Evening journal., 1917-08-27
final BANQUET TO
DELAWARE OWN
A and C Companies City's
Guests at Dinner Satur-
day Night
TROPHY PRESENTED
TO A COMPANY

ners for the soldiers of the Delaware
Infantry was held on Saturday night
In the grill room Of the Hotel dupont
and was foa urei by the same en-
rhus.asm that characterized the three
previous functions
A and c Companies were the guests
OF the city at he affair, and the boys
og these organizations proved them
selves to be among the lmost spon-
taneous IN the regiment.
An especially noteworthy incident
was sing ng Of a trio, led by Howard
Dougherty and consisting OF Dough
erty, Farran and O'Rourke
AS an added attraction TO the af-
fair. a trophy cup was presented To
A Company for is achievement in
rolling uD the highest number or
points at the military field meet held
on Angus. lS. William J. Depner,
physical director Of the Y. NJ. c. A,
in presenting the cup TO Captain
Kelion. the company commando,
took occasion to urge the boys to
pa'ronize the Y. NJ. c. A. both at
home and abroad
The affair was no, however, with
out the underlying seriousness OF
thought which was brought out In
the course OF the addresses delivered
BY the speakers. Father WI liam NJ.
Mclaughlin. connected wi n the
Salesianum, raised the enthusiasm OF
the men to pitch Of religious fervor
when in closing his remarks he call
ed Lead on, Father Wilson. We
follow thee
He was followed by Thomas F.
Bayard. who spoke of the record Del
aware has made In previous wars
and the confidence he had In tho
troops now about to fight. that free
dom for mankind may be preserved.
For" continued the speaker, IF the
German idea goes through IL viii be
worse than slavery
Adiutant Bush spoke briefly of lh'
practical side Of modern warfare ent
quoted General pershing on the poin
"fhat this war will have to be wof
hv hard blows delivered at th" righ
time and at the right place. Lieutenan
Thomas W. Miller took the opportunii,
10 score the slackers and those seekinl
exemption. lie eXt0led tho virtues o
tho men who think enough OF theu
country 10 fight for It in time OF need
Colonel Reed thanked the Mayor an'
the committee in charge OF the ar
ranrements on behalf NJ the regimen
FOR the courtesy extended TO 10 hy inl
nconle OF Wilmington. MANY "a time,
he said "when we think OF home .
viii be much comfort 20 us TO Know
maj Inc people back in Delaware ar
thinlina Of us and are ready to do any
thlng i'm their power for us.
The singing OF the trio, composed o
Howard nougherty. Joseph Obourk
and Walter Farran, was perhaps u'
rnoet anpreclatcd Of any That has nee
r,ndcred AZ the entire series ot nan
ourls and Company g was especlell
nroud OF their accomplished members
Al the speakers table were Mayo
robn W lawson. Colonel j. Narhe
peed Thomas r. Bayard, Rev. tathe
William Nj Mclaughlin. William :,
Derher. phvsical director of the l' NJ
n A kdiutant Captain D. y
Rnsh Major Ernest c. Parks, Robert /
pohinson chairman of the Finance Com
nittec Of the Soldiers Farewell Iom
miftee. A. o. H. Gricr, Robert r. kel
tom Captain OF Company A. lieutenan
Thomas w Miller. First Lieutenant w
r Cann. First Lieutenant William W
Ramsey. First Lieutenant c. X leiier'
James A. CORY, secretary TO Mayo
Lawson and Second Lieutenant g. d
Sawdon.
The members of Company A arc
Captain Robert b. Kelton, First Lieuter
amt William +. Cam. Second Lieutenan
William W Ramsey, First Sergean
E,nest S. Hutson, Sergeants Gustave !
Franco. Anthony Z. Rosso, Robert
Ward. William A. Firth, James A. BraI
Low. RAYMOND c.. Abbott William
Snicer and Martin OVENS Corpora
Clarence Rhoades, Alexander j.. liazelto
Vaughn S. Ponsell George Sherida
Harry Gibson, Oswald P. Mosley. Day
W. Ccmmin, Charles r, Conrad and Jol
athan NJ Weaver Mechanic Charles
TAYLOR; Cooks John f. Donlon and Wa
ter Sooey; Privates John r. Shears
Harland Jones. Ray B. August, Reed
Ewing. Anthony b. Hayden. Lee
Mason. William Merritt. David L. Weis
bord. Lewis Price, James Boyce, FIR
Elliott. Milton Lord, l4arkin Giles. traI
II. Derry, Richmond Brown, Charles
Beacham. Walter A. Bonsall, John
Bowers, Carmine Bruno, Asher W Char
berlin. Herbert Collins, James r. Ct
Inns. John p Collins. Roscoe Cook, Fra
els T. Creedon, Paul r. Cropper, Jam
n. Currey, Robert w Day, John J. u
vine, Reuben s. Duncan, Hobart ID Du
lap. John A. Elwood Charles Evai
John Fleming, Samuel =. GordJ
Charles L. Hagerty, William 7. HannI
William r Hardesty, Joseph +. Harp
John Hendrix William Hoffman, Char
n. Hutson. Norman c. Jones, Jacob
Kirby, William w llirkley Fred
Kolb. Walter c. Leminger, Henry Lu
lam, Francis A. Manuel Dewey J. Ma
tin, Frank J. Mcdonnell, Randolph
McVaugh James NJ Merchant Howa
Miles, John r. Montgomery, John
Murray, Sylvester s. Nicholas, James
North. Wilmer p North Raymond
Pierson. William Rhoades. Herbert
Ross. Willie n. Rogers, Earl SaNti
Harry Schnapper, Milton 7. Seal Fra
d. Swartz, Charles j. Sweeney, Russ
n. l. Tarbutton, Robert j. Thorn
George T. Tnivers, William W. Walk
Carl p. Wall, Harry F.. Warner, +
Webster, Joseph r. Weldin and James
Wilson
The officers and members Of Co. c
as follows; Captain c. r. Jeiferis, J
First Lieutenant, II. \. Wilkinson; S
ond Lieutenant, Clifford T. Sawd,
First Sergeant, Joseph r. jenkins; S
geants Walter Farren, George ID. Gre
Harry Alexander. James p McLaugh
James S. Meredith, John r. Sproul
Albert Y. Cyr; Corporals Harry
Fischer. James r. Quinn. James A. j
ton, Edward Lugwig. John J. Hor
James b. Welch. Watson G.. Anicck 3,
McKelvey, Charles Taylor and w H'
ard Dougherty; Cooks. Jcthro Adams
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