Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-23
SONS OF DEIAwARE.


members of the sons of Delaware Start
on Tour Through Delaware by Coach.
The officers and members of the board
OF governors Of the Sons of Delaware.
OF philadelphia, started Monday on d
trip by coach through the entire State
OF Delaware. The party Is composed
OF l. Layton Register, President; DIR.
Joseph W. Hearn, Second Vice-presi-
dent Josiah Marvel, Secretary; Henry
Iatnall, Treasurer; VIM. w. Smithers,
historian, and DIR. L. Baldwin, W. +.
Deakyne, W. Horace Hepburn, w. II.
Lacey, Luther Martin, Jr., G. II. Stock
10Y. james u. Candy and John II. Lof-
land Of the board Of governors, and is
the guest OF Frank Dale La lame, the
iirst vice. president. The journey will
continue week and be made by Mr..
La Lanne's four.in-hand- coach, the
Warrington.
The party left the elegant clubhouse
oil the Sons of Delaware, No. 1926 Wal
nut street, at 9.15 o'clock a. m. Monday
and drove to Chestnut street wharf,
where the coach was driven aboard the
steamer Brandywine, reaching this city
at noon. They landed at Fourth street
wharf and drove up Fourth street to
Market and thence to the Clayton
House, which will be their headquarters
during their sojourn here.
The Warrington, the coach in which
the jaunt is being made, is an elegant
turnout. IL was made by Kellner Of
Paris, and modelled after the coach
which took first prize at the Paris expo
sition. 1t has a black body, relieved
with red, and has red running gears.
When the team passed along Fourth
and Market streets 1t attracted much at
tention. There were two handsome bays
on the lead and fine bay and gray at
the pole. Mr.. La lame handled the
ribbons On the rear seat were two
footmen in gay coaching livery, and
with the party there was a trumpeter
After the visitors had alighted at the
CLAYTON House the rig was driven to
Traynor's stable.
The tourists devoted the afternoon TO
sightseeing.
In the evening the visitors were given a
reception by the Wilmington Club. 1t
was delightful affair and largely at
tended. The clubhouse, No. 1910 King
street. was brilliantly illuminated and
handsomely decorated The collation. was
served by Joseph Campbell, the clubs
steward. Music was furnished by Steub
gems orchestra. Among those present
were; Alfred |. dn Pont, Louis q. du Pont,
5. Francis du Pont, Henry J.. Evans,
Henry i. Fullenwider, Horace w. Cause,
IL, Victor Cause. Ferdinand L. Gilpn,
Albert Albert c; !G,riggs' Judge lgnatins 2.
II. Hoffecker, George r. Hoifccker,
I. II. cambridge, Judge J. Frank Ball,
John Bancroft, ii. NJ. Barksdalc, A. $.
Baroll, r. +, Bayard, Jr., Nathaniel r.
Benson, Levi c. Bird, Duer du Pont Breck
Charles w. Bryan, Francis N. Buck, j.
Danforth Bush, Edward r. Candy,
George w. Chambers, James b. GARRISON,
Charles Copeland, Alan Cunningham, H.
James Dallett, John IL. Dandy, DIR. James
Johnston, L. Tatnall Warner, Henderson
Weir, Andrew G. Wilson, General James
II. Wilson, Victor Il. Woolley, Alfred b.
Poole, Il. X. Cochran, Jr., J. K. Moore,
Peter l.. Cooper, j. n. Carsweli, Judge
Leonard Il. Wales. j. Harvey Whiteman,
Harlow IL. Curtis, City Solicitor Charles
N. Curtis, William A. Budd, IL. A. White,
Samuel NJ. Knox, Carl q. Emil LARSON,
Preston Lea Alfred G. McCausland, Philip
w, 4. Porter, Willard Hall Porter, j..
Morton Poole, Joseph A. Richardson,
Edward A. Ryon, Willard Salisbury
Harlan IL. Scott, Henry r. Scott, William
Il. Scott, William II. Smalley, Jr., D.
Ernest Smith, Samuel X. Smith, Watson
X. Sperry, l.. Scott Townsend. Lewis c..
yandegrift, Ephriam 4. Walton and
Herbert II. Ward.
The coaching party started on its tour of
the State at 100 o'clock Tuesday morning,
after having been photographed by A. p.
lipaeher