The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-05-05

| Last week was signalized by large number
| of distinguished visitors who visited! the floats
in and near IIavre de Cir: &c, for the purpose
of witnessing the process of catching the
"king Of American fishes"
| On Tuesday large number of the officials
1 of the F., W. & b. K. Il. Co. came down upon
Especial train, being met by Mayor Vauneman
at Perryville. They boarded tho yacht
| Carrie" and were towed to the Battery A
\ royal baked shad dinner was served, and they
\ learned the taste Of the fish "fresh from the
water" They were shown the Matching pro-
cess and saw haul made, returning al FIVE
o'clock. The party consisted OF .lessrs. W.
| n. Barnard, Supt. Poll, vii. IL Balto K r.,
Wilmington; c. Il. Kapp, Supt. BALTIC Div n.
G Il. Il, Baltimore; Victor Wierman. Supt.
| Columbia & Port Deposit Il X Co, { rlum-
| bia, Pa: II. f. Kennedy, President Delaware
! 4. r., Philadelphia; James Martin, Supt. Pull
man Palace Car Co Philadelphia; Clas. L.
| Kingston, Div. Freight Agt. p, w. & Il. H. r.,
Philadelphia; Charles Hayes, Landscape
Artist, Philadelphia; D. c. Walsh, Div. Ticket
Agt. p, w. Il Il. Il. H., Philadelphia; ex-
layers, f. &. Shortlidgc and L. L. JefTeries,
Wilmington: DR.. James A. Draper, Of Will
;nrgton; Col. Benz. Nicids, of Wilmington
Col. Preston Leu, OF Wilmington; Messrs. ".
Il. Mendnhall and Charles Miller, of Whining
ION, and ex-Mayor \. }. Seneca.
On Wednesday number of bankers and bus
;ness men of Baltimore and Philadelphia were
guests of Mayor Vannemau. They visited the
Battery, Osmond e SiiveI's, Spencer e Co.'s
floats, and on their return to Iavre de Grace
inspected Seneca's can factory, tie Shoe fac
tory and the textile works. expressing surprise
and pleasure at the eXteut of these works.
The party included George PE;ller, President
First National Bank, Philadelphia; Colonel
Wilbur +. jackson, President Continental
National Bank. Baltimore; George B. Baker,
President Third National Bank, Baltimore;
Simon p. Schott, Cashier American National
Bank, Baltimore; William Marriott, Cashier
Western National Bank, Baltimore; Rev. DR..
Richard lIarcourt. Of Baltimore; Thornton
Rollins, Esq, Baltimore; Mr.. John Jackson,
of Baltimore, and Rev. w. Z Bind, of Havre
de Grace.
On Thursday the GROWING event of the week
occurred. 1.-The Annual Shade Bakei' of Ad
miral Rodgers Post, Il. a. r., which has be-
come one of the fixed festivals of IIAvre de
Grace, was held on that day, AID, according
to the Republican,:
at proved as sli these occasions have In the
past, most enjoyable affair, ard an ''outing"
that their guests highly appreciated. The
party came up on the Pennsylvania Railroad,
and were taken down the bay by the tug
"ChampIn," kindly rendered them by the
Hon. Murray Vaudiver. Messrs Eenry Z.
O'NeilI Joseph Stone and a. +. Slymer were
the local committee in charge. The company
visited Osmond's floats and witnessed several
hauls, and also the "Battery," the scene of
the Governments ehad Matching operations.
Among those comprising the company We're:
Department Commander, Louis n. Im-
norman; Past Department Commanders,
George +. Wheeler, Captain John W. Carter,
Charles Marbury, John Z. ITnugh, John E.
Taylor, George II. Wilson, A. A. Blakeny;
Assistant Adjutant General, Robert {. Sun
strom; II. S. Berry, William j. klug, John Z.
LAUDER, F. f. Grinsfelder, A. j. Abrams,
Charles StiefT, A. &. Randell Col. William
ii. Love, Thomas q. Buckley, F. Leist, +. q.
Lehnest II. j. Thimm; w. s. Elmer, all of
Baltimore; Col. Benjamin +. Taylor, Of Brad
shaw; A. Nee husband, of Baltimore caunty;
Hon. VIM. B. Baker, Fl. b. James and Lester
German, of Aberdeen Members of Rodgers
Post, Harrison Hopper, H. E. O'Neill, Jos. l.
Stone, A. +. S)ymer, II. Gier, S. F. Cooling
and F. Shippers.
a Dleasant incident of the day was the Dre-
| sentation by Col. VIM. Il. Love, on behalf of
the visitors, of handsome rocking chair to
| Mr.. Jacob Osmond, ST."