Smyrna times., 1925-06-10
.nFIAVARE'S GLORY TOLD AT
ANNIVERSARY OLD DRAWERS
u,ncF RODNEY RECOUNTS HIS
ropICAL DEEDS OF THE STATE

topic l. DEEDO UT lI1E > "A L
v,,e Than 500 Make Pilgrimage to
oI Drawyers Church Near Odessa
NosDite the Hot Weather Conditions
More than 500 persons attended
..o 2l4th anniversary of the found
:ng of the Old Drawers Church near
odessa. Sunday and listened with un-
;grned interest to an address deliver
sJ bv Judge Richard S. Rodney, the
,rsaker Of the afternoon, on the sub
iact Of "'The Chief Glory of Della
rgre" The address was of an his
.,ricaI nature and revolved about the
i,ct that Delaware was the first state
4 the Union TO ratify the COnstitu-
4on of the United States and cOnse-
mentlv the first state in the Union.
n a highly entertaining manner,
hdge Rodney told of the acts of the
legislature that led up to the calling
A. tbe convention in 1887 to ratify the
Constitution. The auditors were great
r. impressed with the address and
judge Rodney was highly compliment
d bv many persons who were told
hr the first time of many heretofore
mchronicled portions of Delaware
history. The intense heat of Sunday
Is believed to have caused many hun
dreds TO remain from attendance at
the annual pilgrimage to Old Draw
vrs but those who attended declared
tbev were repaid for their discomfort
nv the address and on finding the
ancient edifce in such an excellent
aate Of repair.
RE.R. L. Hallett breaches Sermon
The ceremonies opened Sunday
noming with interesting services il
the church. The sermon was deliver
ed BY Rev. Robert L. Hallett, of AL
toOna, Pa, a former pastor of the
church. During the service a musi
cal program was given under the di
rectiOn of Professor Jacob 7. Clymer
Of Wilmington He was assisted b!
Mrs. Charles V. Cleaver, at the organ
and the following choir: Mrs. Sara B
Whitman, Mrs. Marion S. Warner, an,
Mrs. P. c. Vansant, sopranos; Mis-
Esther Shakespeare, Mrs. Edna Gil
bert, and Mrs Lewis B. Guest, altos
Lewis B. Guest, and J. T. Clymer, ten
Ors, and George Green and P. c. Van
SAINT, bassOs. Following the mOrnin
services those in attendance visite
the adjoining churchyard where the
par-tOOk of luncheon beneath the tree
and reread the ancient inscriptions o
the old tOmbstones.
Reflect All Officers of the Church
The annual election of officers an
tustees was held with the result ths
all the present officers were re-elec
ed. They are as follows: l. Janvie
Woods, president, Mt. Pleasant; Clal
ence f. Pool, vice-president, McDor
Ough; Miss S. COrnelia Bowman, Sc,
retary, Wilmington; George Janvie
treasurer, MiddletOwn. The re-ele,
ton Of trustees was effected with II
present incumbents being retune
with the addition of William Humpl
Teys, Of Holly Oak, to the boar
hose reelected are: Mrs. Edg;
Hobbs, Greenwich, Conn; Miss Helt
5 Garrett, Wilmington; John P.Hya
Wilmington; F. deli. Janvier, Ne
Castle; William G. Janvier, st. GeOrl
eS; Mrs. CazOnove G. Lee, Jr., Bait
more, Md; Mrs. Bessie A.Mills Moor
Washington, D. c.; John P. Nield
Wilmington; Howard A. Pool, Middl
lon; Joseph NJ. Pugh, Lansdown
a; William F. Sellers, Edge Nor
DeL; Christopher Vandergrift, w
mngton. Many prominent residen
d this State, Maryland and Virgin
were present, among them beir
Vhlef Justice James Pennewill, forr
e. Judge James l. Boyce and J.
Nelds.