Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-07
BEACON CLUB FOLKS
At BANQUET BOARD
Annual Function OF Club at Hotel
du Pont Attended by Promi-
nent Guests.

pha an barry room OF the Hotel du
FONT was the scene OF "A pretty social
junction last night when about 900 per-
SONS. students and former students OF
the neacom business Colleges and their
ruests. attended the fourth annual ban
au.t of the Beacon Business College
cub. The banquet room was attrac-
tiV, with its decorations of natural
no,ycrs and each individual table was
adorned with a novelty basket of sweet
peas and daffodils.
The reunion was attended by many
IT Delaware most prominent citizens
and practically the entire State was
represonted. Addresses were made by
Rt. Rev. Philip Cook. ID. D., Bishop OF
he Diocese OF Delaware; Everett 1.
Johnson. OF Newark, former secretary
II state: Mayor William G.. Taylor. W.
a Beacon. president OF the colleges;
Marion II. Landing. banquet committee
hartman and J. ). Furniss, president
nl the club. The banquet was followed
by dancing in the gold ballroom.
In op.ning his address OF welcome. Mr..
Turniss. president OF the club. gave
brief sketch Of the growth of the organi-
sation. how In 1900 W. IA. Beacon, with
an enrolment of seven students, round
ga the Wilmington Business School, ana
later the Salisbury College of Business,
ina predccessors of the Beacon Busi-
ness Colleges. how that Mr.. Beacon and
Mr. Hirons, who became associated with
hun. successfully strove TO make the
naacom business Colleges what they are
today. From an initial enrolment OF
seven students I'm 1900 the school had
steadily grown until last year its stu
dents numbered over 1900. The Bea-
com business Colleges" he said, have
bean progressive colleges of business.
advancing every year as the business
aud commercial requirements became
more professional They have kept pace
with, and became one OF. the very best
business colleges In the country. Dur
ing the past year two new courses have
been added 20 those already taught at
the colleges Business Administration
and Higher Accounting the latter lead
ing 10 the degree of &. Il. A. Before
cur entrance into the World War over
ten thousand wcll-equipped students
had attended the Beacon Business Col
ieees. The economic value OF these ten
thousand men and women 10 our ma
tion and the entire world. during the
conflict when this country WAS engaged
IN the manufacture of munitions and
hundreds of other necessary war INDUS
tries, when all the world looked TO the
United states as a savior OF democracy
cannot be estimated IN dollars and cents.
"One of the co-workers OF the bea-
com Business Colleges is the Beacon
Colleee club. Its predecessor, the VIII
minrton Gregg Shorthand Association
,,as organized with a membership of so
IN the summer 81 1915 and early IN the
snring If the following year became the
4
saw that | see several who have been
,,,th ~, club since its inception and
have helped make il what il is today.
haye helped build that initial member
shin from 60 in 1915 20 present active
and enthusiastic membership OF 46S.
Rlshop Cock Indorses Education.
A sfrore plea for education was made
hv Bishop Cook. who illustrated three
otives-competition, success and
achievement. Il am particularly inter
ested IN those who have been so for
tlnate as 10 receive an anNeducation.' said
Tho bishop Education is the founda-
tion on which the hopes Of the future
are based. Il Is one Of the things we
cannot pay for II makes but very lit
ut difference whether you pay high
tuition Zee or whether you get II free
from the state. education IN terms, is
one of the things you cannot pay for in
,,..,,,eV want 10 speak 10 YOU of the
motives 81 our liVcs-competttiOn, sue
cess and achievement. The first motive
,anlpetition. Is the way which you are
going 10 he recompensed for your ser
vices. money. time and effort returned
ia larger quantities than given.
Hishop Cook paid high tribute tc
Miss Jessie Peoples. a member Of the
club who. last April. captured a hand
some SILVER loving cup in a contest be