Evening journal., 1889-10-31
raent know not. but are there words
more fitting than those of Emersong--

more fitting than those OF EMERSON
"'spirit that made these heroes dare
TO die-and leave their children free,
Bid time and nature gently spare
The shaft we raise TO him and thee y"
The court room was crowded, in fact
firmly packed, and it is compliment to
the ex secretary that the vast audience
gave him the closest attention during
the delivery Of his address.
His address occupied just two hours
and twenty minutes In It's delivery and
was frequently interrupted with applause.
The delivery proved that Thomas +.
Bayard had lost none of his old time vigor
and il was general comment here that he
looked more vigorous than he has for
years. His few months rest from the
cares Of state have evidently done him
good On the stage with the eex.secretary
were Governor Biggs, Ex-Governor John
Ponder. John w. Hall, John P. Cochran
and Charles s. Stockley. Senators
Gray and Higgins, FIX Senator
| salisbury, Congressman John b.
Pennington. Chief Justice Comegys.
Judges Houston Grubb and Paynter, ex-
Congressman Jones n Williams and J. X.
Lohand, John A. Nicholson, Judge
Wales, Bishops Coleman and Morris
Rev. w. S. McKim. descendant of the
Rodney family. II. e. Banning OF VIII
mington, John II. Rodney, Esq, OF New
Castle also OF the Rodney blood direct
Surrounding the platform were noticed
from Wilmington; Judge Ball, Colonel
Newell James Bradford, Philip
r. Shea, Council Clerk Messick,
Senator Donahoe, L. c. Vandegrift,
and Frank Hoifecker Esqs,, Col. w. A.
Lamotte, Levi Bird, and wife George H.
Bates. ESQ. Then there were Senators
Richardson, Crossan, Dorman Moore aud
Lewis Representatives HofIecker,
Clark, SacketC, w e. Davis, J. r. A.
Davis, and Garrett L. Hynson, A p
Robinson, Theodore Tunnel, J. r. Loflend
John w Houston, j. Colby
Smith. William T. Cavender, Robert
d. HofFecker OF the smyrna Times, G. 3
Taylor of the Smyrna Record, Abe Van
degrift OF the Transcript, L. r. Hynsor
OF the Milford News and Advertiser, Su
, perintendents Handy and Bessey, w. T
and John Causey, Daniel NJ Layton, Johf
! H. Bewley, S. f. Belts, General Kenny
J. s. Willis, and Colonel Codfer
and scores of other men notR
BILE In the political annals OF Delaware
: Among the ladies' were Mrs George Gray
/, the Misses Rodney Mrs Banning and tn
= Misses Banning all OF New Castle county
Miss Willis OF Milford. Misses Chatmal
and Bartlett OF Baltimore, Miss Culbreth
the Misses Gibson, the Misses Collision
Miss MurpheY, Miss Ridgley, Miss Com
;, eggs, and society leaders of Dover, man
= Of them directly connected through thei
= ancestors with the Rodney family.
After the oration the parade took plao
:, with Colonel Marshall and Leutenan
y Kirk with Elda1 Clarke, Of Dover, a
u chief marshal. In line there were tn
y militia and Grand Army men. Th
10 procession was headed by the Dove
: Band, aud the route gone over eovere
u the priuciple streets of the town. Th
" parade ended at the gates Of the eeml
terry and there beside the century oil
IL vine covered church stood the veile
tribute to "the noblest son of Delaware
Is w. Lee Cannon and Robert p. Bradfol
1t OF the Rodney Club lifted the larl
IS American flag Governor Biggs made
rs few remarks. Bishop Morris pronounce
le the beaediction and the ceremoney wa
IN ended.
Id Il was the general comment during d
as day that not in this century has the sar
re number Of representative Delawarea
: assembled at the State Capital for al
n purpose whatever as we're gathered he
- yesterday.
or II was also a noticeable fact that POI
at tics appeared to be dropped, and Il
n general ambition seemed TO be TO ming
oy as Delswareans, pure and simple.
le The Dover Library had the floor Ia
on night, that is the floor of the House
be Representatives Hall, and there crowd,
be into It an assemblage Of beauty seldo
K. equRlled in Delaware. The hall had be-
OF handsomely festooned and decorated al
re the arrangements were as compile
e. as veterans could make theI
Z The grand march was start
at o'clock to the strain of Hasslei
IS orchestra. Governor Biggs was prom
C. nent figure on the floor. and some Of q
20 more notable ones in costume were Mi
TO Lizzie Willis Milford Miss Amy Carte
'e Henderson, Miss Amy Ford, Pocomok
n Miss May Biggs, Middletown, Mrs. Sen
r tor Richardson, Miss May Andeson, Mis-
lg Sue Fountain, the Misses Massey, Miss
be Gibson, Miss Virgie Jester, Miss
sn Selmser, Mrs. Thomas Clarke Miss nj
nt Hofecker, Mrs ]. R. Nicholson, Mi
n Saliie Shoch. Miss Carrie Lester, Miss !
ss Chambers, Miss Fannie Pennewill, MI
lg w. P Smithers, Miss Kate Denny, &
rs Misses Collision, Miss Daisy w lsOn al
a Miss Mamie Wallace Among the gent
OF men there were VIM. Wilson, +. J. Che
be ney, DR.. Vandyke. Col E T. Cooper, C.
ed Nesbit DUPONT Walker, Howard Taylc
ss DR.. f. Stout, Jr., R. Nicholson, D.
a. Marvel, DR.. l.. A. H. Bishop, Wilb
Of Wallace, Charles Alice, n. B. Smithei
ne Jr., R. B. Bradford, R. Jones, w. Cl
OF breth, R. Seward, Thomas s. CLARK
Judge Grubb, William Pennewill, Pet
S Cooper, Bradford Murphy, D. r. AL
in bone, William Knight. Mayor Reed
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