Daily Republican., 1890-06-09
FlREMEN.
TIVE wEccAcoE ENrERrAiNs
LIBERTY OF READING.
Grand Parade and Splendid Marching
Municipal Reception - Clayton
House Dinucr-An Afternoon
Of Social Festivities and
acknowledgements
Enud.

n, h,r i50 active aud honorary members
The 81 st men, who with the Germania
Hand o: 10 members made 30 quests OF
lie Weccacos on Saturday, y. IN, we
cou,d not expect . handsomer parade.
TITS lea ing company. Of our friendly,
nei4 hbo Ing city, 10 fpleudidly uniformed
and equipped and marches nearly to per-
iectlon.
wa,le The Liberty Company owns some
si5, go worth Of property, an III, 900
engine house and $4,000 worth Of furni-
turs, etc., all OF which indicates industry
aud thrift 40 well - eensrous, patriotic
devotion TO the COMPANY, their sood
shsise,er and tonduct are still more note
worthy aud valuable records.
On their weeks tour they stopped at
h,dlng hotels without exception. The
savcliu- pass niger agent Of the Penn.
slvsnia r. r. &C., Mr.. Jsmes Timmons,
stose ofli,ei st 10l eouth Brond street.
Phi Adel rhla, aud whose busiu.ss 10 to
plau aGd ,upersise suoh eYcursions, said
ii there wefs the least need 0f II be could
produce q certificate from every hotel
vhars they had stopped that the ,n-
duet OF every man was above adverse
criticism.
TNeis was no sccident, nobody was
hui', net = man got lett, no one WAS
struck with Virginia lightning, or Della
ware lightning, or Psnnsyivsnia light
ping. They even escaTed the Whining.
Ter 'Ish'ntg, which was the most to be
feared, as our city was the last stopping
place, At .he end OF = week's collatons,
on thsr return home. Every man
marcl cd perfectly straight az they pa
Tadtd erandly with their olassicaliy uni
formed Getmsnia Band, til ir msguia-
cent ELK banner presented BY tho ladi,s
Of n siding, their rirh blue uniforms and
gi'ded but'one, heir wbi,e helmet firs
ban, their giitieriug badges, their white
badge r,bbuns, lettered In gold along
SIDE OF the Weccacoe's red aud gold, 10
sh- step OF such ravi.hinRly delightful
music ~ tie Gsfmania Band dit ourse..
A week sRo to-day they lett Reading
receiving their Gr.t oy .iion from the
sehulyki.l Hose Co., OF Phila. Thence to
washington, ID, G., one day and. enc
meal at the Nat onal Hotel, Ford's hotel,
h'chnond one day aud one meal; Albsr-
mar Hotel, Petsrsburg, supper, lodging
Anu breakfast. New Atlantic 10 Nor
ioik, one oil the incest Of hotels, one day,
hygleA at Old Point Comfort, dlnner;sup-
POI, state room aud breakfast Oh o Bay
Llhe Stesmer. Here they escap. d by
shelter tee only shower that threatened
10 arsnch them during their voyage.
Ineir next and last hotel stop was iLsir
Ciaytoi Houee dinner In this city.
The WeccAcoo, 40 msn, with Mr.. jas.
I. Derlin. Chief Marshall, Mr.. Deun,s
.. 81 .elds, President OF the Weceacoa s.
= y. g. ~ 1rst assistani, Bernard Nu.
gent, second assistant, who together with
Mr. MI "m' j: drssD. ex-president OF the
" eesaooe. Messrs. Edward Mealey, =.
n. miller. dsorge Richards, Timothy
nM.lion, Albert Hanna, james Eruer.
Thom,s Bailey, Noil DouRher,y, Ger.
tsAnt Peterson and. In short, the whole
to.. S'P
Ipol their arrival at II. so q. m, the,
were escorted to The City Hall AID re-.
esv'd In public speech by w, s.
mules, Esq, representing the mayor.
