Evening journal., 1894-04-24
CLUB ROOMS WARMED.
Flower of Wilmington's De-
mocracy Was Out Last Night.
DELIGHTFUL INFORMAL AFFAIR.

lighted with the New Headquarters OF
Delaware Democracy.
The new rooms Of the Young Men 5
Democratic Club were thrown open to
the members last evening. "A delightful
informal reception was held under the
management Of Martin f. Ferry, O. c.
Montgomery, w. r.. Carmichael, John
f. Callahan, Frederick c. Mammele,
Charles G. Kurtz, John D. Kelley,
Patrick J. Mundy, NJ d. Murphey,
Charles J. Campbell. Frank A. Nc
Closksy and William & Bryan, the com.
mittee of arrangements, which has so
efficiently performed its duties
The handsomely appointed rooms
we're ablaze with light. which shone on
beautiful furnishings, tropical plants,
and the flower of fall aowers-the
flower Of Wilmington Democracy. On
Of the stage favorites has said that he
only knew two flowers by sight-the
surcrs boreRlis and delirium tremens-
but if he could have been in the rooms
Of the Young Mems Democratic Club
last evening his knowledge Of floricul-
ture would have been increased wonder
fully by seeing the flower of Democracy
rearing its head so proudly amid such
ma gnihcent surroundings.
The Democrats began pouring into the
club house before s o'clock, the hour
appointed and by 8 o'clock the rooms
were comfortably filled. AS the mem
bers arrived they divested themselvesgof
their hats and coats and made tour of
inspection. The expression of satisfac
tion was general, the good taste exhib
tied, especially in the parlor furnishings,
called forth unqualified expressions Of
approval. Governor Reynolds was the
guest Of honor
After the inspection and while tire
members we're standing around in groups
engaged in social and political inter
course James w. Gillespie, the baritone
soloist Of st. Mary's Church. sang "The
Song of the Steeple' and the Volunteer
Organist' with good effect Professor j.
d. kurtz, Jr., rendered a piano solo;
Frederick X. Kaiser played Schubert's
"Serenade' on the ssxaphone. Ex.
Mayor Rhodes sang a new composition by
Henry + Robelen, Sweet Baby Lips Are
Pale for Bread, baritone solo, which
has not yet been sent TO the publisher.
1t was received with such favor that the
eX may or repeated 1t.
dent CourtlGnd c Montgomery appeared
on the open stairway leading to the third
| floor aud, holding up gavel, announced
that IL had been used by the club for
! fourteen years In the future it will be
| decorated and hung up on the wall,
new one being substituted for use by the
president. He then called upon Lewis
q. Vandegrift, Willard Salisbury, Jr
ex presidents of the club, General j.
| Parke Postles, John S Rossell. L. Irving
| Handy and Peter l. Cooper. Jr., TO
/ speak. Their remarks were, in the main,
congratulatory. They predicted Demo
cratic success next fall, and character
lied the club as the strongest factor in
the Delaware Democracy. Mr.. ROssell
expressed his dissatisfaction concerning
the situation at Washington. and said
that the legislators should think more OF
the country and less Of themselves To
this Mr. Handy replied that, while the
tariff bill was not passing through the
Senate as rapidly as was expected, il
would surely pass; and that, since the
| Democrats have been in power, they
have repealed the obnoxious Federal
Election laws and the purchasing clause
of the sherman law.
At the conclusion Of the speech making
q substantial lunch was served by Caterers
Charles Price and Charles Wilson. After
that the exercises were even more informal
and the members gradually left for
home.
Many Notable Democrats Present
Among those noticed In the throng
which moved from room TO room during
the evening were: Governor Robert J .
Reynolds, State Treasurer Wilbur f.
Burnite, eX Speaker of the House viii
liam L. Sirman, ex-Speaker Of the House
j. Harvey Whlteman, Register of Wills
lE. 7. Cooper, of Kent county
Prothonotary Peter A. Horty, Re
curder of Deeds G. c. Montgomery.
president Of the club; Chairman l. Irving
Handy. Of the State Central Committee
Willard Salisbury, jr chairman Of the
County Executive Committee; Deputy
Recorder Of Deeds Edwin A. Rsad, General
J. Parke Postles, Receiver Of Taxes John
y. Dickey President Patrick Neary OF
the Election Department; Police Commis
sioners John w. Lawson and Patrick
Monaghan, Deputy Receiver of Taxes
George ]. FiDck Street and Sewer Com
missioner Enoch Moore, ex.Superin.
tendent Of Free Schools Peter l. Cooper
Jr., Court Stenographer E. c. Hardesty,
Victor B Woolley, Election Commissioners
Thomas G. Douo. Judge j. Frank Ball
ex Registrar William H Lee, Secretary
John Z. Callahan, of the County Executive
Committee; Coroner George @. Roth
well, John S. Hamilton, Of the
Morning News; J. Travers Jones
! Of the Every Evening; A. j. Kooch, Of
the Freie Presse; Theodore Stuart aud
, George Carter, Of the EVENING JOURNAL
! Magistrate Lewis Sasse William g
Bryan, Robert q Hartmann, Magistrate
Kelley, James Carmichael. James w.
Ponder, Alfred D Edwards, Frederick
, L. Mulgrew, M d. Murphy, Nathan
- Lieoerman. Frank P. Phalen. Bernard
/ Bonner, James Rigney, Frederick h.
a Kaiser, James Hurlock, John Kitchens
/ Frank Handy, james H. Kane. Henry
- HeTzer, Charles g. Rex, John II. RodRey
!. Harry Aherns, Mr.. Dugan, Edwar,
4 Ginder, James T. Byrne, Frederick. L
Kurtz. ex-City Auditors John NJ Newell
and John A. Mitchell, ex Deputy Attor
ney General Thomas Davis, Deput,
| ATTORNEY. General Branch II Giles JOhl