The sun., 1901-08-31
MONUMENT
UNWILLING
On Coooh's Bridge Battle Ground
on Tuesday.
LIST OF THE CONTRIBUTORS
Committee Met Yesterday and Per-
fected All the Arrangements. List
of Many Prominent Speakers.
Resolutions Adopted.
LIST OF THE CONTRIBUTORS

All arrangements for unveiling on Tues
day, the monument recently erected at
Cooch's Bridge to mark the spot where
the American flag was first unfurled il
battle have been completed. The JOINT
committee of the various patriotic societ-
les and citizens Of Delaware held meet
ing yesterday morning at which time the
details for the occasion were arranged.
Under no conditions will there be Il post
pOnement of the exercises as September
8 is the anniversary of the event.
The speakers will be III. G. Conrad, J.
Wilkins Cooch, Governor John Hum,
Walter S. Logan of New York, General
j. Ill. Wilson and Robert G. Houston.
Arrangements have been made with rhc
| f., w. n IS. railroad to have II special
train leave French street station ut l.20
O'Clock in the afternoon. The train will
! be run in as many sections as the travel
requires. Returning the train will leave
Cooch's Bridge Immediately after the
exercises. Handsome souvenier pro-
grams have been provided and will be
given to all ut Cooch's Bridge by mem
| bers of the society of the Sons of til,
American Revolution. One program onl !
will be given To each person attending.
photographs giving views of the monu-
ment and points of historic interest in the
vicinity will be on sale by boys wearing
badges. Light refreshments may be pro-
cured on the grounds, but there will bc
| no other wares on sale.
The speakers stand will be erected at
Il high point overlooking the monument.
| The handsome lawn in front of the
Cooch mansion will provide ample accom-
modations for all and the lawn will lac
shaded all the afternoon. Those desir.
| ing to may carry camp stools with them.
| The stand for the First Regiment Band
will he near that of the speakers. Tho
,oint committee under whose auspices
| The monument was erected will act aS tho
reception committee To welcome all whr
Inttend the exercises. The committee
wishes TO urge upon the public that Il
cordial invitation is extended 10 every
Delawarean and all will be- heartily wei
romed. Any members Of the police de
partment who may be in attendance ar.
| invited 10 assist the COMMITTEES. The
State detectives will he on the grounds
land will deputize any Others needed tC
care for the public.
The total amount of subscriptions
which have been received for the mona
ment fund is S59S. The subscribers Il
the fund ar. as folows::
| Delaware Society. Sons OF the Amer;
>an Revolution. Hon. Walter s. Logar
# New York, president-gencrn Nationa
Society. $. 4. r.. Delaware Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
Caesar Rodney Chapter, ID. \. r., vii
mington: John Pettigrew Chapter. ID. a
r.. Milford; Col Hazlett Chapter, ID. \
r.. Dover; Elizabeth Cook Chapter, d
a. r.. Smyrna: Delaware Society, Child
rem OF the American Revolution Dea
ware Society. Daughters of the Revolu
ion: Dclawar" Junior Auxiliary. Som
ind Daughters Of the Revolution: Socict,
of Colonial Wars in Delaware: The Dol!
| ,ware Society of Colonial Danes oi
America; Historical Society Of Della
ware Delaware State Society of TIL,
Cincinnati: Members of the Delawar,
Bar; The New Century Club Of Newars
Jr. o. u. A. NJ, of Delaware; Mis-:
Helen G. Porter, Of Delaware: :cmfwyl
Helen G. Porter. Baltimore. Md; Col
1 Henry A. du Pont, Winterthur j, vii
kins Cooch. Cooch's Bridge. Miss Ann;
lT. Candy. Wilmington; +. William Cur
tbs, Newark; Mrs. Priscilla III. Richard
,on, Dover: Mrs. Annie Whiteley Lind
sey, Wilmington; Miss Georgianna I
Martin. Newark Miss Halle H. Martin
Newark: Sarah Ii. Balderston, Newark
Rev. Thomas G. Potter Glasgow; Johi
IW. Dayett, Cooch's Bridge: DR. Jnhi
II. lamar, Elkton. Md; DIR. John j
Black. New Castle: George w. Williams
Newark: DIR. George \. Haiter, Newark
Mrs. Alice II. Ptnncwill. Dover; Thomn
III. Fleming, Dover: John Casson. Dover
William Salisbury, Dover; III. |. Beers
Dover. Mrs. Mary b. Donnell, Newark
The committee desires to extend thank
also 10 Wright X Son Company of New
| ,rk, Del, for the donation of two barrel
IT cement used in the masonry work t
mount the cannon, surrounding tn
monument.
lSONS AMERICAN hEVOLTTI0N
At meeting of the board of manager
# the Sons of the American Revolutio
: at the home of Howard DeHayen RoS
, Hast night, the following resolutions wer
ladoptcd;
Whereas, The Park Commission of til
| .ity of Wilmington ut the suggestion I,
It's president. Mr.. William NJ. Candy
has deemed ii desirable to locate canno
ION Washington Heights. this city, ov"l
Whereas. Application has been mad
hy the Park Commission Of the city I
Wilmington to the president of the Del'
ware society, Sons Of the America
Revolution, for the use Of the two
pOund howitZers mounted on carriage
recently donated to this society by I'll
United States Government and which NJ
now in transit from Fort jefferson
| IHlnrii.. therefore, ba il
q Resolved. That these cannon mount,
2 be and are hereby presented complete
the Delaware Society. Sons of the Amer
can Revolution. to the city of Wilmin
ton, free Of cost to the city. for the u
Iof the Park Commission in the decorate
lof washington Heights overlooking Il
iirandywine.
u The resolutions will be formally ~
:. scented ut the exercises of the unveiiI
Il Of the monument at Cooch's Bridge ne,
y Tuesday afternoon.