Evening journal., 1910-12-08
DELAWARE SONS
In ANNUAL REUNION
Nineteenth Banquet Of ASSO-
ClatiOn Brings Together
States Prominent Men
GOVERNOR-ELECT WILSON
LAUDS SUCH MEETINGS

The sons of Delaware, an organiza-
ton for Delawareans living in Phila-
delphia and the vicinity, held its nine
teenth annual banquet in the Glover
Room of the Bellevue-Stratford last
night. with 230 guests, and the largest
representation of Delaware officials IN
the history of the organization.
1overnor-elect Woodrow Wilson, OF
New Jersey. who was invited as one
of the speakers. found It impossible
to attend the banquet, and former
Congressman Levin Irving Handy
was asked to take his place on the
program Judge Daniel o. Hastings,
and the Rev. Dr.. w. S. Robinson, OF
Hackettstown. n. j., were other
speakers. After expressing his re-
grets on not being able to attend the
dinner. and asking that his letter be
read to the Sons OF Delaware, Mr.
Wilson said in his letter:
Wilson Lauds Such Meetings.
Please say to them that such oc-
casions seem to me fraught with the
possibilities of the highest service 70
the country Il has impressed me
more and more I'm the recent years
that the tone of our public dinners
has grown more serious and elevated.
THAT those who come together on
snch occasions have seemed more IN
clined 10 turn after dinner TO the
important questions Of the State and
of the communities I'm which they
live.
perhaps the change of tone and
nurnose has had something TO do
Win the very remarkable change in
our whole political tempers and ac-
tion. Public opinion Is wide awake
from one end of the country 10 the
other. Its energy is bound. not to-
ward the exaltation Of parties, but to-
ward the choice Of responsible lead
ers and well-considered politics. IL
is therefore a day Of political recon
struction and a day of ardent hope, III
which II thoughtful men bound them
selves. great things could be accom-
plished for the welfare of the Union.
Following the dinner Burton G..
Moore. president of the organization
who acted as toastmaster, spoke
briefly of the progress made during
the past year He explained that al
though the present membership is but
a little over 200 that AZ had been
added during the year just ended, and
that it is the present hope TO make
it 600.
Or. Robinson. the first speaker of
tho evening, spoke OF the characteris-
tics of Delaware and declared that II
was not in vain that the former resi-
dents OF the little State came together
each year TO talk over its problems
He then said
81 think of Delaware as its leading
mon have carried the State forward.
Tie then mentioned John w. Clay
ton. Thomas r. Bayard. John Hcnr
Hofocker and several more of th
States famous products.
Pcoplc Make Their Ofiiccrs.
Judge Hastings, in an address o
"public Service" declared that th
public official largely did as he wa
allowed to do by the people he repre-
scnts and before he concluded n
emphasized the fact that the peopl
of PENNSYLVANIA were largely victim
of that which they would readil
avoid i'm the way of political graft
"The officials he said, ARE largel
characteristic of the people OF th'
State
He also said that the people mus
help the public officer to realize tina
the Government. the State and th'
municipality was strictly part OF MI
business He added
We need courageous public serv
ants io make the Government, Stat
aud municipality what IL should be
Men who are willing TO risk thei
position for the sake of making tina
which they represent the best in th'
country Progress has been checked
temporarily by selfish Office holder
who have not been encumbered by
conscious public opinion. The pes
simisi is a Godsend in many respects
for he has often saved the nation from
calamities
The faith of the public especially
appeals 10 Judges. Whether th'
bench is worthy is largely dependen
upon the Judges themselves and II
opinion IL is difficult TO hide q darl
heart. The Judge who keeps one ca
10 the ground. sounding public opin
ion. will never render opinion
worthy OF the bench he represents
but he who follows his own con
science is the man who will be hon
ored and loved.
He then talked of the apparent de
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