Evening journal., 1915-06-07
OLD DRAWERS IS
2O4 YEARS OLD
Many Friends at Ancient
Edifice at Anniversary
Service
JUDGE CONRAD AND
DR.. SMILEY SPEAK

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
ODESSA, Del, June THE 2O4th an
niversary Of Old Drawers Presbyter-
ian Church was celebrated yesterday.
This was the occasion when the Friends
of Old Drawers, the organization which
looks after the church, held its annual
meeting and attended all-day services
at the church.
The Rev. Edward 4. Mcl.aury, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church IN Odessa,
had general charge OF the services In
the morning the Rev. L. Franklin
Smiley. pastor OF West Presbyterian
Church. preached on the subject, What
is GodY' and in the afternoon Judge
Henry c. Conrad made an address on
the history of the church. Judge Con
rad gave most interesting sketch,
speaking most particularly of the Rev.
Thomas Read. who was pastor of the
church in 1913. DR.. Read was born IN
Chester county, Pa, of Irish parentage-
His second wife was resident OF DO
hemia Manor, near here. Mr.. Conrad
also spoke with great respect OF the
Rev. George Foote, and of his History
of Old Drawers Church. \ relative
of DR.. Foote was present at the ser
vice and later gathered SOME OF the
flowers from the pulpit to send to Mrs
Harriet Foote Moore, a daughter OF Dr.
Foote. now in her eighty-siNth year.
and living in Massachusetts,.
Mr. Conrad's address was a master
piece and will be valued addition to
the history of the church.
The attendance was unusually large
for the reason that the roads IN the
county have been greatly improved and
there is an excellent stone road leading
TO the church. Most of those in at
tendance ate their uncheons about the
grounds of the old church.
The Friends of Old Drawers re-elect.
ed Daniel W. Corbit, Odessa president
Thomas J. Craven, Salem. \. j., vice.
president; Miss 5. Cornelia Bowman
Wilmington. secretary; George Janyier
Middletown, treasurer; John v Craven
West Chester; William G.. Jsnvier, st
Georges: Howard A. Poole, Middletown
DIR. Walter V. Woods, Odessa; Clarence
+. Poole and Isaac J. Woods, Melon
ouah; Miss Dorothy Nandegritt and Al
fred S. Elliott, Wilmington, directors.
The collection. which was quite large
will he used by the "Friends of Old
Drawers" to help keep up repairs tc
the church and burying ground. Inc
noon hour was spent in pleasant picnic
style in the grove. many Having mum
Der of guests at lunch.
In the afternoon Daniel w. Corbit
president of the "Friends" spoke of thu
beoinning of the society, this being th'
-
was the late Louis c. Nandegrift, o
Wilmington. and his family has Away
since that time felt the greatest IN
terest in the church and in the 7ociety.
Some of those present from a dis
tsnce weres Mr.. Walraven and party
Chestertown. Md. Mr. and Mrs. vii
liam p. Mifflin, Mrs. Julia Boyd, PM
adelphia; Mrs. Edward p Miitim. Rid
lev Park. Pa; Alfred 5. Elliott AM
family, +. L. Janvier. Miss Adelaid
Simpers. Mr.. and Mrs. Warden X. Hum
phrev. Miss Lillian Humphrey, James }
Humphrey. Mrs. f. Shepherd, h. h
Shepherd. Mr.. and Mrs. Head. Mr.. an'
Mrs. r. o. Jsnvier, Robert Morrow
Miss Lucy Jackson, Miss Lille jackson
Mrs. Garrett, Miss Garrett. Miss Van
deorift of Wilmington; Miss Ada War
rem FELTON,; Henry Cleaver. Delawar
CITY. Judge James Pennewil, Dover
William f. Rothwell. James /. Eliasol
and son. of New Castle; Mrs. NJ. F. Sut
phin of Trenton, n j.; Miss Nelli
Ford. Beverley. y. j.; Mr.. and Mrs. 90
lun,bus Watkins, Easton, Md; JON
Lambson and party, of New Castle
Mrs. Council Mrs. Ferris, MIR. and Mrs
II Mendinhal hnd daughter, Mis-
.O'Connell. Mr.. and Mrs. d. r Barnard
of Wilmington; Mrs. Richard }. fosr'
Orange, \. j.