Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-17
GREETING SENATOR GRAY.
An Informal Gathering of His
Friends at Cape Henlopen City.

Delightful Weather Adds to the Enjoy
ment of the Occasion--How tho Time
Was Passed Politics Were Totally
Esciiewed.
Staff Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
CAFE HENLoPEN CITY, Sept. 10. =
Senator Gray, Just home from summer
tour of Europe, is the central figure of
host of admiring friends, who came
down on Saturday to pay their respects
and greetings to the returned voyager.
The party came last evening and is
quartered at the Douglass House, and is
passing q quite restful, enjoyable day
by the old ocean.
The gathering includes ex-Secretary
Bayard, Senator Gray, Congressman
Causey, Ex-Governor Stockley, Secre-
tary Of State Marvel, ex-Congressman
Martin, State Treasurer Burnite, Gen.
H. X. Kenney, Col. 4. It. Cooper, John
r. Nicholson, ESQ.,, Sheriff Amos Cole,
Dover; Charles w. Melee, A. p. Robin
son, Esq, r. A. Rosenbaum, George.
town; DR.. Nathan Pratt, Milford; John
P. Dulaney, Seaford; +. w. Tunnel,
Charles Whitley, Lewes; John ii. Rod
ney, Thomas Holcomb, A. b. Cooper,
George A. Maxwell, New Castle; DR..
t. II. Gilpin, w. A. Comegys, Middle
town II. L. Bryan, Washington; Col.
w. w. Stevens, H. @. Pennington, Sea-
ford; Paynter Frame, Harbeson, and
two or three newspaper men.
1t is a jolly genial party assembled to
informally welcome Senator Gray, and
to also pay its respects to ex-Secretary
Bayard. 1t included leading men from
various parts of the State. Il is Demo-
cratic gathering but politics are lost
sight of and have never been discussed
even informally during the brief
sojourn. No reference to party or poll
tical matters has been made, the assem-
blage finding anecdotes, incidents and the
renewal of friendships and the re-estab-
lishment of good fellowship more to its
taste.
Last evening an impromptu Punch
and Judy show by a clever magician,
furnished much amusement, especially
as Mr.. Punch's remarks were empha-
sized with personal and local hits.
To-day the party took dip in the
ocean. As the bathing costumes were
few and division of the suits were
necessary to make them go around, the
surf plungers presented picturesque
| spectacle. The water is delightful in
| its invigorating warmth AMI the surf
just strong enough to make the bath en-
joyable. There can be no finer surf
along the Atlantic coast than this
gradually sloping shore.
Eight of the party went in the Naptha
launch up the Assawoman canal and
back, the voyage occupying three
| fourths of the day. The waterway is
opened for navigation sufficient to give
| passage to boats of four feet
draught and vessels are loading cargoes
along the banks. Nature can scarce
present more truly beautiful scene
than is spread out tonight before the
| II. Douglass. The moon is intensely
radiant and the sky absolutely cloud
less. Its light turns into vision of
shimmering steel the placid waters of
Rehoboth bay and discloses uninnumer-
able white sheeted masts rising up from
the oceans bosom.
and the life-saving patrol it would be a
picture of quietude and without life.
Simply vision of naughty colors, sharp
contrasts of vast magnitude. Nothing
could be prettier. The air is just suffi-
GENTLY chilled to make light overcoat
bearable and sufficiently balmy to bring
an exhilerating vigor with every breath.
Tomorrow morning at s O'Clock the
party will be astir as the members GO
away by the early train. 1t has been an
enjoyable, delightful sojourn in every
sense. Senator Gray is delighted with
the warmth of his reception at his home
coming and is glad to be with his
friends. Ex-Secretary Bayard, like.
wise, finds keen enjoyment in being
with his old friends and neighbors.
The Douglass will close this week
there being but two guests left, Mr..
Bayard and Mr.. Brown, two New
Workers, who are attracted hither III
quest of water fowl. The former is a
distant relative of the ex-Secretary Of
State, but the two had never met before.
Both are good fellows.
The Bright has two guests yet, but
they will depart tomorrow. These,
with the occupants of the Bradford cot.
tage. are all that is left OF the summer
colony.