The sun., 1897-12-08
THEY D|NEp and TALKED.
Banquet OF Philadelphia Sons Of
Delaware.
nONORED GUESTS FROM HERE.
Ex-senator Higgins Responds to Toast
"The State of DelawaIc"-.-
Election of Officers.

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The sixth annual banquet of the Sons
Of Delaware, of Philadelphia, was held
last night at the Hotel Walton, in that
city. During the royal feast, tongues Of
eloquence recalled the honored part
which the "Three Lower Counties" on
the Delaware have played in the history
OF the nation, and the hearts of the Blue
Hens chickens bruned with pride as
they listened to the noble deeds Of their
ancestry, and drank the health of future
generations of Delawareans.
The society of the Sons of Delaware is
one Of the greatest historical organiza-
tions of today. In truth it is more than
a historical organization, as one of the
society's objects is, by bringing forth a
knowledge Of the past honorable deeds
of Delawareans, to incite love of fame
in the hearts of it's citizens of today and
encourage them to acts of virtue and
greatness that the marked reputation of
their State shall be upheld in u worthy
manner.
Conceived with such lofty motives,
the society has quickly outstcppcd the
bounds OF the Diamond State and made
itself Il potent factor in many other COM
munities
The society OF the Sons Of Delaware, of
Philadelphia, was organized in 1892 for
the purpose Of promoting social inter-
course among Delawapans by birth or
ancestry, residing or located in the State
of Pennsylvania or adjacent territory; to
tender hospitality and manifest friend
shiptowaru Dclawawans when they may
be temporarily sojourning in the city of
Philadelphia ; to collect, preserve and
disseminate information concerning the
history, folklore and conditions OF the
people and relating to the institutions of
the State of Delaware"
The Delaware Colony in Philadelphia
numbers about 81 900 persons and per-
haps this fact will help to explain the
influential standing OF the society.
Its annual meetings and banqucts have
been events of great social and intel
lectual interest and the banquet last
night is considered the most successful
yet held.
At 5 o'clock the society met at its
rooms in the Betz building and elected
the following officers to serve for the en-
suing year: President, Richard Fisher;
First Vice President, William r. Tillen;
Second Vice President, Alexander p
Colesberry; Historian, Norris s. Ba. ratt;
Treasurer, Edward c. Miller; Secretary,
William r. Westbrook, Jr.; three mem-
bers of the Board OF Governors, Warren
Harper Francis II. IIoffecker, William
II. Marvil.
\ reception followed after which the
members and guests adjourned to the
Hotel Walton to spend the remaining
part OF the evening around the fcstal
board. The guests of the evening were
Hon. Ebc W Tunnel, Governor OF Del
aware; Hon. Charles B. Lore, Chief JUS
tice of Delaware; Hon. John Il. Nicl.ol-
son, Chancellor Of Delaware; Rt. Rev.
Leighton Coleman, Bishop OF Delaware
and W. II. Stayton, president OF New
York Society Sons of Delaware.
The menu was one of exquisite TASTE
and the manner in which the banqueters
fingered at the banquet table, testified
that it was enjoyed.
The following comprised the Banquet
Committee: W. T. Tilden, Chair
man; Norris S. Barratt, DR.. T. c.
Shellwagcn, DR.. d. n. Conner,
+. c. Miller, G. c. Hcslcr, Ir.
II. b. Hickman, i. II. Hoffecker, W. Il.
Marvil, +. r. Jones, James B. Candy, A.
n. Chandler, J. II. Jeffcris, Alexander
p. Colcsbcrry.
Hon. Anthony Higgins, ext. S. Sen
ator from Delaware, responded to the
toast "The State of Delaware" and car
ricd his hearers, by Il storm ofcloqucncc,
through the successive epochs OF Della
ware history, both local and national,
The next toast was ''rhe Modern News
paper by james W. King, in which the
speaker described the power OF the rcs4
Of today.
"Old Kent County, by Rev. Thomas
+. Marlindalc, Presiding Elder Of Sails
bury District, Wilmington NJ. i. Con-
ference, was one of the interesting fca-
lures of the evening. 1t contained u stir.
ring account OF the part the middle
county has taken in the welfare of her
State and nation. The last toast was
"Philadclphia," by Judge Henry J. Nc
Carthy, who was glad to welcome all
Delawareans, to the City OF Brotherly
Love. Those present at the banquet
were:
Charles B. Adamson, Geo. S. Allmon,
DR.. o. II. Allis, Samuel c. Auran, Harry
Anderson, W J. Atkins, J. W. Aydon,