Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-25
KNIGHTS or GOLDEN EAGLE.
Installation of the Ncwly-cieoted Grand
Chief


Past Grand Chief Jacob II. Thomp-
son Monday night installed the Rev.
George w. Dame, ,Ir,, of Smyrna, Grand
Chief of the Grand Castle of Delaware,
\. &: y. The ceremony was performed
in Eden Hall
The new grand chief was born in
| Danyille, Va, and is the son of the
Rev. George W. Dame, formerly pro-
lessor in Hampden Sydney College,
virginia, and now rector of the Episco-
paI church in Danvile. The Younger
Mr.. Dame is graduate of the theologi-
cal seminary at Alexandria, Va, and
has been in the Episcopal ministry about
10 years. He is rector of the Episcopal
church In Smyrna, where he has re-
sided Tor three years, during which
period he has considerably strengthened
his denomination in the town. lie
comes from distinguished ancestry on
both sides of his house, being great
grandson, through his father, of the
famous Thomas Gushing, speaker of
the Massachusetts, assembly In 1867, of
whom DR.. johnson said; zone of the
objects of the American Revolution was
TO place diadem on the head of
Thomas Cushing;' and on his mothers
side a great-grandson of General and
Governor Thomas Nelson, one of the
signers of the Declaration of indie
pendence, and through him a lineal
descendent of Sir John Randolph.
After his installation Mr.. Dame made
the following appointments Deputy
Grand Chiefs, William j. Forrest,
Joseph 5. Wendell and A. b. Long;
Grand Instructors, William Stinson,
George Toppin, w. L. McFarin and
August Faske; Committee on Appeals
and Grievances, IL. II. Volmer, Harry
Fulton, w. n. Hoover, John April and
Newton Brackin; Law and Supervision,
i. +. Rutter, William +. Alexander and |
n. ii. Miller; Finance and Mileage,
Thomas 5. Moreland, Charles Kane and |
Isaac Brown; Printing, A, Il. Fowler,
~ L. Hutclison and +. X. Burns; Re- |
turns and Credentials, w. o. Brown,
W. A. scott and Frederick Lewis
May Give Up His DuslSy Sweetheart.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette nd journal
DOVER, June 23.-THE GAzETTE's cor |
respondent yesterday interview Timothy
flartnett, the father of the II wear Old lad
VINO Is confined in Jail here as incorrigable
I, ~ ~, account 81 ms determination to marry
! lie mllatto girl, Jennie Sudler. Hartneit
Is sober industrious, hard working Irish
man who by his thrift has become nos
sessed of a small farm near Marydel He
IS devont Catholic and there being no
church of his denomination in that yicin-
lly his family attended services here.
When asked il he could account for tho
boys strange infatuation, he sorrowfullv
said the trouble commenced two or three
years ago he believed when his son Daniel
and other white boys living near used To
meet on Sunday with two of the Sudler bows
brothers OF Jennie, and play ball. Sometimes
ne boys would 80 to Sudlers and here
Daniel met the girl, and, from associating
with the boys, he got to going with the
sirl before his father knew ANYTHING
lbout II. He tried to stop the hoy from
tssociating with the Sudlers, but in vain,
md now he does not know what 10 do
With him. Father Quigey. the Catholic
PRIEST here, has been to see the boy several
lines in the prison, and the father has de.
ided to be governed entirely by his adj
ice as to what is best to be done with him.
!e now feels hopeful of his agreeing to
i've the girl up. The boy is very reticent. ]
nd will only say that he don't care what
done with him. Jennie his sweetheart
las not been heard of lately: she is nj
lome with her father, ON the farm near
larydel. /.
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