Smyrna times., 1912-06-05
BIG SMYRNA CONTINGENT
MEETS At OLD DRAWERS
LARGE DELEGATION ATTENDS
ANNUAL REUNION SUNDAY
Hear Splendid Program and Enjoy
Day Meeting Friends from all Parts
of the State An Ideal Day.

Senator and Mrs. Edward G.
Walls, Mrs. Frank E. Postles, DR.. |
and Mrs. John W. Clifton, Mr.. and |
Mrs. Howard R. Jones, Hon. and |
Mrs. L. Irving Handy, Miss Laura
Bell, Rev. W. D. Parry. Mr.. and
Mrs. John P. Hudson, Senator J. R.
Clements, W. R. Keys, Miss Edith
Beck and guest Mrs. Brooke Amiss,
Mr.. Eugene Davis, Miss Katherine
Price and Messrs. Cairl and Warner
Price were among those from Smyr-
ma who attended Sunday, the seven
teenth annual reunion of the Friends
of Old Drawers at the historic edi-
fee on the Appoquinimink, known
as Old Drawers Church. 1t was
an affair of unusual interest which
attracted an attendance numbering
between 700 and 300. The fine green
sward, which had been carefully
shorn, the whole grounds faultlessly
neat and clean, and the venerable
old church itself, nicely painted and
repaired and fairly embowsred in
climbing ivy, it's white shutters
contrasting with the emerald hue,
never looked more noble. Within,
it was prettily dressed in wild
flowers, ferns and plants. Just be-
hind the old fashioned high pulpit,
with its sounding board above sur
mounted by gilded love, lis a square
window, the embrasdre of which
was filled with flowers, while on either
side of the pulpit on the window
stills and in front of it, were large
bouquets of snowy laurel blooms and
daisies-all brought from the ad-
jacent woods and fields. The exer-
cises OF the morning were under
charge of Rev. Edward A. McLaury,
pastor of the Drawers Presbyterian
Church in Odessa. Rev. Francis H..
Moore D. D., pastor of Forest Pres
byterian Church in Middletown, read
the 103d Psalm. Rev. j. L. Spark
N, pastor of St. Paul's M. E.
Jhurch in Odessa, offered prayer.
! An offering for the benefit of the
society was taken and Mrs. Warden
Humphrey of Wilmington sang solo.
( Or. Moore then introduced Rev. DR..
harles E. Erdman of Princeton
theological Seminary as the speaker
Athe morning, and he announced al
text the fourth chapter of John
Z 36th verse: "Other men havt
9 Cred, and ye are entered int
@ieir labors."
Officers of Old Drawers Elected
During the noon hour a busines
meeting of the Friends of Old Draw
yers was held, and the following
officers were chosen: President
Daniel W. Corbit of Odessa; vice
president. John V. Craven of Wes
Chester. Pa; treasurer. Georg
Janvier of Middleton; secretary
Miss S. Cornelia Bowman of Viii
mington: trustees, Thomas
Craven Of Salem, N. j., Alfred S
Elliott of Wilmington, in the plac
of Herbert H. Boyd of Philadelphia
deceased; Miss Dorothy Vandegrii
of Wilmington, Clarence E. Pool
Howard A. Pool, Janvier Woods an
William Janvier of Macdonough, an
DR.. Walter V. Wood of Odessa
During the noon intermission til
various parties, some at tables
others in their autos or on tn
ground, partook of their luncheon
and had pleasing social converse
At g. 80 clock the afternoon exc
cises opened with singing I'm
Faith Looks Up to Thee" Rev. Nj
Louderbough read the fifth chapt'
of Ephesians, and Mrs. Humphre.
sang a solo, "Im a Pilgrim.
Daniel W. Corbit, as president
the society, made the report of
affairs on this, the 204th anniversa
of old Drawers and the 18th Of &
annual reunion of the society
Josiah Marvel, ESQ.,, Gives an Addre
He then introduced as the orat
for the afternoon, Josiah Marvel
Wilmington, who addressed the WI
filled house, after Mrs. Humphre
had sung another solo, 81 Know n
Where Mr.. Marvel gave his aut
euce the novel treat of picturing
them the scenes that marked t
opening service in 1913, in the new
built Drawers Church He gave
lively review Of the people, thu
dress. their modes of travel afo'
in the rare gig, or on horse haS
single or in pill lion, that was %
entertaining and humorous ]
address concluded with brief co
mendation Of the labors OF the
ciety in preserving Old Drawye
The choir and congregation So
America. :" A number of irnpro
ments in the grounds we're mi
this year.