Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01
READING VISITORS.

The Wilmington police department |
and city officials Monday entertained |
city officials and members of the pnlics |
department. OF Reading, the Pennsy Ivan |
ians paying u return visit to tbs vii
mingtoniana who were 30 royalty enter
tanned in Reading on July 25th.
Tho feature of Mondays festivities
which was most appreciated ny the
people of Wilmington generally was the
| annual parade Of the Wilmington police
4 force. All Of tho oiiicera except two or
| three, who were required for duty at
| different points, were ia line and the
| men made u magnificent showing.
| Chief OF Police Dolan being chairmRn
\ Of the committee on arrangements, the
officers we're in command OF Capt
4 Kane, and as the officers paraded the
streets, headed by Hyatt's Military
Band, which furnished excellent music,
4 they excited the admiration of rhous-
ands Of people who had made nm early
| visit down town for the purpose OF SEQ
| lug the demonstration. At several
points along the route OF parade the
men were cheered and their marching
and general appearance were favorably
commented upon. II was certainly a
| fine body of men and one of which
4 every Wilmingtonian can justly feel
| proud.
1 The Waiting officers also attracted
much attention and their military
bearing brought forth much common
cation. They were attired in light
coats and hats aud dark trousers and
vests and looked exceedingly we'll. They
ara we'll built men and tynical police-
men. They were in excslleut spirits
and were warmly greststl by their hosts
when they arrived in this city.
\ This visitors left Reading on special
Wilmington & Northern train at 6
o'clock and reached Wilmington a few
minutes befors 0. They were met ut
French street station OF the Whining
ton & Northern railroad by the arrange
ment and reception committees and
Wilmington city officials and tine police
force, by whom they were escorted
, along Frunt street to Market and up
the latter thoroughfare to the City
, Hall, where they we're welcomed to the
! city.
Tbs address Of welcome was delivered
by Mayor Nc Lear, who said the Will
mingtonians had not forgotten the
kind treatment they received In Read
ing u few weeks ago, anil he hoped tht
visitors would 90 home as we'll satieEe'
. as the Wilmington people were when
. they left Reading. lie said the visitori
would not be accordeh the freedom o
q the city as it was the intention of thu
d Wilmingtonians to take charge of then
Q while they were here. hut II any ahoult
o get astray they would be we'll takei
J. care of. He Expressed pleasure tina
/. there Ia such q feeling of Friendship
. between the people, OF Wilmington ant
/. the people OF Reading and hoped
/ would continue to exist. He gave as
IS surancs that all were welcome TO tn
j. city of Wilmington.
d Mayor Weidei of ReaGing responder
IL briefly. He said 1t gave him Greaa
/ pleasure to receive such hospitabl
" welcome. The Reading psopls ha
BEEN hers before, he said. and the
y knew something about the hosritalit
q Of Wilmington they had gone ava
ID bsfors with happy recollsctiona and b
10 felt sure that they wuuld I'm this occf
l. sion. Incidentally he remarked thf
1t the First Delaware Regiment is With
NJ the boundaries of Pennsylvania, and b
Z said they would be kept there US Ion
IN as possible and gave assurance thi
" they would be properly looked after |
10 the people of his State, and hs wa
,e pleased to note that the people OF Del;
ware were Kindly disposed toward th
4, Pennsylvania soldiers who are her
Or In conclusion he expressed the thant
n. Of the party for the welcome.
be At the conclusion Of the apeech'
n Mayor Weidsl and Chief of Polit
ye Ethel were presented with handaon
bouquets by Police Matron Wogsn.
After the ceremony at the CITY HH
hosta and guests marched to Elsvent
-. ,l Iax ant IN
he King and down King to Sixth, fro
ue which noint the visitors were escortt
20 to German iiall, where they wore Civ,
"A breakfast. which had been prepared
NJ Caterer Zimmerman.
nd shortly after 10 o'clock tho ReadiI
IN city officials were taken in charge
81 the reception committee md SHOW
ad the city aud parks in carriages, viii
-aa ths Reading policemen were taken
,ar the Union street baseball grounds
10 speuial cars which had heen kind
ID furnished by Assistant Manager liza
in vey B. Vandegrift. At the ball groun
a game OF baseball was played betwe
the Wilmington and Reading poll
Terms.
The baseball game resulted in v
ng. tory for Reading by the arore of to
eu Tho visiting party was as follow
OF Mayor Jacob Weidel, Albert Mer
oy market commissioner; J. b. Sto,
on. president Select Council, and Sell
riu Councilman George d. Cluuser and
Jay Mouroe Krick Common Councilm
u Sam e. Cummings and John Ma
ep- Howard Goodman, clerk Comm
lu- CounGil; William Hoffman, super
yes tendent of the fire alarm syste
'ei. Charles W. I'ottsiger memhor Of !
ua' Board Of Public Works; John Smi
L detective; Harry Woidner,' electricii
j. Frederick Mayer, Calvin Adds.
sistant chief of the fire depurtmel
vs christopher Mayer and Howard Mi
.es, citizens, and Herbert Meyer, Oh
III Jacob Etzel, Sergeant G. L. Kend
1850 dine, Officers Baohmann, Bar
ntil Becker, Brohst, Clay, Coke, Fsgl
'cS, Grimmer, HIATT, HetherinRton, III
fnct man, Holl, Imhof, Klemmer, Kuh
per, Link, Machemer, Merkle, Will
just MoDonouuh, Steve MoDonou
ling Omlor, Orth, O'Rouke. Raudenbu
Rethern,el, Snuer, Saylnr. Sell
Wagner, Webber, Wicket, Wick. Pa
!. Drivers Heller and KissinRer, Turn
Vul- Sleinle, Turnkey Haage, opert
on Mast, Operator Lewis;. Edward 81
OF representing the Revisw Francis He
here of the Post, and j. +. Carroll OF
eral Herald. Mrs. George b. Glouser
IN Reading, Chief OF Police Rodenho
tied Of Norristuwn and Chief of 20
JetTeris Of Wost Chester were also
the psrty.
The SUCCESS Of the reception
man dne IN the Wilmington commit