Smyrna times., 1928-06-06
h attend ANNUAL II!I,..In5 JUNE
|III ||aIII 1I i OLD DRAWERS
.,,rrs WERE UNVEILED
aOyS Win

| ,lSys WITH cENh"0-, I
Henry c. Conrad the
Ilass ass, Of the Day-Promln-
,gtaa,i slss. 4 Attend Ceremonies
dhlsns dune Day" reunion Of
pl11i lSi Drawers 1l,T Church, drew
4 % l..is.t pttI throngs in its his
% lIg''t 4 celebration Of the
s.lls l.:s.r.ary J Of the founding g,oi. Of
illl,rr5 isDr,6. /. The ideal weather .e,,I
sal..t sa5. i a most delightful
l,'rr ! number from Smyrna
), Il ,l. the reunion. Cover +,
-.a a,.ap. I Chief Justice Pennewlli !
.-ins1t ,s,rl men from all parts o.
y , rsrp there. Almost every
! Y liking "rIi space was taken up
.,robiIes. "ii The morning ser
jsroted to the regular ser
...S !, worship. The Rev.
\ Nicely, pastor Of Westmln-
,..5rtsrian I Church, delivered
e.. .'1 on Characteristic Traits
/ STsitan." The afternoon ser.
jsToted to the unveiling Of
.,,riaI tablets and an address
4 ,''Jl JUDGE Henry g Conrad.
a5ets unveiled were IN
i Duncan Beard, the chair
| 5dlding committee which con
| y present church, and IN
! ! Daniel c. COrbit, former
+sf The Friends Of Old Draw
I N small interior Of the his
/ ,5urch was crowded, each
sr being filled to capacity
,ry persons, unable to find
i toi IN the aisle in the rear Of
y and III the choir loft. An
/ r6nce even greater than that
i N church, was seated BY the
! u7sys and windows extending
among the ancient graves in
rbyard. There were more
M visitors present. The pull
form was decorated with cut
! nonies the windows to each
4 tie elevation being banked
II Of the flowers, which were
4 n however, to detract in no
n the dignifed simplicity Of
Eor Of the building.
Reflected For Another Year
hg the afternoon session Of
ration, a meeting Of the exec
ard and members Of the
ii Old Drawers was held at
htsrs and trustees for the
Isar we're elected. !. Janvier
q Mddletown, was reelected
Of the society. Clarence r.
HcDOnOugh, was reelected
dent. Miss S. Cornelia Bow
Wilmington, was reelected
T and George Janvier, Of Mid
+ vas reelected treasurer. The
bard Of trustees was reelected,
I &allerOss, Of Middletown,
A only new member. He was
b succeed the late William
The trustees are az follows,
glr Hobbs Arnold, Of Green.
a1i.i A. Stewart Craven, oi
J.; Miss Helen S. Garrett
lgton; ]. Willard Humphrey
nont; John Price Hyatt, ot
fon; Francis Deli. Janvier, ot
Esi Mrs. Cazenove G.Lee, Jr.
ntOn, D. G.; Mrs. Bessie A
aote, Of Washington, D. G..
sslds, Of Wilmington; How
BoOl, Of MiddIetown; JOSEPH
q Haverford, Pa; william
q Edge Moor; James T
o. AlddletOwn; and Chris
adegnft, Of Wilmington.
2e's Unveiled by the Masoni
.'enoon services were il
7 he Union Lodge, No. 5, A
a ~ the feature being tn,
4 p me two tablets. Gran,
"slaln B. NAPLES, Of Middle
Y ms staff and members q
! Lodge Of Delaware, oficiat
9 ceremonies. The tablet t,
OO'Oit was donated by hi
Mrs. Edward Duer an,
.'Ies N. Lewis, Of Wilming
~, - unveiled by Mrs. Lewis
\ 4. PRESIDENT of the society
4. ss e 'aOlet with a few word
wa Y ue late Nh. Corbit's 5 actin
l s~iH,efVing 81 the old church, TIL
~. Ganean Beard was donate
'I /. II Lodge, No. 5, and wa
!, Ellen Combs, the smal
- q D. ". S. P. Combs sii'@, |
/. n. ~. The speech of presents
] I -I1as T;s.By Sy W. S. Leatherbury
j r,i.l ialeIoWn, and past mas
sl,s,s ~ ,,.,i Lodge. Judge Cor
4 Sal %ulen was the chief az
i,l aay, was devoted to
n ,i'a 5asleh Of Duncan Bear,
tn Tas was past master I
d t.g uge, Judge Conra
~shsa mill si.a' Duncan Bear
pc v,v 'lie once, but in HI
ss vs,. ~ aau accomplishe
lssy : ~; u real living an
hs A.. 'e tnan most offic,
2 he 49, ~. mention Of Dunca
eta y bus of Delaware, /
Nna. purchased a t,ao+