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Hunterdon County - Cailfon - "The Dillons" at Covered Dish Supper

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Sunday, November 17 – Hunterdon County Tewksbury Historical Society Hosts Barry Thomson Talk on "The Dillons" at Covered Dish Supper     Clarence and Anne Dillion will be the subject of a talk by local historian W. Barry Thomson hosted by the Tewksbury Historical Society on Sunday, November 17 th  at 6:15 PM, Fairmount Presbyterian Church Community House, 247 Old Turnpike Road, Fairmount section of Tewksbury.  The free talk is open to the public. Preceding the talk is a covered dish supper at 5 p.m., also open to the public, with a request to bring a covered side dish or dessert to share.     Clarence Dillon, whose large family estate was "Dunwalke" in Bedminster, was one of the most successful and wealthiest investment bankers of the 1920s. His wealth and position enabled his family - Clarence, wife Anne, and children Dorothy and Douglas - to pursue their passions of public service, philanthropy, educa...