Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-31
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS.
seabar1 Division Pleasantly Entertained
by Diamond State Division.

by Diamond State Division.
Seabard Division, Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, of Portsmouth,
Va, came to this city on Sunday and
during the afternoon and evening was
the guest of Diamond State Division.
The local division also entertained sew
eral other members of the order. Among
the visitors were Peyton Tunstall,
James Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. James Z.
Bowen, William N. Waxton, Charles r.
Welton, James i. Welton, Miss Mamie
Welton, j. j. Lewton, j. j. Human, j.
NJ. Rittenhousc, j. N. Cook, w. L.
Stamback and w. A. Brown Of Ports
mouth, r. D. Whitehorn, j. Merser and
| G. L. Ellington Of Norfolk, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. s. Atkisson of Suffolk, Va, @. w.
Bowen, Aza Z. Trader, John w. Carroll
and Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Brown of Cape
| Charles City, Nelson keeter Of Berkeley,
| Va, w. Q. Roberts of Baltimore, w. G..
White Of Cumberland, Md, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Harris Of Parsons, Va.
| w. S. Fortiner and Albert Fortiner of
Camden, N. j., w, j. Lockwood of
| Lock Erie, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs.
| George NJ. Barr and Mr.. and Mrs. John
I. Clark Of Delmar. They arrived here
at noon and We're met by committee
composed Of w. P. Morgan, w. j. Ran
dolph, s. G. Fisher, I. P. Trueman, W.
II. Redmile, James Gordon, w. p. Kirk,
James Ingle, II. E. Sherwood, G. M.
Barr, f, d, Mount and ID. s. Reader,
which escorted them to the Hotel Willis
for dinner.
After having dincd tho visitors pro-
coed to Eden Hall, where they were
greeted by about 200 railroad men and
numerous women. The afternoons
exercises opened with prayer by w. G.
Roberts, after which Mrs. S. A. Macal-
lister and w. Robert Walters sang,
"The Laurel and the Rose" Miss Ida
Mask recited "rhe Locomotive Engine
and Messrs. Walters and Mayer sang
solos. Miss Jean Macallister played d
violin solo and Miss Mabel Welton re.
cited 1.-The Settlers story Addresses
were delivered by w. +. Lockwood, w
9. Roberts, j. ID. Phillips, j, L. Welton
j. I. Morgan, S. A. Macallister, Esq.
and L. A. Manahan. Mrs. S. G.. Fisher
served as pianist
At the conclusion of these exercises
many engineers, in response to the in.
vitation OF Mr.. Lockwood, went TO the
Delaware avenue station of the B. & o.
railroad and inspected Robert G.
Shaw engine, designed to avoid the
manifest imperfections of the locomotive
After supper the visitors and theil
host, together with many Wilmington
friends of the latter, reassembled Al
Eden Hall to hear Mr. Lockwood lee,
ture on Echoes from the Locomotive
Cab, Round House and the Rail, ant
Safe High-speed Travel.n The lecture
was deeply interesting and continued
upwards Of two hours. With the aid 8
a stereopticon it was beautifully illus
trated. The large gathering listeneC
most intently to the lecturers remarks
He prefaced the lecture with scriptui,
reading and during intermissions Mis-
Ida Musk recited three selections, Mrs
Macallister sang solo and Mis-
! Wenonah Mask, Mrs. Macallister anC
Mrs. Mabel Collision sang trio, Mrs
Fisher playing the accompaniment
The illustrations included picture
of Bishop Stevens, the Bird monumen
in st. Stephens Church, Philadelphia
four stages Of movement, Charles /
Parry, |. ID. Williamson, Anthony j
Drexel, George W. Childs and ba
! mechanism. The locomotive, he dc
, clared, IS the nearest approach to tn
creation Of the Almighty. All that h
said on the labor question was wha
had been remarked by Mr.. Childs, 81
capital has the right TO combine the
: labor has The government Of tn
i United States, he asserted, ought to ii
! spect the railroad tracks. He attribute
the Ashtabula horror to the hammerin
e of the driving wheels of the locomotiv,
3 Many Of his ideas were novel an
y seemed plausible.
At 10 o'clock the visitors and other
We're banqueted at the Hotel Will
The tables were set in communicable
rooms and covers were laid for $50 pc
i sons The menu was delicious. F.
= Welton, w. T. Morgan and Mr.. Loci
4 wood responded to toasts.
|. The visitors fingered until midnigh
!. when the Virginians departed by IL
. Norfolk express. They We're lavish vii
; expressions Of delight over the gencrol
u | lospitality bestowed on them.