Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-05
ANNUAL BANQUET
OF BEACON CLUB
Reunion Of College Graduates and
Undergraduates at the Hotel
du Pont Last Night.

Last night N the grll room of the
Hotel du Pont 232 Beacon College
graduates and undergraduates, members
of the Beacon College Club, celebrated
the first annual meeting of the clubs
existence, by giving banquet and
dance, at which inspiring music, an
excellent menu and orators noted for their
ability inspired everyone present To =
patriotic tervor.
NJ ID. Fisher presided at the banquet,
and in short talk outlined the history
of the club, which was organized through
the efforts of Vice-president Hirons,
exactly one year ago He told how the
plan was conceived by Mr.. Hirons and
how the club started its existance with
membership Of IS, which has now increas-
ed TO 232. He extended hearty inv
tation to other "Beacomtes'' to JON
Rev. Thomas p. Holloway, pastor of
Second Baptist Church. offered the invo-
cation, and his prayer was delivered with
such a patriotic fervor that one felt more
hike answering it with applause than with
humble amen"
After the invocation Mr. Fisher intro
duced formar Congressman l.. Irving
Handy, whose wit and eloquence in
spred the audience.
DIR. +. III. Breen, professor Of English
at the State Normal School, West Chester,
who was next introduced by Mr.. Handy,
announced his subject as the Worlds
Greatest Navy. DIR. Green drove home
his strong points with witty stories and he
fitted one OF them In every few minutes
and kept his audience in a spirit of humor
and SERIOUSNESS. lie asked his audience,
not as in the Spanish War, to Remember
the Maine, but to simply remember the
main thjnps of his address Z"
DR. Green divided his navy" into
FIVE great ships of which the first was
'Scholsrshlp," continuing as follows:
'What led YOU to become student at
Beacon College," Scholarship" "The
student, nowadays, must, like the old
Italian artist, mix brains with work
You must seek 10 know more. 10 attain
more knowledge. The educated person
always realizes that he or she is at the
beginning. In fact that is the mark OF
an educated person. Thomas Edison said
that no man knew one seven bilhonth
OF anything SO get the essential things
Be thorough. And above fall, in your
thoroughneSs get good command OF the
English language.
Friendship is the second ship of th,s
navy. Friendship nay aecomolIsh any
thing. To illustrate; the five great heads
Of English litera ture were Insrirei 10 their
greatest masterpieces by friendship
Friendship, combined with common
i,.sereSt in all the worlds problems. will
rep make many crooked paths straight
and many rough places smooth"
s. Citizenship is the next ship H our
feet. America, IS well rs England,
expects every rIf>o 10 do his duty The
American people realize now. more than
1T any other time, the value Of American
citizenship.
THE submarine Of our fleet Is hardship
As it at some times comes into everyone's
life, we must Try To endure IT And the
best wsv TO endure these hardships is
to help Others endure them.
~T'he flagship of our navy IS worship. |
Have right relations-not only TO God |
but 70 your fellow man. / would rather
walk in the darkness and have God, than
to walk in the light Of men without Him
Il see splendid results for the ships of |
this little navy Il they are KEEP. together /
when YOU have gained possession of one |
OF these ships, like old Captain Lawrence |
Don't give up the ship
Hon. Hampton l.. Carson Of PhIlsdel- |
rhis, former attornev-general of Pennsyl- |
vania. YVES the next speaker. His address |
was also patriotic. He talked principally |
of the four States. Delaware Maryland, |
Pennsylvania and New jersey, the |
centre spot Of patriotic zeal IN the colonies, |
at a time when patriotism was most needed |
on the part of our colonial fathers. He |
briefly reviewed the history OF these four |
States, and told of their many contri- /
buttons TO the present United States of |
America. The speaker urged the boys |
and girls 10 do their hit in the great war /
and said; ''1'he war is upon Us, and we |
could not avoid 1t. America Is az last |
awake and we are In II 10 help carry out /
the potential issues that have arisen"
The toastmastcr. Mr.. Handy, next |
made short ''Straight-from-the-sho
talk, and among the many fine points which |
he drove home in the minds OF his listeners, |
this one stood out; These little rivalries |
among the different States are all right, |
are conducive 20 our prosperity and |
development, but we must remember now |
that State lines al melt in the heart and |
that we all come from the same great |
land"
A fashlight OF the gathering was taken, |
after which the tables were removed from |
the floor and the remainder Of the evening |
was spent in dancing, the music being |
furnished by Stausebach's orchestra
The inspiring music, the appetizing |
banquet, the beautifully decorated room |
and the excellent addresses ali combined |
to make tfps an evening long to be re- |
nlenbered bv the ''Beaconites,"
The dinner committee was as follows; |
A. RAYMOND jackson. chairman: J. w. |
kmons. A Rae du Bell, Pauline Dettling, |
and Laura G. Christy.