Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-10-16

Mems Democratic Club. At the banquet
OF the former 100 covers will be laid and
Colonel William B. Norton will be toast.
master.
BaTard Legion's Han dsome Decorations
At the headquarters of the Bsyard
Legion everyone was busy to-day ar
ranging for the reception Of the illus.
trious son Of Delaware, whose name the
organization bears. The front of the
building, No 6l7 Shipley street, is dec
GRATED with flags and bunting, the
cornices are rich with rosettts made OF
the national colors. while the word
welcome, " in gas jets, occupies cen
fral place smong the decorations The
interior of the building is made
gay with the red. white and blue
of ''old glory" while the banners Of the
legion and portraits of Ambassador
Bsysrd and other illustrious Democrats
are wreathed In flags aud ribbons. la
the hall where the banquet will be held,
q huge diamond Of bunting hangs sus-
pendtd from the celling-whlle each gas
fixture and window is hidden with the
flags William e Wood wards residence
adjoining the clubhouse, is handsomely
decorated, while the national ensign flies
from the pole in front
Carmichael Club VIII Go.
The James Carmichael Association OF
the Eighth ward met last evening and
decided TO attend the reception In body.
Centre Of Light and Attraction.
The centre OF attraction on Market
street will be the Young Mems Demo
cratic Club. The front Of the building
has been elstorately decorated with
1 flags, bunting and shields, bearing
the word Welcome" Over the door is
portrait Of Mr.. Bayard, draped in
"Old Glory Between the dormer win
dows Is metal plaeque Of chivalric
style.
There are 334 sixteen candle power
incandesoent electric lights forming
initials of the club, "Y M d. CT
In different oolors, aud Welcome.
Ambassador" in frosted white From all
| the windows Roman candles will be
discharged, while trains of red FIRE will
be kept burning at the second and
fourth floors From the roof rockets will
be sent skYward The pyrotechnical
display will be one Of the 6uest ever
seen in this city.
The rooms will be crowded all the
evening The club has 412 members and
each card issued entities a member TO
take friend In addition to this, the
out of town guests aud newspaper men
will make it their headquarters
The interior OF the club house will also
be elaborstely decorated
The Hotel Jennings aud James B.
Hssson's place adjoining have also been
decorated and will be illuminated to-
night A L. Ainscow is putting up
bunting and a large number of electric
lights Before night many other places
will be dec corated
The Opera House Decorations.
The Opera House will be elaborately
decorated for the occasion The stage
will be turned iuto a perfect bower OF
beauty with fragrant flower, graceful
ferns, stately palms and choice
plants, intersI ersed with portraits
of notable American statesmen, framed
with proiusion sof flags ard bunting
the national colors, draped in gracefu
centre piece. over the speakers head
No pains have been spared TO maks
the picture pleasing one, anC
one long to be remembered by the thous
ands who will tonight, pay honar {,
the first ambassador from the Unitet
States and the noblesi son OF the Die
mond Safe
The Next Governor in Town
Ebe w. Tunnel, Democratic caudi
date for governor, arrived In towI
shortly before noon to attend the recep
tion He went to the Clayton House anC
was subss quently called upon and greeted
by number OF friends.