The daily gazette., 1879-11-12
At the Opera House.

AC tNC OUtTU HOUSC'
HOW THE FORMAL RECEPTION WAS CON
DUCTED-THE ADDRESSES.
When the doors of the Opera House
swung at 7.30 O'Clock the hallway was
packed from street to entrance with IA
crowd eager to gain admittance and the
walters hurried in and selected their
seats in order TO avoid the rush that was
to GENE afterward' The larger part OF
tho audience did not enter until the "a.
rade had passed and when it die the. large
auditorium and and gallery filed with
human beings as if by magic. In very
few minutes every seat was occupied,
and the side space was tbickly fringed
with standing spectators. IL is estlma-
ted that about two thousand persons
gathered in the building, and more would
have been there had the house been
larger. The organizations, taking part
IN the parade occupied prominent posi-
tiOns.
The inside of the Opera House was
without decoration of any kind except
the stage which bore stand of plants un
the front of either wing On the sage
back of the footlghts large number of
seats were arranged in seml-circnlar
form, and In the front of these were two
chairs to be occupied BY the guest of
the evening and he who was to welcome
him.
About the time the last glance of the
sky-rockets was dying out in front of
the Opera House and the parade W as
preparing TO disperse at Ninth and Mar
ket streets the invited guests began to
come i'll and were given seats upon the
platform. The names of those Who this
occupied prominent positions are as fol-
lows:
THE INVITED GUESTS.
His Excellency Gov. Hall, Secretary
, of the State, Walcott, Eq Gov. Cochran
Ex Gov. Ross, Ii. S. Mctomb, Hon. j.
! T. Comegys, Hon. e. il. Martin. Hon.
Hester Clymer, Jno. w. Causey, Hon.
Geo. Gay, Wm. Henphill Jones, G. @.
Stockley, Hon. WIN. G. Whitley, Jas. Il.
Staats, NJ. N. Williams, Swilhin Chand-
Ter, Esq, DIR. Albert Whteley, Hon. l..
e. Wales, Prof. e. d. Porter,S. 7, Hous
ton, Victor Dupont, Esq, Chas. Beasten,
son, Hon. Jas. Williams, j. Frank Den
ny, Hon. j. p. Comegys, j. II. Laws,
Harry Sharpley, j. Q. Webb, j. Wilkins
Cooch, h. X. DUPONT, Esq, E. X. Coch-
ran, Daniel Needles, A &. Osborn, Jno.
Savin, q. j. Harrington, w. T. Lodge,
j. q. Pyle, j. Morton Poole, j. Z. Sprln-
ger, Geo. G. herr, w. G. Gibbons, w.
son, e. I. Warner, VIM T Porter, w.
ii. Gregg, JOS l.. Carpenter, Jno. Il,
McFee, Gen. j. r. Postles, Gen. Levi
c. Bootes, Levi A. Be.tolette, II. r
Robinson, }. l.. Johnston, Geo. O'Nell,
VIM Nj. Candy. Philip Quigiey, DIR. L.
z. Bush, WIN. Porter, VIM. Brght, IL
| g. Robinson, Geo. ii. Bates, Col. w. A
f. n. Buck, Jno. Fullmer, VIM. NJ.
| Fields, f. T. Walton, II. l.. Tatnall, w
| NJ. Pyle, w. NJ. Bell, w. Jenkes Fell,
j. Alexander Fulton, Jas. f. Price, Job
Ii. Jackson. w. L. Croasdale, WIN. Her
bert, II. q. Conrad, Jacob Butz, Geo. S.
Capelle, Preston Lea, l.. 4. Springer, NJ.
G. Lodge, A. IL Silver, r. Fl. Taylor, e
Carmichael. b f Townsend, WIN Nc
menamin, Geo IL Abela, Alvin Allen,
Jas McGilnchey, j w Hart, VIM ii
Blake Geo 4 Barnhill, Lewis Pavnter,
d j Mention, VIM Hanna, WIN NJ keL-
mare.
THE MEETING ORGANIZED.
| AS soon as the guests were seated
President of City Council Harry Sharp.
ley, Esq, advanced TO the edge of the
footlights and organized he meeting
| and moved that DIR. L.. z. Bush be chair
man. This was adopted with applause
| On Mr. Sharpley's motion the following
| gentlemen were made vice presidents
VIM. G. Gibbons, j. Taylor Cause.
Geo. G. Lobdell, Isaac Z. Pyle,
Chas b. Lore, Esq. James Morrow,
Jas. e. Price, Geo. G'Neil, Esq,
w. G. Whitrley, Caleb Z. johnson,
Col. ii. S. McComb Gen'l l.. c. Bootes,
Henry Latmer, William Bright,
Job II. Jackson. w. NJ. Kennard,
j. Nj orton Poole, William II. Gregg,
| w. A. Lamotte, Ii. r. DUPONT,
Robert K. Robinson, j ohm Fullmer,
John FL. Adams,
This done, the committee on reception
a
| amid the stirring strains of Hail to the
Chief" by Meetings. band OF Philadel-
| phia, which occupied the orchestra box.
The applause that shook the building as
the selection was concluded and The
| familiar presence of the Senator stood
on the stage before the multitude was
long-conlinued and very hearty. Before
it had fairly died away-and indeed it
was difficult to gain hearing, so deter
minedly was it kept up-Dr. l.. p. Bush
advanced step or two toward the Sena-
tor and delivered the address of welcome
in slow, clear tones as follows
In the absence of the Mayor of our
city, who is disabled from attendance
here by sickness, have the honor, this
evening, to welcome you, sir, after your
absence from our shores, to our beloved
country, to our ate and to ou. city.
We have come together here as your
citizens, without any other dis
tinction whatsoever, 10 show our respect
for you, not less for your private virtues
than for your public services and it is
proper that we should say TO you, that
we are glad to have from our State a
representative in the National Senate,
who so ably and honoraoly sustains the
reputation of that body, which OF all
others should hold forth to the world
the character of our Great Republic
If that High Court of Legislation is
right, the people will stand by it; i
wrong, the people must rectify it, or We
are undone.