History of Doylestown, old and new : from its settlement to the close of the nineteenth century, 1745-1900 . 1=11 4 c3. DOYLESTOWN, OLD AND NEW. 341 by the Durham Cornet Band, and the literary side of the reunion wasclosed by a benediction from the Rev. V, Hummel Berghaus, rectorof the Protestant Episcopal Church. It was now announced that a banquet was spread in the exhibitionbuilding for the officers and men of the 104th and invited guests,whither they were conducted. In a very few minutes all were seatedat the long tables, and partaking of a feast that would have been in-viting to daintier
History of Doylestown, old and new : from its settlement to the close of the nineteenth century, 1745-1900 . 1=11 4 c3. DOYLESTOWN, OLD AND NEW. 341 by the Durham Cornet Band, and the literary side of the reunion wasclosed by a benediction from the Rev. V, Hummel Berghaus, rectorof the Protestant Episcopal Church. It was now announced that a banquet was spread in the exhibitionbuilding for the officers and men of the 104th and invited guests,whither they were conducted. In a very few minutes all were seatedat the long tables, and partaking of a feast that would have been in-viting to daintier appetities than ex-soldiers who had lived on hard tables were handsomely ornamented with flowers and china, thelatter loaned by Rufe & Scheetz. Each man of the 104th had awooden plate and tin coffee cup, made for the occasion, and presentedby Hon. John Wanamaker, and which the veterans took home withthem as keep sakes. The tables were arranged for 350 people, and,before the banquet was over, every seat was occupied and the goodthings had disappeared. Many ladies were present,—without whoseassistance
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