Evening journal., 1906-11-16
MANY GUESTS
WERE ASSEMBLED
Church Club, Of Delaware,
Gives Semi-AnnuaI Dinner
at Country Club

Brilliant addresses. witty remarks.
an excellent menu and a large attend
ance marked the thirty-eishth semi-
annual dinner Of the Church Club Of
Delaware. which was held at the VIII
mngton Country Club last night
Despite the miserable weather
seventy-one guests gathered around the
board and for three hours a most en-
ioyable time was spent ON previous
occasions the dinners have been held
n the New-Ccntury Club rooms. but
those who had charge of last nights
affair decided upon an innovation and
the Country Club was selected. Prev
ious TO the dinner a business meeting
of the club was held az which fifteen
new members were elected making the
total membership of the club ninety
five.
Those who became members were as
follows Charles G.. Blandy John 70.
Hitch, Willard G.. jackson, Charles T.
Kent, Herbert w Whitaker Robert
w. Phillips. George W. Moreton. Alfred
/ II. Jones John W. Mitchell. Frederick
Bringhurst. o. Curtis Purdy. Harry +.
/ DUPONT, Franklin Duane. Lausltte R.
Rogers. Frederick Peach
EXCELLENT MENU.
Guests and hosts were seated at the
tables which were adorned by huge
branches Of chrysanthemums and trall-
ing Noncysucklc at $50 o'clock. and
the Invocation was made hoy Bishop
Leighton Coleman. who asked Gods
blessing upon an those assembled. The
MENU which was thoroughly enjoyed
by all, was as follows.
oysters
French Bouillon.
Almonds. Olives, Celery,
Lobster Outlets Shrimp Sauce
Roast Squab.
Delmonico Potatoes, String Beans
Imperial Punch,
Cigarettes,
Terrapin CIarylnnd Style).
Grape Fruit and Pineapple salad
Cream Cheese. Toasted Crackers
Metropolitan Ice Cream.
Fancy Cakes.
Coffee. Cigars.
The menu was in the form OF a pos
card, u2on the inner page OF whicl
was a photograph in natural colors o
"The Church at jamestown. Va, A. d
1C07-1639" The inner man having
been satisfied, william II. Thompson
president of the Church Club. in few
brief remarks in which ne congratu
lated members on the increased mem
borship Of the club, introduced Bishoi
Coleman.
BISHOP COLEMAN's REMARKS.
In his usual happy strain the Bishol
spoke briefly and TO the point. H'
, trusted that the meetings of the ciul
could be more frequent in the futur
Y and urged every member OF ever
parish to be on the alert and lool
! around with "a view Of increasing th
, membership of the organization. II
/ felt confident that many would b.
found who would be- glad to embrace
the opportunity TO become connecte'
, with the club. "T'n put the Whining
/ ton Church Club against any other clu
/ lin the United States" he said
on previous occasions Of a simila
nature Bishop Coleman said speaker
, were won't TO refer to the bribery am
d corruption at the elections of our STATE
3 1--WE can face those parties now" sal
he, and say that our last electio
was accomplished with but little g
bribery, If any. ! think we can sa
that we are about free OF that pest
r This result has been accomplished b
! the sincere work Of both parties. Whi
. we have crushed that iuiuuitous snal
o. do not believe he IS quite killed, bl
merely 'scotchod We must not cor
graduate ourselves on having con
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