Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-23
READING OFFICIALS HERE
Pleasantly Entertained by the Members
of the Police Force.
WERE WELCOMED BY THE MAYOR
Review of Blue Coats, Followed
by Baseball.
RIVER EXCURSION IN THE AFTERNOON

Tho city officials and members of the
| police department Monday entertained
| delegation Of officials and policemen
| from Reading, "a, in manner which
reflected credit upon the hosts. Tho
Psnnsylvanians returned the visit
which the WilmingtonianH recen tly
made to Reading and out of which the
Wilmingtonians got SO much enjoy
ment.
The visitors, headed by their mayor,
left Reading at O'Clock in the morning
and came 10 Wilmington on special
train over the Wilmington & Northern
| railroad, reaching here at 7.4o O'Clock.
making the run in two hours and 40
minutes. They we're met at the station
\ by Mayor McLear, President Of City
| Council Leitch, tho Police Commits
| aiouers and a number of other city
officials and the entire police depart.
ment. headed by the First Regiment
Band.
After a short period of hand shaking
at the station, hosts and guests marched
to the City Hall, by way of Front and
Market streets. The Wilmington and
Reading high officials and police
matrons rode in carriages and the police
men and other officials marched. The
Reading policemen we're not in Uniform,
but all wore natty blue caps and had
badges on the lapels of their coats.
They evidently came prenared for war
on the diamond, as they brought their
base ball Iaraphernalia with them.
AL assembled in front Of the City
Hall. where an ADDRESS of welcome was
delivered by Mayor McLear. Mayor
Weidel Of Reading responded in his
usual iovial manner. After the speech
making the guests were invited to visit
the small park in the rear of the City
Hall, whore they we're given an oppor-
tunity TO see the Wilmington police
forcu, tine members of which faced the
rear Of the City Hall in double line,
on King street. They were in com.
mani of Chief Dolan and Captains
Chambers and Kane. In addition to
| the men on foot, the cavalry and bicycle
officers and patrol wagon No were
| there. The hody was reviewed by
Mayors McLear and Wedel, Police
Commissioners and the officials of the
two cities.
The display was magnificent and re-
flseted great credit upon the Police
| Commissioners, tho chief and members
of the force. There were hundreds of
Wilmington spectators there aud the
comment was decidedly commendahle.
1t was fine body of men, ard one
of which the citizens felt very proud
After the review the officers on duty
we're sent to their districts and the
visitors were escorted by the committee
TO Turn Hall, where they were given
lunch, after which tney were taken to
the Union street base ball grounds in
special cars.
The game, which was interesting and
laughable at times, was won by the
Wilmington team by the score Of 10 TO
12. Heller and EclSert constituted the
battery for the visiting team and Payne
and Eakin wore in thu points for vii.
mington. Mcintyre of the Reading bass
ball club umpired the game. Tho score
Reading g...............,,,,..6 y a-la
Wilmington. II 2-lJ
After the baseball game hosts and
guests repaired to the Clayton lIouse,
where dinner was partaken Of The
police station was next visited and
after it had been inspected the line OF
march was taken up to the wharf oi
tine steamer Urica, which was boarded
for ride down the river. Through
Senator Gray permission had been OBJ.
tanned TO land at Fort Delaware.
notwithstanding the necuiar weather
the day was thoroughly enjoyable, and
tho tic of friendship between the two
cities was strengthened. The guests
were as follows:
Mayor Jacob Wedel, Chief of Police
John II. Albrecht, Sergeants Robert G..
Weidel, William II. Soldiers and Fred
L. Hint2, Patrolmen Joseph Auchter.
John Bauhman, Daniel W. Brohst,
Augustus Bules, George Eckert, VII.
liam f. Foos John Fredericks, Michael
Hahn, Charles lIetherington. David
lloll, George lmgrund. William Lemmer,
Samuel Lewis, Charea Ludwig, john
Machmer. William MerKe. W. u. Rom
ig. George Seihert AMI marry Sayars,
Patrol Drivers Thomas Kissinger and
Warren Heller, Turnkey John Steiple,
City Engineer Samuel S. Jotf, Build
ing Inspector John S. Wagner, Market
Commissioner Albert Mertz, Superin-
tendent of Fire Alarm William S. Hoir-
man, Assistant Water Clerk Fritz
NJ. Schroeder, Select Councilmen +.
Monroe Krick and George y. Clou-
ser, Common Councilman John IL.
Bach, Water Inspector Charles Mil
ler, Detectives John Smith and
| Joun u. " COnnOf, EIeCITlc LlRnE In
spectnrs Howard Miller. Joel Romig
and George Whitman. GINS Inspector VIII
liam Vented, Burgess Levi j. Il. Krick
of RiGktown, Albert Bulles, Jacob
Gnau and S. Clarence Baum of the
Reading Herald.
The members OF the Wilmington
Police Department are royal enter
tainers, and when ON parade make a
fine showing. Many people were our
on the streets early to see the men on
parade, and much applause was bestowed
upon the knights of the locust as they
marched to md from the railroad sta
tion when receiving the visitors.
Mayor Weidel and some OF the other
Reading officials were taken, to New
Castle Immediately after dinner aud
inspected the Jail, after which they
boarded the boat at Delaware street
wharf.
Death of Mrs. Kate Smiley.
Mrs. Kate SibIey, wife of Josiah
Sibley, died in Philadelphia last Satur-
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