The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-04
CELEBRATES l32D
ANNIVERSARY Of
PRINCETON BATTLE
Notable Gathering of Descend
ants in the WOman's Club
of Orange.
LUNCHEON FOR GUESTS
AT THE COUNTRY CLUB
General of the Daugt-
tiers of the Revolution and
Other NOtabies Present.


Celebration of the 132d anniversary Of
the Battle of Princeton was observed
today by the Daughters of the Revol,-
ton of the State of New Jersey In the
Oranges. There was a luncheon of
twenty covers at the Country Club at
1880 in honor of Mrs. AdeIine F. Fitz.
president-general, d. r., and Professor
William Libbey, of Princeton Unlver-
sity. the speaker Of the day.
The program at the Woman's Club,
Miss Alkaline Wheelock Sterling, State
regent, presiding, was as follows:
America" sung in unison; greeting by
Miss Sterling; violin solo, Rondo
capriccioso, Saint Saens, Ernest Roent-
gen; address, Mrs. Adeline r. Fitz, pres
ident-general D. r.; contralto solo (a)
open Secret" Nordman; CD 1.-THE
Quest" Eleanor Smith, Miss Augusta
Van Alta: address. "Our Citizen SOL
diers," Professor William Libbey: vio-
lin solo. Romance" Wieniawski, Mr..
Roentgen; contralto solo (a) 1.-THE Sea-"
McDowell; Oh Happy Song" T. del
Riego; (e) "Hindoo Love Song Bern
berg, Miss Van Alta, accompanist, J.
Louis Miner; address by Professor
William Libbey, of Princeton Univer-
sity. secretary of the Sons of the Revo-
luton of the State of New Jersey.
The hall was decorated with flags and
the colors Of the society. Over the plat.
form vas the banner of the New Jersey
Society, three stripes of blue, buff and
blue, with the seal of the organization
in heavy embroidery, and the legend
New Jersey Society," In the tea room
the tables were decorated with ferns
and %jonquils and bands OF ribbon of
buff and blue, and caldelabra with yell
shades. Pouring were Mrs. Stanley
Ward and Mrs. Russell Marston.
A reception followed the program. In
the receiving line were: Mrs. Alkaline
Wheelock Sterling, Mrs. Adeline F. Fitz,
Mrs. John Randall Weeks, vice-regent;
Professor william Libbey, Mrs. Robert
Ward. third tvice-president- general, D.
r.; Mrs. d. Phoenix Ingraham, former
president-general. Presenting guests
were: Mrs. Alexander Irving, Mrs.
William Lyndon Lyman, Miss Margaret
Bentes, Miss Duryee and DR.. Maria M.
Vinton.
The committee of arrangements was
composed of Mrs. John r. Weeks, Mrs.
Robert Ward, Mrs. Spencer Miller, Mrs.
Thomas N. Gray, Mrs. H. S. Osborne,
Mrs. M. H. Coleman, Miss Duryee, Miss
Burtis, Mrs. Alexander Irving and Mrs.
William L. Lyman.
Guests included representatives from
Colonial DANES, Society of Colonial
Wars. Order of Founders and Patriots,
Sons of the Revolution, Sons of the
American Revolution. Daughters Of the
American Revolution, Society of the
War of 1872, United States Daughters
of 1872, Descendants of Colonial Gov
ernors, Society of New England
Women. .
Among those present were Mrs. Will
lam Libbey, of Princeton; Mrs. Herman
Bonschur, Mrs. Frederick A. Dreer, of
Philadelphia; Mrs. Joseph j. Casey.
register general, D. r.; Mrs. William
H. Hotchkiss, regent Colonial Chapter,
D. r.; Mrs. Henry w. Heller, Mrs. d.
N. Vanderveer, Mrs. Fred Ingraham,
Mrs. David C. Carr, of New York; Mrs.
S. E. C~haumberg, Mrs. Frederick w.
Starr, Mrs. Herbert Henry, Miss M. A.
Gelston, of the Long Island Society,
D. r.; Mrs. Robert Dun Douglass, of
the Colonial Danes; Mrs. Charles B.
Yardley, regent Essex Chapter, d. A.
R.; Miss Helen Gushing, Mrs. Charles
Hathaway, Mrs. Moses, of Trenton, of
the Colonial Danes; Mrs. Cyrus Hitch
cock, Mrs. John E. Dix, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Condit, Rev. and Mrs. George
Mooney, Mr.. and Mrs. John Lenord
Merrill, Joel Francis Freeman, Mrs.
Henry Fl. Dawson. president New Jer-
sey State Federation of Women's
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas W. Will
Jams. Mrs. William H. Brown, presi-
dent of Ray Palmer Club, of Newark;
DR.. Sara C. Spottiswoode, president
Woman's Club of Orange; Mrs. F. c.
Lewis, of Trenton; Mrs. William John
Taylor, Mrs. p w. Hoblitzell,
president Open Hand Club, of Jersey
City.
The guests at the luncheon given at
the Essex County Country Club were
Prof. and Mrs. William Libbey. Miss
Alkaline w, Sterling, Mrs. Adeiine F.
Fitz, Mrs. George Cogswell, Mrs. ID.
Phoenix Ingraham. Mrs. John r.
Weeks. Mrs. F. w. Starr. Miss Duryee,
Mrs. Horace Osborne, Mrs. William
Lyman, Mrs. Stanley Ward.
Robert Ward, Mrs. Gahagen, Mrs.
Edward Ketcham and Miss Adeline w.