The sun., 1898-04-07
Trades DAY EXCURSION
Inauguration of the Movement
I a Success.
H
VISITORS CORDIALLY RECEIVED
Stores of Wilmington Merchants
Thronged With Pnrchasers--How
t,s the EXcursionists We're
\, Entertained.
VISITORS CORDIALLY RECEIVED

cursion is any criterion OF the success OF
the movement inalIgurated by the nler-
chants OF this city, then those that are
to follow will more than repay them for
all the trouble that had been taken in
.cumbcnt upon the auspicious opening OF
the day.
Yesterday was the date set 10" the first
Of these excursions from divers points on
the Peninsula, and fully 1000 persons, it
is estimated, took advantage OF the
cheapness of the rates given by the rail,
road companies and visited the city.
From the time of tie arrival OF the
first train OF eXc,lrsionists, at $40 o'clock
yesterday morning until late in the
afternoon, the railroads were busy dis
charging the visitors from the coaches,
and during the afternoon the respective
merchants found ready purchasers for
their goods.
The excursionists also took advantage
of the opportunity offered by the COM
mittee of arrangements and enjoyed the
free trolley ride out Market street as lar
as ShelIpot Park, and out Delaware ave
nue. to the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road.
In the evening the Trades Day visit
ors were entertained ut the Opera House
and taxed the spacious auditorium and
galleries to their utmost capacity.
The vaudeville bill presented was re-
ceived with the applause it deserved and
W. L. Doekstader, who managed the at
fair, may be congratulated on the success
that attended his efforts,
The artists that appeared during the
, evening we're as follows:
Ed LateIl, New York's iayoritc CO.
median.
Stinson & Merton, late Of Hoyt's com
panies.
The Nonpareil Trio, the premiers Of
cake walkers. Specially engaged By
New Yorks 100 to teach them the art Vi
cake walking at the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel
The Clover Trio, three pretty girls wl.o
can sing.
The two Abbacos, French acroba,ic
coniqllcs.
w. L. Dockstader, the modern pun
ster, in his lnimitable and quaint say
ings.
Fanson, Courtney 4 Fanson, comedi.
ans and dancers,
The committee of arrangements,
Messrs. George II. Hollis, lIostein
Harvey, A. J. Hart, John s. Muliu,
James Megary, W. NJ. Kennad, I. H..
stanton, Daniel W. TayIer in connection
with the members Of tile Board Of Trade
deserves commentator for the admir-
able manner in wIich they handled the
crowd OF visitors and thus added to their
comfort.
Clpirf-of-Police Dsplan, also materially
assist d in the entertainment of the
excul Sionjrts by placing officers at the
airm,d stations to direct the visitors to
different points Of interest.
Fakirs were few. and far bttween and
the only ONES noticeable on the. street.
were II cowkoy exponent of religion and
q young man who claimed to TRANSFER
cheap photographic prints from one paper
to another, alI Tor thr PRICE of dime.
Notwithstanding tie TACT that II num-
Der Of visitors on their arrival here took
trains to Philadelphia, the merchants
are more than pleased over first T'adts'
Day buyers, ana business was brisk in all
the stores Of the city.
The heads Of tie firms ri Lippencott,
Mullen, Sharp 4 Co., and uth-rs, stated
that they had been greatly benefited by
the advent Of the cxcurslunisls and that
the clerks and salesladies in all depart
pients were busy the entire day.
William B, Lwton said that the ex-
cursion was az unqualified success 'llld
that two more would be given at an
early date. 3
Fls further stated that business had
not been rs brisk fur years, and he now
hoped that persons we're convinced that
they could buy just as cheap. il not
cheaper, in this city than il, PhiIaiel-
phia, witlloya the additional expense oi
nearly $500 in car fare.
II the next two excursions are as slc-
cesruh as the first the merchants will or
ganize and have them continued certain
months in tie year.
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