The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-02-22
REVOLUTIONARY
SONS AT DINNER
1t Was Served at the Gen.
fury Club and Was a
Delightful Affair.

At tho New Century Club Building last
evening was given one of the most ciabo.
rate dinners and receptions as we'll as ont
OF the most enjoyable ever hold in VII.
nllngton. 1t was the annual dinner of
tho Delaware Society of the Sons Of the
American Revolution. The rooms of the
handsome building in which the affair
the occnsion.
Tho dinner and reception We're in charge
o. committee composed of Howard d.
Kos!, Martin Beadenkopf and Guy L
Wells. Tho speeches were excellent and
appropriate to tho occasion. The list of
CUES s WAS not large bu was composed of
| prominent people both from this aud
! other cities. The guests included
| Hon. Franklin Murphy, Nswark, N.gJ.,
| Hon. John Whitehead, Morristown, n. j..
Hon. Charles B. Lore Chief Justice of
Delaware: Captain Henry Hobart BelIas,
Philadelphia; Bishop leighton Coleman,
Col. u. j. Woodmar. Lawrence Is. Jones,
Caleb =. johnson, Spottswood Garland,
John Wainwright, Howard d. Ross, Jas.
ii. Boggs. Jr. Captain II. b. Nones, COL
onel william A. Lamotte, tho Rev Il. NJ.
Munson, Guy +, Wells William Beadon.
konf, Charles Beadenkopf. Martin Bend-
enkopf. Hon: l.. Irving Handy. !ev. Jo.
saph Brown Turner, Frank h. Carswe,l,
u Wood Craig, Harry f. Thomas, ID.
B'aina"d fo:!is Jr, Dr. E. : Anderson.
AS the cigar smoke curlct upward c Caleh
+. johnson, chairman of the board of
manager, who acted Us toastInaster in the
nb once of Colonel William A. LaMots,
the president, who Is i'll, rnppel for due,
anu the va ious toasts were responded to.
Ihey were of M enter nininY character,
ana especially appropriate. looming with
tho acts and deeds cf tho immortal WASH
ingion.
The toasts were:
washing on"-Rev. Francis NJ Munson,
,,, Chaplain Delaware Society, $. A. 4. ssa
IVY Mshingtcn at Morristown'-Hon. JOHN
Whitehead vice. president general Ma
va Il Society, $. A. r.
"hign Of the Revolution" Hon. L. Irving
HhnIy, Delaware Society, S. A. H.
~ me Empire State Society, :. A. r.
waiter >. Lognn vice president En-
rlre state Society, s. A. r.
Delaware in tho Revolutlon'-Ca Captain
Henry Hobart B4llaa, U. 5. A., sucre.
tary Delaware Cincinnati uyss
'ire,cntn'ion of Medal'-Coonel Andrew
Jackson WoOdman, past vice presilent-
general National Society, s. A. IL,
Chief Justice Charles b. Lore was to
have responded 10 the toast "Women in
the isavolution and tho Daughters Of To.
aay,' and President General franklin
Murphy Of New York to "1ho National |
but they were unavojdably detained
Not the least pleasing feature was tho
pres, alton to Chaplain Munscn of
handsome medal of honor in recognition
OF his sorvico' in the Spanf sh- American
war. Il present this badge" Col1neI
" o'lman sad addressing DR.. Munson,
winch was made from u cannon captured
on the battlefield of San Juan,
The cannon was givon by tho govern.
lnenU t. tho Nu,ilnul Spuinry rpJ h, |
them was made into this badge to be
given to memh rs who volunteered in tho
it, var with Span. We had four niam-
b'rs III Ih6 service, Captain Furu.an,
CaDnln Nones. DIR. France and Chap
ain Munsun."
: Dr.. Mur SON was decor ated with the
badge, ard Colonel WoGdmin continued.
"A more honorable dccJia ion could not
possibly b. conceived. 1t speak, of tho
american lt2t"Iution, of your ancestors
snu ninc. nt their struggles and triumrs
or our our national ndupendcnc, Ii al
o speaks OF tho old flag which has b .en
. heroicaliy defended whenever and
heravcr csSailcd l congratuiato You on
eceiving tblt beautiful historic bldyn,"
thpIaln MunsOn responded briefly and
aded, That while lheIFirst Doaware Reg
lnent did not got out Of the country it
vas no FAULT OF the regiment. II remem-
YER wben tho first report came that wo
'ere s'ning TO the front, evory company
nd lts cneerS, d.. Munson said. Tho
;ldgc Is similGr to ,lo crest of ths society,
Howard ID. Ross. Guy Il. Wells and l..
Jones wore appointed u committee 70
reparc resolution of thanks to the VII.
ogs ana Spcakort,an on motion of Bish-
D coleman, Chairman johnson was in
istructed to convey to Colonel In aMottee
hc regrets OF the society at his u bsence. I