Evening journal., 1916-01-22
PAST COUNCILLORS Of
Juniors At BANQUET
Members Hear Addresses on
Patriotism at Sixth
Annual Reunion
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The Past Coucillors' Association
Of the Junior Order United American
Mechanics OF Delaware held its sixth
annual banquet in Hanna's Cafe last
evening with an attendance of about
so. Several women friends of the
members we're present. Speeches
we're made by several of the past
councillors.
r. c. Appleby presided over the din
ner A fifteen piece orchestra fur
nished music for the occasion.
The officers of the association are;
Past presidents p. S. c.. G. +. Lang;
p. c., A. E. Parsons; p. n. c., II. c.
Appleby; p. c.. George w. Taylor; p.
G.. A. II. Caulk; p. c., w. II. Oliver,
Jr; president, p. c.. Frank Siegrist;
gice-president, p. c., j. A. Todd; re-
,ording secretary, p. c., w. H. En-
srson; treasurer, =. S. c., w. j.
Moreland; inner sentinel, p. S. c., G.
f. Lang; outer sentinel. p. c., II. b.
Taylor.
Martin NJ. Woods, of Philadelphia,
secretary of the National Council,
spoke on the Junior o. u. A. NJ. Or
phanage of Tifin. Ohio. He reviewed
the history of the institution from the
start in 1891. reading the original reso-
luton of the natiOnaI council and re-
lated the reasons for the selection Of
the present site. as to how the order
was offered a III acre farm and about
$4,000 collateral by that city and how
i'm August. 1896 the institution made
the humble start which has now de-
veloped to one of the greatest insti-
tutions of it's kind in the world.
He stated that $1,000 men had been
initiated into the rank of the Jr. o.
L. A. NJ. during the past year, and
that now the order was represented
i'm Al states of the union, with 26
State councils and Sc councils under
The governing board of the National
Council. He touched briefly on the
death benefit phase of the order stat
Ing that they we're paying $4,000 a
week out of the surplus OF S5OO,OOu
which is in the treasury for that pur
pose
The Rev. J. e. Hunsberger. pastor
Of Bethany Baptist Church, congrat
ulated the men on the showing they
made at the Lyon tabernacle on the
night previous when the Jr, o. q. A
NJ. attended the service in a body
Following this Mr.. Hunsberger spoke
on Patriotism
" DR.. II. n. Willis spoke briefly OF
patriotism, the SPIRIT of Brother
hood" and the evening program end
cd with a few remarks by F. NJ. Jones
of Georgetown, on THE Death Bench
Association of the State
The program follows:
Selection America First orches
ira. singing. America" prayer, tn
Rev. !. y. Hunsberger; toastmastei
r. c. Appleby. p. n. c.; address, MAJ
tin NJ. Woods, n. c. secretary; sele'
tiou "The Great Divide" orchestra
address The Rev. J. e. Hunsberger
selection. bohemian Girl" orchestra
address. Il. o. higgins S. c.; seleC
tion Curly" orchestra; address, ID
H. n. Willis, p. $. c.; selection. mol
wav." orchestra; address, F. NJ
Jones p. $. c.; selection, "Panam
Exposition" orchestra.
The committee on arrangements II
cluded f. Siegrist. r. c. Appleby, W
II. Emerson, e. e. Craig and John 4
Todd.
Those present we're: Mr.. and Mr'
r. C. Appleby, J. e. Hunsberger MI
and Mrs. Martin NJ. Woods, of Phil;
delpbia: Mrs. Clara Woods, Mr.. an
Mrs. Frank Siegrist Frank M. Jone
of Georgetown:l Mabel E. Hope, A. "
Hone. of Delaware City; Mr.. and Mr.
lanes Dever Mr.. and Mrs. .Edwar
L. Hanna. Mr.. and Mrs II. b. Taylo
Warren r. Moore, p. S. c., of Ha
rington. Del. George f. Lang, p. n
Bergman. Alex c. Rodgers, Willial
II. Moran Randolph Ayers, Anson
Hess. Howard Zebley, James Car
well. W. II. Drew, A. II. Caulk, j
A, II. Caulk, Sr.. E. r. Craig and lad
w. II. Emerson. John A. Todd, NJ
and Mrs. Ellwood S. Pyle, Mr.. an
Mrs. Charles W. Sharp. William
Moreland, Mrs. Matte David. Mr.. an
Mrs. James T. Chandler, DR.. II.
Willis and Miss Mary C. Willis.