Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-25
ANNUAL BANQUET
OF JERSEY S. A. R.
Reception Follows in Honor of
Col. Richardson, of Cleveland,
President-General.

When the bugle call was sounded
in the large banquet hall OF the Wash
ington last night for the annual ban
uuet of the New Jersey Society of the
Sons OF the American Revolution
about two hundred men and women
responded. With many prominent
officials Of the society present as
speakers the annual tribute to the
memory Of Washington was paid in
an impressive manner.
American co1ors were used in dec
Grating the hall. while each of the
tables presented beautiful spectacle,
surmounted as they We're with floral
decorations around an American dag
A reception in honor of Colonel James
r. Richardson. OF Cleveland. presi-
dent-general of the National Society
of the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton was held previous to the ban
quet
Dipping the CoIors.
While everyone remained standing
at the tables the national colors were
dipped. John L. Merrill, president of
the New Jersey Society read the
pledge and ali Joined in singing
America Bishop Edwin S. Lines
of the Newark Episcopal diocese,
offered the invocation.
The address Of welcome was deliY-
cred by Mr. Merrill. who also acted
a POSTMASTER In the course of his
remarks he commented on the patri-
otism which made the celebration of
Washington's Birthday a notable oc-
casion year after year. among the
women present who recited incidents
of the Revolutionary and the Civil
wars were Mrs. Charles b. Yardley,
of East Orange, regent Of the New
Jersey Society of the ID. A. r.; Mrs.
John r. Weeks, of East orange, re-
gent of the New Jersey Society of the
d. r., and Mrs. Matthias Steelman, of
Elizabeth, president of the Daughters
of 1872
The Flag at the Polls.
BY cultivating a spirit of patriotism
the people need not support stand
ing army. declared DR.. Moses Greedy
Parker. who recalled the words OF
washington that to preserve peace
che must be prepared for war He
was followed by Louis A. Ames. who
spoke of the bill passed by the last
Legislature cali Il for the display OF
a flag at every polling place. Inc
State of New York, he said, was about
to follow New Jerseys example and
introduce "a similar law. He hoped
this State would elso ser aside May
as the date to commemorate Lafay-
cites services and the signing OF the
first American treaty with France, as
New York had done.
Supreme Court Justice Swayze, by
request, read his address at the un-
yelling of the washington monument.
Others who spoke were Colonel Rich
ardson, Lewis Beers Curtis and
Francis S. Hutchins.
Guests at the Banquet.
At the guest table sat Mr..
Merrill. Colonel Richardson and the
following other national officers: Sec
retary-General A. Howard Clark,
Treasurer General John A. Bur-
roughs, Historian General David L.
Pierson; members of the executive
committee, DIR. Moses Greedy Parker,
Lewis Beers Curtis. Thomas w. Will
liams and Colonel Charles Lyman;
Bishop Lines, former Governor J.
Franklin Fort. Supreme Court JUS
tice Francis j. swayze, Louis A.
Ames, president Of the Empire State
Society Of the S. A. r.; Francis S.
Hutchins, of New Rochelle. and DR..
George II. Richards, chairman of the
banquet committee.
Societies Represented.
Among the societies represented,
besides those mentioned, were Daugh-
ters of 1872, Sons of the American
Revolution, Sons of the American
Wars, Mayflower Descendants. Co
lonial Governors, Founders and Pa
triots, Daughters of the Revolution.
Colonial Danes, the four chapters of
the New Jersey Society of the Sons
of the American Revolution as fol-
lows: Elizabethtown Chapter No, l.
Raymond S. Parrot, president: Or
ange Chapter No. q Howard Marshall,
president; Montclair Chapter No. g.
John B. Wright, president, and New
ark Chapter No. a. William T. Hunt.
president.