Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-25

The first of series of dinners inaugu.
rated by the Sons of Delaware in Phila-
delphia with the intention Of promoting
sociability and good fellowship among the
members and their friends, was gwen in
the hetz Building in that city Thursday
About 100 persons were present The at-
fair was very informal The occasion was
u very pleasant one and thoroughly ell
joyed by the many Delawareans and their
friends who were present.
Shortly before O'Clock the guests yaca-
ted the rooms of the club and went down
stairs to the banquet hall, where over
three hours were spent in discussing the
good things included in the MEM and i'll
listening to the informal addresses, which
proved an exceptionally delightful feature
of the affair:
THE MENU.
Oysters on halt shell.
Soup-Consomme.
Olives, Brollsd shad. Celery
Peas. Mashed Potatoes.
Filet Of Beef with Mushrooms.
ltnman Punch
Chicken Salad.
Ice Cream. Cakes.
Coffee. ...
DIR. w. Joseph Hearn presided, and
United States Marshal Colesberry well
coined the guests in u very pleasant id
uIGss VI uDbAlL i've lllIIluNtss blutIS WIN
entertained the company were Assistant
City Solicitor Norris S. Barratt, DIR. Henry
9. Booming, w. W. Smithers, DR.. W. G.
Bonwill, J. Hampton Moore, Francis
Skunk Brown, DR.. Thomas c. Stelwagen,
DR.. j. Il. Garrettson, Edward NJ Price OF
Media, and Henry @. Conrad and Francis
IL. Hoffecker of Wilmington. All of the
speeches were characterized by the proper
after.dnner favor, and were warmly APP
plauded.
One of the most interesting addresses OF
the occasion was that of Henry c. Conrad
of This city. He told Of the historic as
sociations connected with Old Swedes
Church and Barratts Chapel and spoke Of
other matters Of a historical charpcter lie
incidentally mentioned that the early set
tiers of Delaware, the Swedes, were honest
and God-Iearing people, and congratulated
Dclawareans in general upon having such
u race Of people rs their forelathers.
Francis ii. HoffecHer. like Cesar Rodney
at the Continental Congress- arrived late,
and the guests, to whom he impaired the
information that he had just that moment
| got III from Dover, were pretty well down
the menu card when he put in an appear.
auce. lie made q short address, in the
course Of which he prophesied that the
present. Senatorial imbrogliO at Dover
would shortly be settled TO the entire
satisfaction of all parties In Just what
manner this is likely To be done Mr.. Hof
lGcker did not state, but it is safe TO say
that not only the Sons of Delaware ii
Philadelphia, but the people throughout
the country Will await, with the patience
| that has already been acquired by eX
perience to see what sort of u prophet MIR
| HnlfeCker is His remarks were all in
happy vein, but the evident desire of the
company that he explain how the Dove
deadlock would be broken satisfactorily
IN all' was not gratited.
The feature Of the occasion was thu
presentation of gavGl TO the club by
Layton Register its first president. TIL,
head of the gayel is made from wood D
Old Swedes Church at Wilmington, bull
in 1898, and the handle from wood O
Barrett's Chapel, the pioneer Methods
church of the Peninsula, located nea
Frederick and built in 1850. These fact
are set forth in a silver band which circle
the head. The wood was procured through
the kindness of Mr. Henry C. Conrad.
MIR. Register made the presentation in
very pleasant speech, and the appreciation
of his act was manifest III the very warn
applause which greeted him at the conclu
sion of his remarks. The presentation wa
a complete surprise to the club as but one o
two members present knew of his inten
tons. In his address he said
MIR. REGISTERS ADDRESS.
"The steward of the LAWYERS Gu
pleasantly remarked to me, recently, tina
he had bill for damages against the pre-
siding oiheef oil our last annual dinner, 10
INJURY zone 10 ms hIGhIy- polshed taole
Caused W raPplnS on IL WIN knlte
iork' or some other missile than "rdinar
khuckles' IN commanding the attention .
the haPpV company On that very lhteres
ing occasion,
II set me TO thlnKlng that this viz
orous bodF 81 Neherateu ancestry Shout
nave something more diBhlllrd tina
culinary weapons, az authority TO Decon
ihslS eau v 10 oracfi ana having bee
honoreu " your lrst president anu beln
~" ~ % ~, 49, ,r;.iis,,a =, Ie's W,
~ Wa 80 F't''lesS W S.Pp'y tnc nuC
neeutu "rue'c' anu 70 uo SO llttllely,
shouIu De something commemorative {
. Delaware ], therefore, sought the adyiC
Of that wise Delaware aniiquarian-M
/ Henry I. GchraH' our honorary memb'
/ through whose Kindness have been tn
nished with pieces OF wood from tho'
J historic structures - the Old Swedt
j, lhnrch ara bdrratt chapel, ont of whic
a tue skIilul aftlsJ mas cunnlhSly iashiont
+ this beautiful EAVel, which | have tn
e extreme satisfaction ot presenting to th
4 Sons OF Delaware. Inscribed upon it a.
these words:
Head from Old swodes Church, iGgg.
handle from Bnrratts Chapel, !7.U.
Mepi furnished by Henry 4 tonra1.
!, Presented Wy l. Layton Register, 1888.
r ut historic association. Won will observ
\ is quite spiritual, and as this instrumel
:, may Often be used al our banquet b0ur
r where spirits Of different KINDS mny A
# near il may he we'll 10 draw the line
u distinction between tile spirituAl and ii