Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-07-20
RIGHT RIeHrlI

Rhe Biggest Day Brandywine springs
Has seen for Nears-Ovar Eight
Thousand People ON The Grounds,
Thursday being Governors Day Of
Camp DUPONT, visitors commenced toI
come at early morn and Continued until
10 O'Clock In the evening. TIE country
people for miles around came In all
kinds Of vehicles. Several thousand
came on the oars. Never for years has
the sprinRs been the scene OF such
large gathering. The GrceNrB' AsSociA
tlon gave q pionic heie, and had posses.
zion OF the dancing pavilion up to .
O'Clock In the evening. Mors than two
hundred teAmB were hitchei ell over
the grounds, the grooers being heavily
represented.
AZ DelAWAre'a Govern or stepped from
the train he was greeted with the f0mil'
lar tune, "HAil 10 tho Chief" executed
by HyAtt's military band, who sor-
tAinly did their very best In the
musical line, cheer after cheer, follow
ing the band.
AajutAnt General Kenuey had de.
tailed Colonels Lay yield, Cooper,
Records, Stevens and Hickman, OF the
staff, 30 escoEt the Governor 10 camp A
line of march vas Immediately taken
up, and the conquerins hero was follow
cd by q large COO ooUrae Of people.
Accompanying the Governor wSt
shls wife, q hRndsOmsly dressed little
lady, with an opeA oountenhnoe and
genial oxpresa on.
His niece, MISE Mary BiggV, Register
Of wills Judge James l.. HsverIn and
Secretary OF stSts John P. Salisbury,
of Dover; o N. Lynch and Senate
clerk b j. Moore, Of WILMINGTON.
An informal reception was held OF
Atiulant General Ksnney's tent.
Shortly before q O'Clock the parade
was formed and was filoiAlly inspected
by the Governor and his Staff, rs we'll
a. the large crowd Of oltizens, who were
stretched nearly IN every part Of the 30
acre field. Every body says The spot foT
drilling purposes could not have been
better selected for the purpose. Every.
body spoke in praise OF tho proficiency
OF DslAWars's militia and their soldier
ly appearance.
Amer the parade was over hundreds
began 70 get ready TO leave the grounds
owing TO tho threatening appearance OF
the sky, and q hne drigxlinR rain had
commenced to descend and gave every
appearance OF IL going TO be rain }
RAOAAtNAOh W NhG NNhlHEl
l prophets WAS fully realized.
Notwithstanding the moist condition
Of the atmosphere dancing WAS INDUCED
In At the pavilion, and = Complimentary
hop was given At the hotel later 10 TIT
eveninR. The grounds wGro illuminated
with large locomotive headlights, aut
Chinese Lanterns were picturesQ usly
suspendsd from the branches Of thu
different trees throughout ths eItensiv,
kRroundB.
Among thoss whom we noticed VIII
took part 10 the hop At the hosbl Wert
the Governor, HE stat AID mem beIs 0
the militis, President OF City Council
John o. FArra and bis Amiable wife
City Solicitor j Frank Ball AND BIZ
genial wife, State Senate Clerk b. j
Moore, Senator b. l. Lswls, Of Har
ringtou; Thomas ". Wilson, ex
Secretary Of Stats; W. II. Csusey
luyster revenue collector; Colonel Jane
Il. HeYerin, Mrs. Governor Biggs
and Mise Mary BiRgs; Miss Alice Ken
ney, OF West Chester Miss Ella Thomp
son, Of OhiosgOi Represent tive War
and wife and daughter, Senator Charlie
Il. Nc WhOEter aud daughters, Eek Ad
Il jusAht General j. PARK PoBtles hDt
lAdJ Chaplain j. 8. Willis aud dau3h
ter, tho Washington society bslle; MIL
Lizzie Willis; Representative jaime
MilliRsn, OF Delaware City; Clerk A +
Messick, Dr.. J. Ben tlnett, State Urea
Surer William Herbert aud daughter
Nathan Pratt, James II. Boyee, MArioI
i Cooks and Misc Fanny SCOTT.
Every body enjoyed thsmFelVea h
their hearts content and returned 70
their homes IN the wee sma' hours.
Gurely was big Gay for tbs Brandy
wlue Springs, and MI. Crook Is to b.
loonRraIulaIe0 on the way he managed
lsuSh large crowd OF people.
The mt mbers OF Troop we're anon
the IN )tt admired company yesterdAl
when on parade, The boys cerGaiul,
make stunning turn out, aud bsinl
nearly all tall and well proportionet
men lock bang-up Ia soldier clothes.