VINO hhu 10. returned from the funeral
oi Tie lats Martin J. Mealcy, which was
isspondtd to by W. j. Rourke. Kro.
oits solicitor o; Reading. Mayor Har,
i,hst"n and City solicitor Turner met
them little later At the Clayton Houss
Aver hner tley marched to the Wee
cat e's hall, where q bouuteou. coil.-
tioh, social festivi,i.1 and q short nue'rb
rom Ci'y Solicitor Henry Clay Tu uer.
nHq, lraternizlng Wilmington with
W.. ..ang IN common bond Of fr.snd-
ssip hiied up tho afternoon until IN,
sMs'snt homrward bound march heroic
,sns .S %ehuonei, In which every man
.oaeu substantial as . noble shin. saii-
Ia. is.,ss ssfalsa' ssiore the wind, well hal.
~ Wu WIN Weecaooe freight.
"."Aoss boys ~ers hand dlcapped a..
~ sy ,o,,.1 ~ lnii reception by the funeral OF
,n,sp,'in "i lfithd and by being the lat
e,sainsf Y,m,sani, OF aseek in Southern CITIES
sAeie msm,a Tor hospitality. Still the
old ls0.' ,','. oil Liberty and Wscoacos arc
vSn.i,. uaus exchanging visits often Iudi-
hc,' aud everything seemed satIs-
h,n marty and cordial. Tbev left
about $50 D. m. " "tivo IN neaoiog
an ~ ~. t..'rennsylvaniA Railroad Oompanv
A., -. tae nteds OF sucb excursIons
so,uUncsfned. has practically npIlmitsd
G4ttrieuce. A' iuao Of successful
,tr.ns, , can get leading hotels that
TMSanssrs could no. aiv.vs sng.aa
en- !. san arrange their train time. Thsv
nivbt. ina inra,ns ',ins and the lodging time ut
m,ss ssa ~ they did on this tripNin short
tst cl.,s appointment Of the Itinerary
ih, srcur.,n ana most comfortable. For
n.u s,on vSiah they charged only S2s Per
hotels. nta considering the class OF
4 va, a, e.t i'ttle more than hotel fare,
and tn,s, ,,ant OF travelling, sight sssing
little m"n aininent Tor . comparatively
Al.hons. ihe Ger mania Band, Prof.
ton i er,a' asaoer' was. Of cOuse, an addi-
sIl,Svr Lieersy's engine Is q second .cl.,.
hi, comna IN 1881 made . record fur
With a bnncoe s1eacoe house WAS trimmed
AWslenmau nags aud the legend:
llsrm ns oa a.. 10 Liberty" When the
friday n,nhe nte was sounded ct IL o'cloo (
Appl,bss.,. s..nt Tor the burning hsy in
Eere snsa.y, YARD, members Of Weccacoe
ssu a.e IN trimming their now and
Ssent,a ahaSate hs Fire Company was rsp-
nee by NJ " ~. Harry Foulk; the Reii-
hip Dy p...mes D.. ssmes Graham; the FREUD.
W., ms siosnt Joseph H. Smith; the
The Prr,s,S.sn =: +. Z. q II. & L. Go. by
its d.r.eh', Geo. n. Yates. The citv
sobiu,a usr1msnt By Chief Edward A.
ID with !, nao sa was on that day present.
.lso By Ia, Osaa'''al badge BY hremsn;
asps ma ~ !. .assistant engineer. james
,Ons Of ~. ua assistant Wm. T. Green.
lhsf of pol,s JIs distlngulshed Russts WA
han, who b's :. OF Reading, r. N, Whit.
A,nb,r 81 - practical 6reman and
Any ,rs .sis ch, q the Liberty Fire Com.
Abns, y Ihief Marshal And pr..,Son.
D!,iu. o; ~ tDsysher; Assistsu. Jsm.:
Col,r a oharlss W. ecbaeff.r FILE,
s.r; C.eorgs Lau.eh and Gsor,. % H.
lisutsnlp'.in. D. Z. Dan, man. Ell.
saant. ch.. =. A. Tyson; Escopd Lisu.