Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-12
rHIRD ANNUAL BANoUsE.


Dined by Their Employer.
There was delightful dinner a. w.
G.. Farras cafe Thursday evening, dis
tingushed from the other dinners given
there by the friendship existing between
employer and employees. 1t was the
third annual banquet given by j. Miller
Thomas, publisher of the Peninsula
MethOdiSt, to those in his employ.
Numerous invitations had been issued
and all who could accept did so. The
extra services which are being held in
some Of the churches prevented the at
tendance of many who otherwise would
have been present.
The gathering included the Rev. ]. b.
Mccullough, y. d., editor If the Phila-
desphia Methodist, Miss Elizabeth Sewell
Of Portland, Oregon, the Roy. Henry
Sanderson, Presiding Elder Barrett, the
Rev. Il. Snowden Thomas, editor Of the
Peninsula Methodist, j. Miller Thomas,
the Rev. Isaac Jewell, J. ii. Ilotiecker,
Rev. S. NJ. Morgan, Jr.. Miss S. A.
Tyler, Miss Emma V. Thomas, Severn
Tyler, II. G. Young, Miss Henrietta NJ.
Thomas, Francis Fl. Hutfecker, the Rev.
j. P. Otis, Miss Annie Gem, q. IL. Col
Inns, the Rev L. g. Eiswald, Miss Ida
Mask, the Rev. r. Burgette Short, Miss
Annie Osborne, Wellington +. Pierce,
George W. Roberts, Miss Lille Parker,
Miss Florence Fulton, John Maxwell,
Mr., and Mrs. Charles i. Story, Miss
Nellie z. Drummond, Miss Ella Len
derman, Miss Alice Norris, Miss Fannie
johnson, Miss Lena otaats, Miss Larnne
Huleu, Miss Lizzie Neave, Miss
Mary Smith, Miss Lizzie Craig, Miss
CLARA Kaiser, Miss Belle Stuart, the
Rev. A. 7. Scott, Joseph z. Wilkins,
Robert T. Stuart, George Fl. Hogue, Will
liam Robinson and Robert Stuart, Jr.
The large dining room waE beautifully
decorated and the tables, five in num-
Der, were elegantly set. The dinner be-
gan at o'clock and the party remained
at table until midnight. DR.. McCul-
Tough asked the blessing. The rlenu
was as follows:
Blue Points,
Roast Turkey, French Peas,
CroquetteS,
Cranberries, Celery,
Olives,
Chicken Salad, Fried Oysters,
Rolls.
Ice Cream, Fancy Cakes,
Coffee,
After coffee had been served the host,
in pleasing address, welcomed the as
sembage and introduced the Rev. It.
Snowden Thomas as the POSTMASTER of
the occasion. The latter spoke briefly
but pleasantly and in introducing the
other speakers made pleasant remarks.
lie also announced the regrets and
read the letters of congratulation,
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lowing: Frank p Price of Elxton,
James II. Bateman and the Rev. w. l..
$. Murray, ID. D., of Dover, the Rev.
w, Maslin Frysinger, D. D., editor of
the Baltimore Methodist, James E. Ellie
good of Salisbury, W. l.. Gooding,
principal of Wilmington Conference
Academy, the Rev. John F.. Crouch of
Philadelphia, Bishop John H. Vincent,
Joseph Pyle, Bishop Leighton Coleman,
the Rev. r. b. Cook, D. D., Job H.
jackson, the Rev. Mark e. Bowman,
William NJ. Field, the Rev. 4. E. Terry
and the Rev. William P. Swartz.
The addresses which followed were Of
a pleasing and congratulatory nature
and abounded with compliments of the
Peninsula Methodist, its publisher, editor
and the employees.
| Mr.. story announced that the paper
was IS years old last Saturday and
stated that it will soon be enlarged and
appear in new dress. To the toast
master he presented gold scarf pin,
an artistic imitation of comma, which,
he explained, is Editor Thomas faYorite
punctuation mark. The recipient ac-
ceptoi the gift with appropriate re-
masks.
| An address by j. II. Hot &c Ger, il
followed.
Miss LendcrmGn read The Printing
Office Towel" after which Presiding
Elder Barrett spoke briefly and read an
original poem, which he composed
hastily and which created much merri-
ment.
Mr.. Stuart spoke of the work in the
book bindery.
After an address by Mr.. Otis, Miss
johnson read Preachers Faults"
Next there were addresses by Francis
II. Hoffecker and Messrs. Short, Jewell,
and Roberts.
The pleasant affair concluded with
the singing of the doxology.