Sherman and Roosevelt Will Attend Banquet of Richmond Hill Republican Club
8 September 1911 · The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York)
Citation: "Sherman and Roosevelt Will Attend Banquet of Richmond Hill Republican Club," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), 8 September 1911, p. 10; image, Newspapers.com (clipping by mattjameswade, 5 July 2019).
Transcription
What is expected to be one of the greatest events in the annals of Queens County is the banquet of the Richmond Hill Republican Club, celebrating its tenth anniversary. The banquet will be held on Monday evening, September 18, at Dauer's Hall, Jamaica avenue and Ward street, Richmond Hill, and covers will be laid for over four hundred. The principal speakers will be United States Vice President James Schoolcraft Sherman and Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, who have given assurances that they will attend. […]
County Chairman H. Homer Moore is acting as chairman of the arrangements committee […] Others on the committee are: President William H. Wade, first president of the club; P. Wilsnack, former State Committeeman Joseph H. DeBragga, William J. McGahie, G. Edward Gordon, F. H. Woodruff, sr., S. Pettit, jr., G. H. Feltner and John W. Dolan. […] Messrs. Moore, DeBragga, Dolan and Wade compose the guest committee.
What it says, against the tree
| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Henry Wade Jr | Office | "President William H. Wade, first president of the club" (Richmond Hill Republican Club, founded 1901); on the guest committee for a banquet with Vice President Sherman and Theodore Roosevelt, 18 Sep 1911 | — | new |