.. Polk
proceeded to continue his Grafton on
might Brings Out the Stars" and said
in rejecting upon the general history of
the world, the many varying conditions
of the nations which constitute it, the
gradual decadence of one and the spring
ing into life of another, and the whole
machinery of the world, as it were, under
the guidance of a master mind whose
plans our minds are not able to
fathom and whose will we cannot under
stand; the human mind certainly is lost
in wonder at the issues which are evolved
for the fate of nations. Some of the i'm
mediate results we can understand. The
European civilization represented by
Greece and Macedon, certainly had
passed through the fire.
The Rev. Waldo Messaros, the noted
Greek divine of Philadelphia, was next
introduced to the audience, His subject
was ''From Acorn to Oak" and he treated
in complete and systematic manner the
the original tribes of the old world,
and commended that the discovery of
America by Columbus was mere
fallacy that America was first
discovered by the followers of
the Bhudist religion in Asia. The
characteristics of Englishmen and their
institutions were wittily commented upon
while Scotchmen, Irishmen and Dutch
men came in for their fair share of criti-
cism. In closing his address he spoke
beautifully and eloquently of the noble
and valiant efforts Of both the Union and
Confederate forces in the late war. The
audience was carried away by his Grafton
which lasted an hour. He spoke without
notes.
Charles West Cullen delivered the
farewell address on "Moral and I'm
written Law" There was m effort to get
out an injunction to prevent him from
speaking on account of his independent
proclivities but il was signally and for
tttnately unsuccessful.
The trustee meeting yesterday was pro-
ductive of no important results. Consid-
Grafton of the designations was postponed