Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-01
SONS OF DELAWARE
BANDED TOGETHER
Blue Hens Chickens Have Formed
Fraternal Society in
Philadelphia.

In Philadelphia there is an organiza-
ton OF He.awareans. living III that city
or the vicinity, gathered together to pro
mote sociahilitv among Themselves and
catcnd Hospitality wIi visitors from
delaware to Philadelphia. True to The
Delaware standard Of patriotism they
have done their part this year in war work
at the expense of their Usual elaborate
dinner.
Following is brief history Of '"The
Sons of Delaware" of Philadelphia, and
It's aims and actions:
The Sens of delaware OF Philadelphia
was organized in 1892 with these objects:
To promote social intercourse among
Delawareans, by birth and ancestry, living
in Pennsylvania or adjacent territory.
To tender hospitality and manifest
friendship toward Delawareans when they
may be temporarily solourning IN the city
of Philadelphia.
To collect, preserve and disseminate IN
formation concerning the history, folk
lore and conditions of the people and re-
lating to the institutions Of the State of
delaware.
The society is a social club, holding four
meetings each year-three in Philadelphia
and one in Delaware Two Of the Fhila-
de- eiphia meetings have been he'd at the
Ri,tenhouse and the third at the Lelievue-
Stratford; the time and place OF meeting
is chosen by the board OF governors
One of the Philadelphia meetings is held
on December usually at the Bellevue
Ssratford, owing 70 the fact that on this
day Delaware was the FIRST State to ra;lfy
the Constitution of tho United states.
On this occasion it has been the privilege
81 the Delaware Society to entertain the
most prominent men OF the nation as heir
guests. Prcs;dcD statemen, Judges,
great lawyers and men prominent In every
walk of life have delivered their messages
to audiences representing the best citizens
i'm the country. Women are invited to at
least one meeting q year. In this way the
society has grown in the fraternal and
intellectual sanse.
The presidents Of the society have been
|. Layton Register, lSg2-l593; Dr. W.
Joseph Hearn, 1894; Luther Martin, Jr.,
1895: Richard Fisher, 1S96-l807; William
T. Tflden, 1898; Luther Martin, Jr., 1899
1900; Richard Fisher, I9Ol-l9O2; DR.. L.
G. Ste!lwagon, l903-l904; Avery d. Har-
rington, I9O5-l9O8; Benjamin A. HAZEL,
IeO7-l9OS; Burton G. Moore, l9O9-l9l0;
w w. Smithers, l9ll-i9l2; Robert Nc
Caulley, 1918; DR.. Charles 8. Hearne,
I9i4-i9l5; Leonard G. Dill, 1916; w. S.
Emerson, 1917.
In 1917 instead of giving dinner on
December Z, the board Of governors de-
c,ded to have "War Smoker" which
was he'd in the Chamber Of Commerce
Rooms in the Widener Building, which
was very we'll attended.
The society, desiring to place itself on
record as setting the example at this time
when our country is At war, passed
resolution at this meeting To the effect
that tic members contribute To fund
10 be given to the Red Cross TIE prvsi-
dent appointed u committee, which col
,ected 800, which was forwarded to the
head Of the Ped Cross in Delaware to heip
our boys fighting for us Somewhere in
France"
The officers at the present time are:
President, M ". Willis, Jr; FIRST vice
president, Alexander +. Williamson;
sccond vicc-president, George 3. Wells;
secretary, Martin lee; treasurer, Leonard
c. Dill; historian, John w. Graham, Jr
Board of govcrnors-L. p. Faucett,
George w Sparks, Albert r.. Raub, VIII
liam Is. Kropp, John r. Wilson, William
v. Smith, DR.. II. b. Hickman, Charles
T. Mcgee, Samuel A. Townsend