Milford chronicle., 1924-05-30
FARM DINNER SERVED
in MAY 80 YEARS AGO
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Golden Fishes-I can almost taste it
now. The tenderness and juicyness of
/ the ham, grown, cured, cooked and
! served on the farm. The roast beef
followed by roast turkey and a delic-
iOus pOt-pie. l only wish it was pos
sible for me to describe this wonder
full dinner, just as it appealed to us
hungry men-but l can't do it justice.
| When all were seated, Mr.. Willis
announced that this was no Lord
Chesterfield party and each man must
depend upon his own exertions for
supplies.
Near the close of the first course,
John J. Rosa asked the company to
join him in a cold water toast to Mr..
Willis, whom he eulOgized as a first
class preacher and farmer of the
first rank. To this Mr. Willis in a
bright little speech, full of repartee
and good thought, replied. He closed
by saying that Mr.. Rosa and himself
belonged to a mutual admiration So
ciety, which agreed that Rosa was the
smartest man in the neighborhood,
and that he (Willis) was the next.
This ended the talk and it was then
EAT. Oh, how we did eat.
When the feast ended and it did end
because of capacity to continue, not
for lack of luscious viands, the party
moved over to the quot pitching field;
but soon that gentle exercise was
found to be too violent and the party
gathered in a group, which D. R.
Holmes, the photographer of Milford,
soon focused and made into a picture
of happy smiling faces, as was ever
photographed in one place.
About five o'clock the party slowly
dispersed after congratulating their
host for arranging a successful din
ner and gathering men from all parts
of lower Delaware to a splendid farm
dinner, which was marked by hearty
cheer, honest friendship which will
long be remembered
In addition to those already named
were Thomas B. Coursey and his SON
in-law, John Harrington.
From Milford: DR.. Nathan Pratt,
DR.. Geo. w. Marshall, DR.. Watson, DR..
Dawson, Mark H. Davis, Benjamin D.,
and James F. Anderson, Frank Rick
ards, Joseph E. Holland, J. Wesley
Truitt, N. J. Pierson, Theo. Townsend,
Jos. H. Draper, John B. Smith, Robert
and Reynear Williams, Charles 3.
Treidler and VIM. V. Sipple.
From Frederick: Drs. A. and Ben. !
S. w. Darby, John W. Town
send. Capt. W. Sipple, Rev. T. H.
C. J. Smithers, w. A. Cook,
J. T. Postles, R. J. Green, Rev. J. E.
Mowbray
From FELTON,: Wilbur Burnite, Jehu
and Robert Clifton, Wallace Reynolds,
Thomas c. Emory and William Cleav-
sr.
Thirty-eight years have brought
many changes. Then there were no
dreams of concrete roads, or tele-
phone service, while the methods Of
fruit growing and farming in general
has undergone a complete transfOr-
nation. Many of the men who were
then prominent, and others who have
become since then, active in public
affairs, have passed to the great be-
yOnd; all of which but brings the
realization that age is steadily creep
ng up to the passing lives of those
who took part in that splendid dinner
md gathering of a States leading cit
zens. Looking backward on such
and the good fellowship of
hose bygone days, is mellowing to the
nen now left; but, the gatherings Of
oday, the splendid mingling of the
pest men and women, who are writ
ne the history of today by their
works and acts also marks an era
which will be rich for the future Of
hose now young and active in the af-
airs of business, government and the
,ivil welfare of the people; yet, these
lave not now time to study the re-
iults that they will accomplish for
he advancement and betteTment of
he people of today and the future.