Evening journal., 1905-02-20
SOCIETY
OF NEW YORK Dimes
An Enjoyable Time Had at
the Annual Meeting and
Banquet

The 18th annual dinner Of tho Dell
aware Society OF New York was given
on Saturday evening at the rooms Of
the Aldlne Association, No III Fifth
avenue. New York. IL was am enjoy
able affair. Prior to the dinner. bus
iness session was held and these off,
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Walter ID. Hawkins; first
vice president, A. II. Cosden; second
lvice-president, II. ID. Appieby; secre-
ltary. S. S. Voshell; treasurer, Howard
: r. Robinson: executive committee. r.
/ ID. Cahoon. Guy Il. Wells, .. w. Town
send, g. w. Harper, $. I. Cooper,
George w. Richards o. b. DeaiSyne,
Paul Jones and w. II. StaytOn.
OF those who gathered around the
festive board all hut two were natives
of Delaware, and one OF these was an
adopted son OF the Diamond state.
Governor Lea was detained at home
and Henry c. Conrad, who was expect
ed to reply to the toast. "Delawarcans
lat Home" was also unable TO be pres
ent. The dinner was presided over by
Walter ID. Hawkins. a native of Dover
but now on the stan of the New York
American.
Jerome B. Bell. OF the Sunday Star
spoke for twenty minutes and kept tho
guests in laughter. He expressed tbs
belief that it was a good thing for ex-
liled Delawareans to get together once
a year or oftener. thus keeping fresl
the memory of home and cultivatlng 6
fclOser acquaintance with each other 10
1.-THE purpose Of mutual benefit. In con
ch1sion he declared that Delaware wai
lnoted for producing the finest peaches
the prettiest girls and the worst poll
lticians in the world, and challenges
comparison with any other place II
these respects. There are some ouhe
things, however, he said, for which Del
aware is also famous. notably apple
Jack. DIN praise of which he read tn
p poem Sussex County Apple-Jack," %,
another Delawanean. George b. Hyn
, son, which were received with expires
sions Of delight.
Hon. Henry r. b. Stapler responde
to the toast. '"rhe City of our AdOp
tion;" Professor John Bassett Moore. o
Columbia College. a Delawarean, whor
all Americans honor. spoke upon 9TH
Duty OF Citizenship" during which n
4 paid a tribute to the late John W. Clay
! ton; Thomas Higgins, a brother OF eN
5 Senator Anthony Higgins, and a prom
- ldnent manufacturer and merchant c
q New York, gave some entertaining n
=. luminiscences of colonial Delaware
r James A. b. Dilworth expressed IN
e hope that mo Senator from DelawaI
will be elected until some better me
come forward. "and this led Mr. BE
to make further remarks on the sui
ject.
A song written for the Delaware 81
ciety by Medford II. Cahoon. entitle
. Delaware. My Delaware" was sum
!. following which DIR. Marshall, an es
president OF the society and a native
{ Lewes gave recollections OF his hom
Il The concluding feature was the Singh
of the song, THE Sons OF Delaware
also written by Mr.. Cahoon.
The menu was as follows.
I Jones Greek Oysters.
T Cream OF Celery a Ia Middietown.
New Castle Olives. Kent Biscui
II Sussex Radishes.
g Planked Delaware River Shad.
e Sweetbread Outlets with Dagsboro
Beans.
Blue Hen Capon. Gumboro Potatoes
Richardson & Robbins Peas.
Bombay Hook Salad.
Il FELTON, Cheese. Rehoboth Ice Cream
?, Murder XIII Cakes.
4 Wilmington Coffee. Marshall Musl
n Discussion: People. Peaches, Politics