The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-09
CUP PASSED AS IN SAXON DAYS OF OLD
 AT BEARDSLEY FEAST
Recently Elected President General of National Society, 5. A. R., Honored
 by Banquet and Gift.
Ioasts are Greeted With Response by Prominent Members of State and National Bodies Society Has lz,O0O Members

Tn AnglO-SaxOn days of old the lOv- ing cup was present at every feast. It was common cup, and it was passed up and down the board until every mans thirst had been satisfied. This ancient custom was observed, last night. at the banquet given in honor of Morris B. Beardsley, who has been recently. elected president-general of the National Society. Sons of the American Revolution. when the big sill yer loving cup. given to him by the governors and officers of the state branch was filled with champagne and passed from guest to guest until it had gone about the tables spread in the Stratfeld. Every time the cup was used. It is a large cup. and a hand some one. which stood more than a foot high on it's pedestal, and was suit ably inscribed by the donors. The gift was unexpected.
 Rev. E. Lingstone Wells. rector of St. Luke's church. and president of General SilliInan Chapter presided. Many men prominent in the state and can Revolution were present. including Henry c. Sherwood, of this city, treas urer of the Connecticut State Society, Hon. Stiles Judson, of Stratford. States attorney Cornelius Puggsley of New York, former president-general of the National society and president of the Empire State society: Judge Edward c. Battis, of Boston, president of the Massachusetts society, Gen. Ed win S. Greedy, of New Haven, former president-general of the National so- ciety, A. J. Sloper, of New Britain; J. W. Brooks. of Torrington, speaker pro tenn of the Connecticut state senate and acting lieutenant governor; L. B. Curtis. of this city. president of tSe Connecticut State society s7d Rev John DePeu. of this city; George E.. Burgess. New Haven: L. Belknap Hartford; E. J. Doolittle, Meriden; I. Coolege. Hartford: c. H. wickham. Hartford: W. J. Atwater New Haven i: F.A. Corbin, New Britain: Wilson Lee. New Haven; M. Hemingway, Water town.
 Judge Beardsley during his remarks referred to the society of Daughters of the American Revolution which has 75,0O0 members. He said that he hoped to see the 12, 900 members of the Sons increase to 25,000 and sometime. in re- spect of membership. stand upon a par with the Daughters. Toasts were. re- sponded to by Hon. Stiles Judson, by Lewis B. Curtis, president of the State society, by Cornelius Puggsley. New York. former president general of the National Society. by Judge Edward C.. Battfs of Boston, by George w. Jack man. chairman of the committee on wood, treasurer of the state society The evening closed with a few words by Rev. John DePeu of this city.
 Among those present were: George W. Jackman. O. H. Brothwell, Charles B. Buckingham, Frederick Doolittle. Rev. John DePeu. Henry c. Sherwood. F. L. Armstrong, George Barker, pr. Dow R. Beebe. F. A. Blackman. w. H. Burr. Charles F. Coe, William Hart, A. H. Huntington. Edward Ives, E. P. Lyon. A. T. Nettleton, J. W. Otis, J. H. Perry. George H. Peck, c. H. Peet, Henry J. Seeley. Col. T. B. Warren, AS. Wells. Samuel H. Wheeler, George M. Baldwin. Henry Burroughs, Thad- deus B. Beecher. Samuel F. Boards ley, W. s. BulIard, Walter Cash, George E. Crawford, Charles W. Davis. B. J. DoolittIe. F. A. Doolittle, c. s. Flames. H. R. Green, A. B. Fairchild, Dr. c. c. Godfrey O. Howard Hall. Sidney E Hawley. c. B. Hotchkiss. Frederick w. ligan. Charles Ruth. ". D. Ives. c. J Knapp, G. c. Miller, H. D. Miller. Will liam K. Mix. Edward J. Morgan, H. F. Norcross, George M. Osborne. M D. J. L. Parraga. G. c. Peet, w. H. Pep per, J. B. Silliman, Henry P. Stagg. Edward c. Stratton, James w. Thomp- son, George s. Wildman. N. c. Wordin. J. H. Van York. G. c. Williams. F. D. Hotchkiss. George c. Edwards, Nathan Buckingham. A. W. Andrews, s. A Burns. E. c. Birdseye, George Com stock. William B. Lee. N. c. Worth ing. Elmer E.. Gruman. Sidney E. Haw1ey, c. Lincoln Banks. M. D.. also George Allen and Benjamin English. both of New Haven.