Evening journal., 1911-11-16
LODCEMEN
AT DINNER
Past Councillors Of Junior
Order Have Maryland
Chief as Guest
SUGGEST NEW LAWS
FOR NEXT MEETING

The Past Councillors Association
Of the j., o. L. A. NJ. Of Delaware,
held their second annual banquet "a
the Clayton House last evening.
Guests TO The number Of over one
hundred were present and the affair
was most enjoyable. At $50 o'clock
the banqueters assembled IN the din
ing room and after prayer had been
offered by the Rev. w. r. Greenfield,
the merrymaking began. A pleasing
menu was served. after which
Thomas A. Appleby, past state coun-
cillor, who presided over the fune-
ton, in brief yet graceful address
greeted the gathering. John J..
Whitney A. P. wilkins aud w. n.
Wells, national officers Of the or
ganization. had been invited to at
tend, but were unable to be present.
Each testified his regrets I'm epistolary
communications, and these letters
were read by Toastmaster Appleby.
The MENU which was oddly gotten
up. follows
Billany Au Fair; Blue Points on
the Wright half she'll; Queen Reimer
olives; Pler-son iced celery. Wooden
salted almonds; Springer chicken
soup with Reader rice; baked hallbut
without Hare, Brass Medal egg
sauce, Pommes Parisienne 60 to
Bed-well; Roast Delaware Bird tur-
key; Carey's Broadkill oyster filling:
More-land cranberry sauce; Hill-y
mashed potatoes; French BIZ Jones
peas; Harry Johnson Dry Kent
County pineapple sherbet Less-Ap.
pleby the Deviled, egg salad; mayon-
naise AlERand; Todd-y Neapoltan
ice cream, Wheatley's fancy mixed
cakes; cheese Il Baxter; crackers. by
r. NJ. Jones; Rod-iar of coffee /;
Black-Long Tom cigars.
When the dinner was over. Toast.
master Appleby introduced Martin NJ
Wood, n G. S. MIR. Wood said he
was poor speaker, but his hearers
disagreed with him, for he spoke OF
the growth of the organization In a
most able manner. Charles Roimer
National Council Treasurer, and II
+. Barry, National Council Judiciary
had inteuded to make addresses, but
both We're unable TO be present.
Richard Hodgson, State Councillor
was next introduced and in the course
of his remarks stated that II was his
emphatic belief that after the meet
ing OF the next State Council the Pas
Councillors will have the right tt
vote and to have a voice In the pro
ceedings in the State Council.
DR.. II. n. Willis, Past State Coun
cillor of Maryland. spoke OF the pro
tective qualities of the association, be
hind which families of the member
could find shelter I'm times of stres
and emergency. Another speaker wa
Magistrate James w. Robertson. II
was not on the programme as .
speaker but nevertheless made
most entertaining address.
A. b. Baxter, of Kent county, wa
the next speaker He said that ther
were three words in the English Ian
guage on which the future of th
country depended These words, h
said, We're Virtue, Liberty aud Pa
! triotism, and he added. that If tn
meaning of these three words coul
be instilled in the hearts of every so
and daughter the depressions an
/ doubts OF the future could be easil
obliterated.
Frank NJ. Jones, Past State Coun
oillor. dilated on the achievements 9
the Death Benefit Association. Thi
association was brought into bein
eleven years ago, when the member
ship in the state numbered but 5000
Now It is 5000. Mr.. Jones stated tina
since the time Of its organization
| the Deah Benefit Association has pai
2SS death claims of $3.50 each, or /
round numbers a sum of $72, 900.
The Rev w. e. Greenfield was IN
concluding speaker, and compliments
the Past Councillors Association o
the activity and zeal they unceasine
! " displayed. Those present we're
Mrs. Frank Siegrist, Mrs. Robei
Reeder, Mrs. Majore f. Neal. Mr.
Mary Dill, Mrs Helen Dever. Mr.
Edgar Hare, Mrs. Harlan Taylor. MIR
! Poison Bedwell, Mrs. John Ligget
Mrs. James Wheatley, Mrs. John
d Todd. Miss Mabelle L. Todd Mr.
Il r. l.. Appleby, Mrs. A. B. Stayton, Mr.
b w. d. Stoops, Mrs G.. W. Taylor, Mr.
w G.. Jones, Mrs. A. H. Caulk. Mr.
w. II. Emmerson, Mrs. A. h. Parson
: Mrs. G.. L. Lang, Mrs. n. w. Will
p Miss Caroline r. Riggs, Mrs W.
e Greenfield. Mrs. NJ NJ. Woods, Mr.
3 James T. Chandler. Mrs. A. W. Auran
3 Mrs. H. W. Hill. and Miss NJ. Adam
]. Carey Palmer. J. S. Medill. Wa
! rem T. Moore, S. c. Kimmick, II. I
r Billany H. C. johnson, II. c. Ro,
4 gers. c. NJ. Wright. w. b. James.
b c. Appleby. Horace Mccall, IT. Fl. Ru
sell, George r. Lyon, r. e. Craig. T.
e Brown. j. S. Clark. 7. A. Campbell
= William J. Allen, j. B. Robertso
s William Moran, Edward Hanna.
d Rudy Noshell. w j. Moreland. j.
Z McManus, William Beystein, II.
S David, J. Leon Black, the Rev. W.
r Greenfield. NJ NJ. Woods. II. B. Taylc
e William II. Neal. A. B. Stayton, w.
g Dill. ]. Burton Carter. William Jons
Z Tolson Bushwell, William Stoops,
e j. Woods. Edgar Hare, John A. Tod
s. H. W Aurand. II. ID. Baxter, Robe
y S. Reecher. G. d. Bird, James
b. Chandler. James Wheatley, J. NJ. III
is gett. Il. il. Caulk W. r. Parsons,
y H. Emmerson. Frank Siegrist II.
b Hill. Joseph Dever. r. l.. Appleby,
g +. Lang and George Taylor