The daily gazette., 1881-03-24

w. Wolcott, Secretary ofState were seat
ed near the Mayor.
The tables were neatly spread and the
bill of fare was as follows:
Oysters on half shell.
SOUP.
Mock turtle au querelle
FISH.
Boiled rock, oyster sauce.
BOILED.
Chicken, egg sauce.
RoASTs
Ribs OF beef, turkey, cranberry sauce.
ENTREES.
Fillet OF beef with mushrooms, mutton
cutlet5, In russo, chicken giblet
sauce, chicken croquettes, n la
dominica.
VEGETABLES.
Mashed potatoes, esca .oped corn, French
peas, oyster plants, 81 ewed tomatoes.
celery.
C LID DISHES.
Ham. beef, tongue, chicken salad.
FRUITS.
Apples, oranges, bananas, almonds, raisins
DESSERT.
Sponge cake; mixed cake. pound cake,
vanilla Ice cream. wine Jelly,
COuSc. YEA.
When full justice had been done to
tempting viands, it was nearing train
time, SO the toasts that had been pre-
pared were dispensed with, but a few
imprompSu remarks We made.
Alyer piping for o !er Mayor ALI
mond called upon Ii. c. Conrad, Esq i,
to respond for the Board of Education.
Mr.. Conrad in reply said mat il was
seldom lat the same speech WIS made
twice over the same corpse; would
like to decline. He had told the n, en-
bels earli:r in the day all he knew
about educ tion, and he wou d there.
fore call upon Jobu F. { bury TO
res pond. Mr.. Ssu sbury responded by
.opos'r7 The Ci,y Council of Will
m ne Ton and called upon Harry Sharp
ley, Esq, TO respond.
Mr.. Shacpley said he regretted that
the body he was a member OF bad
not an array of beauty to which they
cou'd Introduce the membe of the
LegislaLu like the Boa,d of Educa.
ton. He thought the nembers had
made good use o. Their visit, and be
believed that some of them of them
had made an Impression upon some
susceptible hearts. He desired the
members to urd dc stand that they had
been introduced into the city's flower
garden. Speaking more serously he
said the people OF this city were in
terested in the State, but were even
more interested in the city. They
we're not bad set of people, all they
wanted was q chance, and they would
place Wilmington alongside of Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, New York or any
of the New England States.
for what they had done for City Coun-
Gil, aud assured the members that
Council would not ask for anything
that was not right. He closed by say
ing that he hoped the members were
pleased with their visit to the city and
he especially hoped that they were
pleased with what schools and manu-
featuring interests they had seen, and
that they would go back to Dover and
perform their functions as legislators
WITH the thoughts that Wilmington was
not asking too much.
The Press was responded to by W.
T. Croas'' le of Every Evening.
H.. Turner, Esq, being called upon
made few remarks, in which he said
"riRnt Is right," nd the dar would come
when the people OF Kent and Sussex
counties would be obliged 70 recognize
the rights of Nev Castle county. 1t was
bound to comet was inevitable. He
believed In the p dclples of Democracy
and he dc sired TO thank the membe-s of
the House for passing bill voting 400
~ aA n Nlaaa Mt nannlA uuhn
unable to educate themselves. just here
Mr.. Turner WIS interrupted by one of
Senators, who informed the gentleman
that he might alec thank the Senate, for
the bill had passed that branch and was
now a law. Then said Mr.. Turner, .."I
thank God shat S240O has been voted for
education in Delaware" He believed
in voting money to spread education
over tho entire world. He closed by
saying that as long as the Democratic
party was just, 1t would win. He was
loudly applauded'
Short addresses were made by Gov
Hall, Secretary of State WoIoott, j.
Parke Postles aud S.A. Macallister. Esq
A handsome bouquet was presented
20 the Governor, fer which he returned
thanks.
| corted to the depot, and took the go
train for Dover. They expressed them
selves highly pleased with their VISIT
The whole affair was complete success
! from beginning Tn end, and IL due TO
! the following committee of arrange.
ments: Lewis G PAynter, r H Taylor,
| A p Beecher, Abner p Bailey, Merris
Taylor, on the part OF the City Council,
and William Morrow, Charles Baird
William Kyns, w w Lobdell ana L.
Palmer on the part Of the Board OF Edu-