Evening journal., 1892-12-08

Prominent Delawareans, Some of Whom
Arc Now Quaker City Residents, sit
Around Festive Board-''we who Are
Left In Delaware Must Prove Worthy OF
Our Representatives Abroad"
"Tho loyal Sons Of Delaware, dear
little State, though but a speclS, not least
among the great, says the Philadelphia
Record, celebrated their first annual
dinner at the Continental Hotel last
evening, the 105th anniversary Of Rat
ifcation Day, when Delaware signed the
Constitution aud thereby became the
first State in the Union. The society,
which was Just organized last April, now
numbers l50 members and nearly that
many, with invited guests sat at the
bounteous board last night.
Prominent Delaware Men.
President J. Layton Register, who
occupied the toastmasters seat, gazed
forth upon notable and brilliant assem-
bly,. AZ one elbow sat President b. b.
Comegys, Of the Philadelphia National
Bank, the society's godfather; Senator
George Gray Of Delaware; Senator j. M.
Carey. of Wyoming, whose boyhood was
spent at Mifllin, Del, and Talcott VII
liams. At his other elbow sat Judge
Samuel w. Pennypacker, Rev. G. w.
Buoy, of this city; j. l.. Willis, the re-
Gently defeated Republican candidate
for Congress and Secretary of State ID.
l.. Marvel and Superintendent of Public
instruction II. @. Conrad, of Delaware
The only disappointment of the evening
was Governor Reynolds empty chair
Phiiadeiphians on Hand.
Among the host of prominent Phila-
delphians and invited Delawareans at the
table were E L. Martin, Luther Mar
tin, DIR. r. Martin. Il j. Cuppen, Judge
Howard Carrow, Camden; DIR. N. Hick-
man, DIR. l.. X. Baldwin, Louis Baldwin,
T. Fernley Brooks, H. G. b. Stockley, Il.
c. Bryan, w. p. James, M. Bryan r. b.
Stockley, J. b. Maxwell, DR.. j. A Meier
ran, DIR. w. J. Hearn, J. Bateman,
w H. Lacey, j. II. Buckingham, K. b.
Naples, J. II. Loiiand, Dr. Marvel, J. G.
Corbitt Jr., William e. Walters, ]. ID.
Cooper f. r, Bye, II. c. Bye. Howard
Pusey, G. l.. $. Singley, @. J. Hsrring-
ton, T. L. Fleming, r. d. Maxwell, Dr.
n. S. Harrington, DR.. w. q. Bonwin,
William w. Smithers, G. @. Comfy T. J.
Reynolds. Captain West, w. 5. Barrett.
ID. Maloney. c. n. Smith, j. b. Candy, J..
| H.
Elias Z. Smithofs. Theodore Townsend,
Mayor S. J. Wiley, Of Wilmington; Col
onel j. H. Lambert, Richard Fisher,
James Lewis, e. p. Burton, E. Hum, Jr.,
Captain w. G. May, @. N. Tatnall. DR. A.
G Deal,yne. Dr. II. Clawson, Ed. lame, r. S.
Brown, q. G. Royce, H. B. Henry, n. b.
Staggers, O. Landreth. DR.. Frantz,
Henry Tatnall, j. Hoffecker, Jr., Dr.
Henry Tatnall Henry Whitley, Alfred
b Lee. Dr. f. Fisher, J. j. Martin, f. II.
ShattuclS, A. p. ColesberrY and II. Hep
t buth. w. b. Montgomery.
The First Delaware mhabitant.
The original Delawarean, stalwart
befeathered Lenape, looked forth from
the menu card with the dignity of hav
ing preceded on the banks of the gran'
old river even john Dickinson an'
: Thomas Mexican. The glorious memor,
of those brave patriots was duly honore'
I In the post-prandial speeches, and tn
! illustrious names Of Chief Justice Reed
Bayard and other favorite Sons of Della
ware were heartily cheered.
Mr. Comegys spoke of the great mel
q riveu to the country by Delaware an
b oaid an eloquent tribute to Democrati
National Chairman Harrity, who led
= grand army Of 30, 600, 900 to a bloodles
e victory. "Then you and and all Re
publicans fell down, concluded he
Is ''while triumphant Democracy hourishe
- over usp
" Delaware the First.
e Judge Peunypacker declared that viii
n not a Delawarean, he was "the next bel
lt thing to IL, having been born in tf
border county of Chester. He relate
or many proud events Of Delaware's histor.
and exhibited Peter Cornelius Ploch
hoys old history ''When the ang
al that visited Abou Ben Adhem writ
,s down the names Of the states, he d
,s clared. "the first shall be that Of Del
le ware.
X. Senator Gray paid a graceful comp
Ia ment TO Mr. Comegys as an illustriol
MI son Of Delaware. 1--WE who are left
i. Delaware he said, "must look to it no
M that we do not prove unworthy of o.
n representatives abroad. While Delawa
RI Is one of the forty-four stars on O.
IA country's flag, IL is her greatest glo
nd that she is also one among the thirte
stripes.
Rev. DR.. Buoy Talcott Williams Ho
James l.. Wolcott, Rev J. 5. Willis a.
nd several others also made pleasant a