Middletown transcript., 1883-01-19
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4e Inauguration.
+ The Inaugural ceremonies at Dover OF
! Tuesday were brief apd simple. There
was no spread-eagle business connected
with them. In the morning both houses
of the Legislature passed the usual reso-
lutions providing for attending the cere-
mony in the Kent county Courthouse.
At lI.3O o'clock Senators Chandler and
Roe and Representative Sutton, the Legis-
lative joint committee on Reception, met
the GoVernor-elect and escorted him to
the door of the State-house. After blast
of brass music by the Dover band, Senator
Cooper, of New Castle, appeared upon the
topmost step and delivered the address of
welcome. Then there was more music,
and the procession, headed by Chief Mar
shal Dunn, started for the Courthouse.
First came the band, then the officers and
members Of the Legislature, Chief Justice
Comegysand Judges Houston ndWooten,
Governor-elect Stockley and his Secretary
Of State, Governor Hall and y. Alexander
Fulton, representing Secretary Wolcott),
Ex-Governor Cochran and ex-Secretary
| Grubb, and the citizens committee and
general public. The privileged persons
were admitted at the. rear door and the
space reserved for them was soon filled.
| When the front door was opened there
was grand rush for seats and soon there
was hardly standing room. At a few
minutes before II o'clock Judge Wootten
entered at the head of little procession
| from a side door. Following him came
the Governor-elect, Secretary of State
Causey, Chief Justice Comegys and Judge
Houston, Governor Hall, Ex-Governor
Cochran, the Hon. John A. Nicholson, the |
Hon. Charles B. Lore, DIR. Henry Ridgley, |
the Hon. James Williams, the Hon. Chas. |
Brown, the Hon. Benjamin T. Biggs,
Speaker Cooper, Speaker pro. tenn. Justis
and the chaplains Of the two houses. They |
all took seats on the bench. Speaker |
Cooper called the joint session to order,
Rev. L. w. Gibson offered prayer and the
joint resolution for a joint session was
read. Then Mr.. Stockley stood up and
Judge Wootten administered to him, in
an impressive manner, the oaths of Office.
Just as the new Governor repeated the
last words of his solemn obligation and
bent to kiss the old Latin Bible, on which
all the Governors of Delaware, from time
out of mind, have been sworn, the Court
house clock struck the first stroke of the
hour of twelve. The band played a spir-
tied air, after which Governor Stockley
rose and read his Inaugural address. At
it's conclusions there was an outburst of
applause. Representative CoElegys then
moved that the journals of the two houses
be read and compared. When this was
done the joint session was ended, and
after benediction by Rev. Cyrus P. Hun
tington, Chaplain of the House, the audi
ence left the court room. The ceremonies
occupied less than an hour. The Gov
ernor's reception in the court room in the I
evening lasted from to 9.15. Governor
stood in the center of the enclos-
ure set apart for the members OF the bar.
He was attired in fine dress suit of black
and did the honors of the occasion with |
becoming grace, greeting each constituent
with pleasant smile, a graceful word s
and a friendly shake of the hand. The :
guests were presented by John G. Penne- {
will. The Inaugural ball, which fol-
lowed, was brilliant event. About sew t
enty couples participated in the grand {
march, which was led by Governor Stock
ley and wife, followed by Secretary Causey {
and wife, John II. Paynter and Miss t
Hannah Stockley, the floor managers, the a
OF the committees and their t
ladies' and the invited guests. The toilets T
Of many of the ladies were very rich. L
The music was furnished by Ritchie's L
orchestra. Among those present were L
he following from the neighborhood of k
Hon. f. r. Cochran and E
Mrs. Cochran, Representative w. A. g
Jomegys and Mrs. Comegys, Hon. B. T. Il
Biggs, State Auditor Stats, Representa- n
i've J. v. Crawford, Mr.. Frank J. Pening- s,
on and wife, Mr.. James B. Cochran and d
Miss Lizzie Cochran, Mr.. G. R. Tatman e.
md Miss Marshall, and Messrs. J. T. Will O
ION, Alex. Maxwell and ]. P. Dunning.- 81
From Odessa came Mr.. Joseph McCaulley IL
md lady, Mr.. G. w. Polk and Miss Ella al
From Masseys came Mr.. VIM. k
Casey and lady. The floor managers were "
fessrs. W. A. Comegys, E. R. Cochran, p
:. w. NAPLES, J. ]. Green, II. A. Cul- k
,reth and Fl. Mcdaniel. u