The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-12
OPENED BY GOV. TUNNELL
Corrected List Of Displays for the
Electrical Exhibition Gives
Promise Of Magnificent
Event. Advantages of
This City Shown.

September 5, and 7, is assured.
The gathering in Wilmington on those
days will be such as was never before
witnessed by the citizens of Delaware q
metropolis. From all over the United
| States and Canada delegates are coming.
royal welcome and pleasant entertain
ment awaits them.
President Aydon and the Board Of
Trade committee have completed the
official program of the convention and
the grand electrical exhibition for the
week OF September to inclusive.
The revised program AS given here will
be followed out in detail:
Monday, September 4.
5 p. m. Governor Ebe' w. Tunnel
will arrive at the p, W. & B. French
street station and will be met by Hon.
John G. Fahey, Mayor OF Wilmington,
and Mr.. j. W. Aydon, president OF the
above association, and will be escorted
to the Clayton House, which will be
headquarters.
500 p. IN. Delegates and their friends
from New York and New England
points will arrive at the p, W. & b.
French street station and will be met by
a committee and escorted to the Clayton
House.
lisp. hi. After luncheon has been
served party will leave the Clayton
House and go to Pyle's Cycle Academy,
where the Electrical Exhibition will be
formally opened at 7.30 by the Cover
nor, Ebe w. Tunnel. A fine band OF
music will be at the Clayton House from
500 to T. Is p. m. There will also be
band of music at the Academy.
Tuesday, September 5.
Ga. m. Musical entertainment at the
Clayton House.
10 a. IN. The convention will convene
at the Grand Opera House. Open to
the public, admission by ticket only, ex.
cept to those wearing the regulation
badges. The Right Rev. Leighton Cole
man, Bishop OF Delaware, will open the
convention with a prayer. The dele
gates to the convention will be received
BY his Excelency, Governor Ebe W.
Tunnel. and his Honor, Mayor John G.
Fahey, and will be represented by
member OF the association. Mr.. j. w.
Aydon, president OF the association, will
deliver his annual address. Henry G..
Conrad, Esq, will follow with a brief
historical address of the City of Will
mington and State Of Delaware. A mus
ical programme has been arranged and
other entertaining features will be intro
duced that will be specially entertaining
to the ladies. The session will adjourn
at 1880 p. m. The Opera House
will be handsomely decorated, suitably
TO the occasion, and many prominent
citizens will be on the stage.
2. p. m. Business session at the Opera
House.
During the afternoon the visiting
ladies will be entertained by the ladies'
reception committee.
7.3O p. m. All will attend the electri-
cal exhibition.
Wednesday,, September O.
ga. m. Convention will convene in
business session at the Opera House,
and allowing an intermission for lunch
will adjourn at $50 p. N. in order to
witness the fire and police review on the
Court House green.
7l5 p. m. Delegates, their friends and
committees will leave the Clayton House
and go to B. X 0. Market street station
to take special train for Brandywine
Springs where an elaborate program has
been arranged for the entertainment Of
the visitors. Returning, will reach the
CITY about 10 D. m.
4 special rate of one fare for the round
trim has been secured through the Trunk
Line Association OF New York to apply
ON all railroads within radius OF seventy
five miles of Wilmington for this date
only.
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Ih"rs"aS' september .
ga. m. Musical entertainment at the
CLAYTON House and assembling of dele
gales friends, Invited guests and COM
miltees, to proceed to King street wharf.
lOa, m, Party will board steamer
for an outing on the Delaware river.
The many manufacturing industries To-
Gated along the Christiana river and
vicinity will be pointed out to the WIS.,
itors. Their attention will also be called
to the vast improvements being done to
Ibis harbor by the Government ard the
grand results to be obtained therefrom,
i ne admirable location of the city of
Wilmington on the Delaware river, with
three great trunk lines passing through
the city, will also be shown the visitors.
After short run I'D the river the party
viii proceed to New Castle, where they
will visit the county jail to see the
whining post and pillorv; then return
TO tie boat aud enjoy luncheon, during
which time a fine band of music will |
assist in entertaining. By the time |
luncheon has been served the party will
find themselves at Fort Delaware: a visit
viii be made TO the Fort, permission