Evening journal., 1889-09-17
OUR VETERAN GUESTS,
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION WITH
A FLAG PRESENTATION.


Market streets and headed by the Du |
Pont Post Fife and Drum Corps, marched
to the station. Governor Benjamin t.
Biggs arrived from Dover at s. 30 o'clock
and was Immediately escorted TO an open
carriage.
At 10 o'clock the line Of march was
formed. Marshals A. j. Wood, Charles
Maser and G f. Frsmuth, mounted, led
the route. The following was the order
Of marching:
DUPONT Post Fife and Drum Corps
Members of Committee.
| City Council
| The Wilmington G. A r., 100 men
Members of Committee.
| l2ith Regiment. Pennsylvania Volunteers, 10
men under command Of Colonel
] w. Howley OF Media.
Guests in open carriages.
The guests in the carriages were as
follows Governor Biggs Of Delaware,
Judge NJ Broomall of West Chester,
| Washington Jones and Colonel John NJ
Newell Of Governor Bggs's staff
John G. Farra, president of
City Council, Captain Isaac
johnson Of Media, Adam Thompson.
Media, and Rev. =. L. Barrett of st.
Paul's NJ. E. Church; Department Com.
mander p. b. Ayars, Chaplain David
TullY, D. d of Media; Chaplain ]. s.
Evans of the 124th regiment, and Chap.
lain James Mccoy OF DUPONT Post.
Nearly every business stand on the line
Of march was decorated in honor of the
occasion. Hamburger & Sons Ne. 222,
and Daniel Ross, No. 2l0 Market street.
had the mast elaborate displays From
the building occupied by the Delaware
Printing Company below Third street, a
flag was stretched and on it were the
words Welcome, 124th." The head
quarters of the Delaware Cadet Corps,
Third and Market streets, were deco
rated. The Morning News office, the
Delaware House. J. T. Mullin & Son.
William Lawton, j. Miller Thomas and
Kennsrd & Company had decorations
worthy Of special mention.
The parade moved up Market street to
Eleventh, and then countermarched to
the Opera Heuse. The orchestra chairs
were filled by the visitors and members
Z of the local posts. On the stage were
the speakers, City Council, the committee
of arrangements and DUPONT Post
Beside the prominent persons previously
mentioned there were on the stage Senator
Anthony Higgins, Washington Hastings,
j. Il. Mullin, w. A. Hukill, S H. Bay
nard, j. Paul Brown, William II. Foulk.
d Judge J. Frank Ball, General Theodore
= +. Armstrong, George w. Stone, Fred
S f. Bach, Rev. j. d. G. Hanna, Thomas
% Mitchell, George G. Maris The audito-
4 rum was well filled.
% When the g. A. r. had been seated,
2 Edward +. James, president Of the com.
Vt mittee of arrangements, introduced
d Washington Jones, The Soldiers
d Friend" as the chairman Of the meeting
d Mr.. Jones took the chair anC
le made few remarks, Rev. l.
a e. Barrett OF st. Paul's NJ. z
y Church made the opening prayer, during
n which the audience stood up. The quar-
e tette, comprising w. H. Geary, Eugene
Y Start, Joseph Duet and n. D. Coward
j. accompanied by H. Leslie Carpenter
IS sang 1--WE Old Boys, The song sturcl
It the right chord in the hearts of the au
# dience and it responded with cheers.
l. His Excellency, Governor BENJAMIN T
Ie Biggs of the state Of Delaware, was tn, I
" introduced, amid great applause, todelivO
y the address of welcome His remark
T. were timely and witty and every sentencl
d was cheered. He said in part Through
IN the Partially of DUPONT Post / appea
no before you on this occasion to welcome &
the State of Delaware the 124th Regi
lg ment of Pennsylvania l welcome yol
Id gentlemen to the little stat
d. with open arms and warn
On heart. The states Of Delawar
re and Pennsylvania have history
SO matters not what trouble there was /
the past. for we are here to day to allol
the l24th Regiment, which made such
great name at the battle of Antietan
as to hold their reunion with u;
.st Many have gone TO their long HON,
er many fell at Antietam, which battl
of gave the hath a name that shall live i
] d. 1.
Ia up that flag and show the people Lon
to continued applause Tattered ana tori
at it WAS borne by the gallant I2ith to VII
TX tory, and we now look upon it as an ev
raj denee OF valor.
wo you are not Pennsylvanians to da,
nc for we are going to adopt you, becaui
AK we have heart big enough, and aft
ur- while we intend to give you some NJ co
The water and something 10 brace up Il
ust inner man. In 1915 Pennsylvania we
his coined three Delawareanp, Messrs Bee
no Keene and and Rodney, in Carpenter
his Hall, Philadelphia, when the Declarsti,
of of Independence vas signed. Cesar Ro
the ney was the bravest man that lived
the rode from Dover to Philadelphia on hors
Su back, although i'll, and was one of t
hat FIRST signers. Ever since that time {
INST chickens Of the old Blue Hen have sto
together Win pennsylvania.
Here you are to-day as DelawareaI
hd we are going to take care Of you
est must not talk too long for | received
for elegant letter from the committee, sayi
age that as there would be eight speake
ans each could not take much time Laughte
airy Just want to say few words me
Hiss Ii Europe sholld rise as one man agaiI
rect this country, this country would win
ser conflict. Man endowed with intellect
I'M little lower than the angels. in Z
be country has everything that he col
Nc wish.
When we have passed away 9th
will rise and the Star Spangled Bani
will wave over 3, 600, 900 square miles
JUS territory, united for all time and the
who fore we shall approach our grave like
the who wraps the drapery Of his couch alb,
D, to him and lies down to pleasant dreams
way. The speech was grand effort and
,ris- cheers of the audience showed its app
rali- citation. Hon. John n Broomall
per Media Pa, responded in a scholarly
the impressive address. AS he
ter introduced, the 124th Regim
arose as one man and e
him three cheers. He expressed his gr
pleasure at the reception thus tende
& q to the regiment, and thanked Govern
he. BigQs for his welcome, Referring
Tho the conflict Of 1S61-65, he said