The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-02-27
Vigiant Society Meets

Charles M. Dilts was elected vice
president of the Lambertville Vipi.
liant Society, Hunterdon County's old.
est organization, at the eighty-fou
annual meeting, held yesterday, il
this city. He succeeds his late father
Robert H. Dilts, who was the organi.
zation's oldest member, and who died
since the last annual meeting, after
serving for a third of century in
that capacity.
Walter F. Hayhurst was reelected
president for the thirty-third time
and Samuel A. Finger reelected sec
rotary, a position he has filled since
1880. David w. Hoppock, the treas.
Ter, was reelected for the Gozent|
tine The directors, Theodore Bal
dcrston, Thomas Crowley, Harry E.
VanHorn, Harry K. VanHorn and
Theodore G. Kitchin were all re-
elected, each having served from three
to twelve years.
A. j. Ulmer, Newton E. Slack, R
l.. Harris, Harry Cifelli, Andrew R.
johnson, Nathan Raphael and Ray
mcnd Stout were elected to member.
ship in the orgarIzation.
Regrets for the illness of Director
Thomas Crowley were expressed cf.
ficially, and his dinner was sent to
him, he being the oldest member of
board.
President Hayhurst was authorized
to appoint committee to arrange,
with committees from other organi-
cations, for celebration later this
season to commemorate the freeing
of the New Hope Delaware River
Bridge between this city and New
Hope.
While-Treasurer Hoppock's accounts
still showed healthy balance on
hand, President Hayhurst warned the
members that theft insurance and a
big, hearty roast turkey dinner
couldn't continue to be given for on
lone dollar year indefinitely unless
the high cost of living takes tumble
pretty soon. The board of directors
were authorized to decide for next
year whether or not something extra
will have to be tackled on the dinner,
which now costs the association two
dollars plate, in hundred lots.
Tho d;,,xo,. LnIJ -, tI,o nov
lors of Centenary M. E. Church and
served by the Ladies' Aid Society of
that church, was complete success,
but President Hayhurst vas oblig
to explain the complete collapse of
the speaking program. Mayor Donnel-
ly from Trenton, had phoned an hour
earlier that he was unable to come
as previously ARRANGED, and W. C.
Darnall, of Phillipsburg. one Of the
free bridge commissioners, was de-
tanned on train, standing throughout
the dinner period few miles north
of this city. He arrived as the last
of the members were leaving, and
received his dinner, but was unable
tc speak to the assenlblasc. Letters
Of regret were read from Carroll r.
Williams, of Philadelphia, and bridge
commissioner John A. Campbell, If
Trenton, both of whom has other en-
gagements. President Hayhurst spoke
of the freeing the local tr' lge, and
introduced Daniel Il. Oolinger, former
chief burgess Of New Hope, and a
prominent manufacturer of that bor-
ough, as one of his most valuable
aides in securing action in PennsVl-
vania. Mr.. Oblinger spoke modestly
Ct his part in the work, which was
entirely unofficial, and finally drew
a hearty round of applause by pro-
phesying the annexation of Lambert
vile to New Hope at some future
time, the Jersey people intimating
that there might be much worse
things in prospect especially if Mr.
Oblinger was active in the annexa-
ton.