The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-23
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The Rain Kept the Colonial
Danes Away From Jona-
than Diekinson's Tablet.
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ELIZABETH. Oct. %, 1S97.-The New
.rsa,, societv of the Colonial Danes of
.-ar;oa held a commemoration service
here Yesterday. 1t was the hrst pupnc
meeting since the election to the presl-
dency of Mrs. Joseph D. Bedle, OF 'eI-
sew CITY. There was for that reason au-
dttional interest in the service. Inc 1er-
sew City Danes who attended the service
were Mrs. John L. Scudder, Mrs Saran
F~alkenburgh and Mrs. Allison. the Enz-
abeth reception committee met tne
DANES at the station and escorted them
to the Town and Country. CLUB, Where
the first service was held at twelve
o'clock.
Mrs. B. H. Campbell made the welcome
address. and Mrs. Joseph D. Bedle re-
sponded for the Danes. There were pres
ent the President Of the society OF Ne"
England Women, Mrs. William Siaoe.
Mrs. Gillespie and the vice president "a
the general organization, Mrs. Gorooh'
who spoke a few words to the Danes IN
praise of their efforts. Barbara freltch-
ie,, was sung by Miss Macintosh, OF Eilz-
abeth, and Miss Annie Beaston, OF am
den. then made a most interesting a"-
dress. Her subject was "Abigah ADAMS
Her address was humorous, ana she sue
ceeded in entertaining the large hummer
of Danes gathered there. After the star
Spaneled Banner had been sung, the
Danes partook of ar elaborate luncheoh.
The biscuit glace was served IN neat NJ
tie boxes, which served as souvenirs. Inc
boxes we're bound with the bun ana olue
coIonia. eolors, and on the lid was tns H.
sirnia of the Colonial Danes.
The club house was deliberately deco
rated. It was draped with festoons OF
yellow and blue, and American nass'
palms and large punches Of yellow cnrys-
anthemums were prominent in the DEC
orations. Mrs. Bedle announced that one
beautiful silk flag used in the decorations
had been used by our Consul at Shef1eio'
England, that it had been used In the
decorations for the Queens Jubilee and
that 1t had been used on the table when
the Duke OF York visited the consulate.
1t is the property of Mr.. Bennington
Bedle. Mrs. Bedle won a great deal OF al
miratiou for the grace With Wnicn she
presided. She was attired in an elegahs
black velvet gown, trimmed with lace and
diamond shaped amethyst buttons.
The Danes then adjourned to the FIRST
Presbyterian Church, wnsre q .aptgt h az
Princeton University. The tablet was
placed on the outside of the chapel, next
the church. It Is bronze and reetangula (
surround the inscription: TINS lanlet
marks the site of Princeton University.
Incorporated Oct. 22nd, h4e. Erected by
the elizabeth members OF the New Jer-
sey Society of Colonial Danes OF Amer,
lea, Oct. 22nd, 1897" Services were neld
in the First Presbyterian Church. because
fhe Rev. Jonathan Dickinson, who was
the founder and first president OF Prince
tod. was at the same time pastor OF the
Presbyterian Church, and the first site
Sax ths sta unly'r Thy S church Sns Wss de dec ePaesi
In honor of the occasion. On each size
was an orange and black nag, WITH
cendants Of Jonathan Dickinson. There
were ~{estsons of RED white and blue bunt-
ing and American fiags..
Aftsr an orEan pTeinas aha pra sSien os
scinsd in singing America" and Chief
zJustics WffnSm J. Magic made the in
trcSpasery remarks. ne saia tne oDJeca
fablef: be praised the DANES for their ac-
tion and he read letters OF regret for
gGn9gs and the President Of PRINCETON.
81 Princeton, made an address. He talked
about Princeton and its beginning, and
thanked the Danes for their tablet.
THE unwilling of the tablet was TO nave
taken place with due formaifty at this
the tablet without had to be done in;
side. orangs an H. p 4a S,st and a : des-
cendanf ~ Jonathan Dickinson was to
have taken it from the tablet in the pres
ence d the DANES. Because Of the rain
some one else took off the flag and brought
II into the church, where it was held by
the d~ssesndant while Mrs. Bedle made
the presentation. s
Judge 3. 8. Atwater, a graduate OF
Princeton and a trustee of the church, ac-
cepted the tablet in behalf of the trus-
tees. Then the descendant handed the
nag to Mr.. Robert Stockton Green, who
fhe nag to DR.. West for Princeton The
service was concluded with the benedic-
ton. The programmes used We're very
bronze. because of the bronze tablet. and
on the back was a copy Of the tablet, also
In bronze.
To Cure q Cold In One Day.
TAKE raxativc Bromo Quinine Tablets. All