Evening journal., 1914-01-09
OLD FIGErERS
TO MEET SOON
In REUNION
Organizers Of Co. Il, New
Castle Will Observe 9th
Anniversary
MANY SURVIVORS
OF THE COMPANY
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del, Jan. s.-Mem-
bers of the original National Guard Of
Delaware expect to meet soon, and
arrange plans for the celebration Of
the twenty-seventh anniversary Of
the organization of Company II. While
a number of the real ones are dead,
the following are alive and will par
ticipate in the celebration: John H..
Martin. George w. Eckles, Evan G.
Boyd, ]. E. Phillips, William e. Roth
well. Thomas Gravel, Samuel T.
Landers, Higbee Davidson, John b.
Manlove, Abe Dennison, Arthur Muir
ray. Frank Landers. George Swan
ed. w. Eagle, b. f. Lancaster Isaac
Foster. Edward Mcbride, William A.
Matthias. John Wise, Oscar Riding
William j. Etchells, Frank Mccoy. s
B. Miller, William b. Mccoy John
Connolly. Charles and Henry Pad
berg. James Boothe, Theodore Hauf
Frank Sharpless, 5. E. Gleason, w
Marvin Truss.
When Company II was about to be
organized the men met in Hauts Jew
| elry store. and later around in Ella
sons office. Some of the original
members delight to talk about the
olden times and things which occur
red. Many laughable things happen
ed among the members.
/ Edward Duncan, brOther-in-laN
OF Captain George Duncan, of thu
/ inner range lighthouse, is seriously
I'm at his home, in Camden, \. j
He was former resident of New
/ Castle. He was a member of thu
Amphion Cornet Band. which was or
ganized in this city by George Dun
can, in 1867.
In talking about the band, Mr.. Dun
can said yesterday that the Am
phion Cornet Band was organized b.
John Churnside, AL. Hydtt, Mlchae
King. George Dixon, and myself, ol
August 25, 1867 / was an appren
tice then with Mr.. Churnside, and
raised $500 for the band. | com
menced playing the drum and Will
have played all the instruments, ye
! am the drummer boy of the ban,
at present, after a lapse Of fOrty-si,
years. There have been many up
many persons have been in the band
and orchestras. ed. Duncan, whom
Il I visited today, was a band man. L
fact, eight Of the first players VIII
were in the Amphion Band wer
named Duncan"
It is expected hat when Grant
Chancellor James ]. Cohen and stat
come here this evening to install tn
officers of Adelphia Lodge No.
Knights of Pythias the lodge rooI
will be crowded IT the installation
will be a public one. The ceremonie
are deeply interesting as the gran
officers in their glittering Uniform
perform the work I'm grand style
The dinner to be given by Mr.
George Blackburne, Hares Corner {
the Trustees of the New Castle Con
mon will be held next Wednesda
evening.
Shipping on the Delaware rive
is held up today because OF the fo
Several persons from New Cast
went to PHILADELPHIA today to atten
the funeral of Mrs. Mary Jane Aul
a former resident f Dobbinsville. 81
has a number OF relatives residin
in New Castle.
| Mrs. Charles Cooper, who has bee
in the Physicians and Surgeons Ho
| pital, Wilmington, for some time hi
recovered sufficiently from typho
pneumonia to be able to sit up. Mr.
| Cooper is under the care of DR.. Nj
Entee. Her condition was critic
for weeks.