Evening journal., 1922-04-22
SHAD DINNER
FOR HISFRIENDS
S. S. Deemer Entertains
Delightfully."- at New
Castle

Deemer. president OF the Deemer
Steel Casting Company. pRrtook Of
his annual plsnked shad dinner At
his handsome home in New Castle
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Deemer's guests were: r. b.
Vaughn. OF the Vulcan Steel Com
pany. wilkes Barre, Pa; A. J. Nc
Donald, Of Philadelphia. the Lebanon
Steel Casting Company; Ezekiel
Cooper. OF the Deemer Steel Cast
ing Company and cashier Of the
Farmers Bank in Wilmington;
Craig Adair, OF the Adair-Day Cor
poration. Philadelphia: T. r. Rod
man. OF the Atlantic Steel Castings
Company Lancaster Pa. J. A. Gill
more OF the Crucible steel Casting
Company Lancaster. Pa; e. B.
Powell, OF the Atlantic steel Cast
ings Company. Chester. Pa. and
George Carter, editor Of The Even
ing Journal.
The guests assembled at l o'clock
and It was late in the afternoon be-
fore the party broke up. The rooms
IN the big. old mansion were
decorated profusely with cherry
blossoms. apple blossoms. magnolias,
japonica. towering almond. tulips
and dogwood on the long dinner
table there were vases OF varying
forms con;aining red and yellow
tulips and other flowers. The menu
consisted Of bouillon, planked shad,
shad roe. peas, mashed potatoes
olives. ceuery. pickles. cheese.
frI
coffee. cigars and cigarettes.
Out on the spacious lawn more
than 900 tulips in fun bloom could
be seen from the house windows,
while towering trees and shrubs
added to the color OF the dinner
setting.
The invitation for the dinner had
been sent out by Mr.. Rodman. OF
the Atlantic steel Castings Company.
II was in rhyme. as follows:
Pop Deemer says now run the shad.
I've heard before they swim;
He says that he'll be mighty glad II
well have lunch with him.
on Friday. April twenty-frst, al
New Castle. his dwelling.
Come early. slake that Parchinr
thirst and hear the tales they're
telling.
Leave Broad street at eleven ak and
ride to Wilmington;
Then bus or trolley-chooss betwixt
to New Castle go on.
Pops asked the crowd OF former
days-when no one would re-
Sign,
His chef would like It. 30 he says
II you'd drop me a line.
And tell nne that you'll be on hand,
twin make II better so,
In case there is a goodly band, he'll
tell the shad to roe.
Please answer on the bottom strip,
Advising that you'n make the trip"
One OF the letters OF regret also
was in rhyme. II was from W. H.
worrilow. president OF the Lebanon
steel Foundry and was as follows;
"Bil worrilow has your kind invite
To go TO Sells the shad 70 fight.
He knows fun well
The yarns they'll tell,
With all the zest
OF steeiman's jest
or orders they are taking.
And with the bull
The corks they'll pull
And pilfer Deemer's bacon.
Sells scotch and rye
In times gone by
Bill frequently has tested
And n the same
Sell does maintain
He'd Ike again 10 press II.
Sad to relate
The given date
Is with him now bespoken,
SO sends regret
And hopes an get
Sell Deemer's yearly token"
During the dinner. business condi
tions were discussed and Il was tn,
unanimous opinion OF the steel me-
that things are getting much bette
in substantially all lines OF trade an
particularly in the steel manufac
turing business.
In the Deemer kome. piece
furniture which attracted much a
tention and favorable comment WI
large table with an elaborated
and handsomely inlaid top. whs
Mr.. Deemer was asked where I
had run across such prize, he sail
1T was made from an old sQual
piano which formerly did service
Battery Park, New Castle. when
was an amusement place. You W
see that the legs are OF mahogar
and the top OF fine walnut. Hearir
that Denney Smith and Hem
Walker. two men employed In OF
seel mill, were adopts in the VOL
OF inlaying l turned the old piar
over TO them and asked them
make me handsome table out OF
in their spare Hme. Within four
six months this is what they d
livered 10 me. / getting them abo
forty different kinds OF wood al
they working out their own desbgi
as the iniaying progressed. The
are about 1900 different pieces
wood In that top. In that little dii
mond design alone there are six
pieces. II you Will run your inge
over the top you will discover thu
you cannot feel a Joint, so cleveri
has tho work been done"
Mr.. Deemer also displayed a fol
silized FISH, with a fossilized worm 1
front Of IL. both embedded in q cro-