Evening journal., 1900-09-12
TO MARK SPOT OF
UNFURLING FLAG
Basket Picnic viii be Held
at COOch'S Bridge
Members Of Delaware Society NOmi-
mated to Serve Upon the Na-
tiOnal Committees

Members of the Delaware Soclot
= We're nominated to serve on the com
mittees of the National Society, Son
OF the American Revolution, as fol
lows:
To serve on Committee on NatiOna
Parks-Spotswood Garland
To aid the Committee on Nationa
Parks and to mark the old Delawar,
battlefields and preserve historic revo
lutionary sites-Caleb p. Johnson
llce-chairman; l.. b. Jones, secretary
Martin BeadenkOpf, Harry e. Thomas
the Rev. j. b. Turner, Of Dover; the
Rev f. M. MunsOn, of New Castle:
Spotswood Garland, chairman ex-
olficio
TO serve on National Committee on
LegislatiOn-L. Irving Handy.
To serve on the National Committee
on publication of National Register for
the Sons Of American Revolution
Lawrence B. Jones.
To serve on the National Press Com
mittee-ColOnel John Wainwright.
Press Committee of Delaware Society
Colonel John Wainwright, chairman
eX-otficio; ID. Brainerd Ferris, Frank
Il. Carswell. DR.. +. NJ Munson, DR.. An
derson, of Dover.
The report of the committee to ar
range meetings, Howard d. Ross and
Martin Beadenkopf, was received and
adopted 1t was
"COmpatriots: The committee an
pointed to arrange for meetings would
respectfully recommend that the Della
ware Society, S. A. R., accept the in
vitation from the Delaware chapters.
Daughters Of the American Revolution.
extended through their state regent.
Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke Churchman, and
Miss Sophia NAPLES, regent of Caesar
Rodney Chapter. ID. A. R., to give
basket picnic at COoch's Bridge, Della
ware. Saturday afternoon, September
%. 1900, under the auspices of the
Sons and Daughters Of the American
Revolution. The object of the proposed
meeting is to select a suitable spot to
mark the place where Old Glory was
first unfurld to the breezes on the Sd
Of September, 1777, just previous to the
Battle of the Brandywine lt is very
important that such adistinction to our
state should be fittingly marked with
a tablet of bronze or stone, suitably IN
scribed, and all the patriotic societies |
of our state are invited to cooperate |
with the Sons and Daughters in view
of having this event Of history so com
memorated and recorded on the next
anniversary Of the occasion, September
3, 1901. Special invitations have ac-
cordingly been extended to the patri-
otto orders of our state, including the
Delaware Society of the Children of the
American Revolution, the Society of
the Cincinnati. the Society Of Colonial
Wars, the Society of Colonial Danes
and the Historical Society of Delaware
to join the movement. and approve the
plans to be considered at the 'baske
picnic to be held on the 22d instant
Chief Justice Charles B. Lore has been
invited to preside at the picnic, and
the following gentlemen invited to
speak: j. wilkins Cooch, of Coochs
Bridge the Rev. j. Harry Chesley, OF
Claymont, Del, the member of Della
ware Sciety S. A. r.. (subject, "Old
GloryO; Chancellor John r. Nicholson.
Of Dover, president of the Delaware
Society of Colonial Wars; Captain
eHnry Hobart Bellas, U. S. A., secretary
Of the Delaware Society Of the Cincin-
natl and Henry c. Conrad. librarian OF
The Historical Society Of Delaware The
Children of the American Revolution
are expected to sing national patriotic
airs 1t is probable that some Of the
officers of the national societies Of the
Sons and Daughters of the American
Revolution will be in attendance.
Train leaves French street station
! Pennsylvania railroad, at 1905 p. m
Returning, leaves CoOchs Bridge a
5.11 p. m, and arrives at Wilmington
at 6.07 D. m Fare for the round tril
seventy two t72) cents.
In case of inclement weather post
ponement win be made until the fol
lowing Saturday. Each person in at
tendance will be expected to provid
lunch for one"
Applications for membership wer
received from Frederick G.. Winchester
Of New Castle; Walter E. PrObasco. G
; Plainfeld, n j.; Fredeick w Hoffman
Of New Castle and Clarence NJ. Di
lon. Spottswood Garland and HOwar
} ID. Ross were made life members of th
society, on motion of Mr. Carswell.