The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
UNWILLING
EXERCISES
Cooch's Bridge Memorial Arrange
ments to be Made.
SOME PROMINENT VISITORS
Celebration Will Take Place on Sep
tember 8, the Anniversary OF
First UnfurIing OF Old
Glory in Battle.
SOME PROMINENT VISITORS

Arrangements for the unveiling of the
Cooch Memorial to mark the spot where
"Old Glory" was first unfurled in battle
at Cooch's Bridge on September 8, 1777,
will be made at meeting of the joint
committee tonight at the Delaware His
torical society's building at 7.50 o'clock.
The program OF exercises will be de-
cided upon. Two of the prominent peo-
pie expected to participate are: Walter
S. Logan of New York city, president
general of the National Society of the
Sons Of the American Revolution, and
Mrs. C. N. Fairbanks, wife of Senator
Fairbanks of Indiana, and president
general of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution. They assured Howard
DeHaven Ross at the meeting Of the
cietv of the Sons of the American ltevo
luton at Pittsbnrg, that they would
attend the unveilng.
The mveiling will take place on Sep
ten,ber 3, the anniversary of the unfurl
ing of the flag. The contract for til,
erection of the memorial was given out
on April last
The memorial is composed of granite
| is feet high ard has heavy base
Cannon obtained from the war depart
ment ut Washington will be placed al
the four corners of the memorial. Th,
cannon will be connected by chairs oh
tanned from the navy departm, mt a
| Washington.
| Sufficient funds have been secured b,
Treasurer Howard DefIayen Ross t,
nay for the erection of the memorial.
| The joint committee or. the Cooch Ale
mortal, representing the Patriotic So
rieties and citizens Of the State is com
posed as follows:
| Chief Justice Charles B. Lore, prcsi
dent Historical Society of Delaware
Hartman.
| Chancellor John X. Nicholson, presi
dent OF Delaware Society of Colonia
Wars, vice chairman, Dover.
| Vice-President-G General Harvard De
Haven Ross of the National Society
A. X. and president Delaware Society
). A. r.. treasurer.
Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke Churchman
Estate Regent Delaware Society, ID. A. IL
secretary. Claymont.
Miss Sophia NAPLES, regent Caesa
Rodney Chapter, ID. A. X.
Mrs. II. s. Anderson. regent-colone
IIaslett Chapter. u. A. r., Dover.
Mrs. Caroline Spcakman. regent Eliz;
beth Cook Chapter, ID. A. r., Smyrna.
Mrs. serena j. Hall. regent John Petit
grew Chapter, ID. A. r., Milford.
Mrs. George G. Hall, State director q
the Delaware Society, Children of til
American Revolution.
Mrs. William NJ. Drien, president q
the Delaware Society, Children of til
American Revolution.
Mrs. George Ill. Raymond, State +,
gent Delaware Society Daughters of til
Revolution and regent of the Geore
Reed Chapter Daughters of Revolution
Smyrna.
Miss Esther A. Megear, State direct,
Of the Delaware Junior Auxiliary, Sol
and Daughters of the Revolution
Smyrna.
iIrs. Clementina Ice Mcllvaine, pres
dent Delawar, Sociery of Colon.
DANES.
Mrs L Tatnall Warner of Delawal
Society Of Colonial Danes.
Mrs. Charles q. Rumfcrd of Delawai
Society of Colonial Danes.
Mrs. Charles III. Miller Of Delawai
Society of Colonial Danes.
Miss Anna Il. Candy of Delaware S
ciety of Colonial Danes.
Colonel William A. LaMotte, expires
dent Delaware Society, s. A. X.
Spottswood Garland, ex-vice-presidel
Delaware Society $. A. Il.
| l1l
ware Society, 5. A. r., assistant trea
urcr.
Rev. Joseph Brown Turner of Il
Delaware Society, S. A. r., Dover.
Rev. Francis NJ. Munson, LII. ID.
the Delaware Society, $. A. r., Ne
Castle.
Rev. j. Harry Chesley of the Del
ware Society, :. A. r., Claymont.
Captain Henry Hobart Bessas, U.
A., secretary Delaware Society of Il
! Cincinnati. Philadelphia.
Hon. j. Wilkins Cooch of the Delawa
Society of Colonial Wars, Cooch
: Bridge.
Prof. George A. Harter, president
Delaware College, Newark.
. Prof. A. IL. Berlin, Principal Of Il
High School.
George A. Elliott, Esq. representa-
the Delaware Bar.
Henry G. Conrad, ESD, representa-
til. patriotic citizens of the State.
The Delaware .,ociety, Sons of t
X American Revolution has been asked
= the Society of the Cincinnati TO ass
= them in the erection of tablet
Quaker Hill this city to mark the pla
where Washington and Lafayette {
camped previous to the Battle of t
Brandywine, and the erection of gran
monument on the Dover Green to ma
i the spot where the Delaware troops W,
! mustered ont of service in 1880. Il
Dover Council has given its permissi
:. for the erection of the monument.
brotherhood OF st. Andrew.