The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-04

Tomorrow morning the convention wi ]
open proper In the Grand Opera Houss.
Bishop Coleman will offer prayer. ADJ
dresses Of welcome will be made by Gov :
eruor Tunnel and Mayor Fahey. City
Solicitor Conrad will make brief address
on the history of Wilmington. Presidents
Aydon will make his annual report. Dur
ing the afternoon business session Will
be held, and the women OF the delegation
will be entertained by committee.
Tomorrow the electricians will meet In
convention. In the afternoon there will
be apubiic meeting, at which the delegates
will be welcomed to the city and state BY
Governor Tunnel and Mayor Fahey. This
other sessions Of the body will DO secret.
Full reports OF the proceedings so Tar as
| they are of interest to the public, will bs
given the press.
| On Wednesday, afternoon at 4 O'clock
there will be review Of the police and fire
departments Of Wilmington. At this ra-
view there will be present most of the po-
lice force of Reading and pollce officials
from number Of cities who will be The
guests Of Chief Dolan. A number of fire
chiefs will be the guests Of Chief Sasso of
the fire department. During the afternoon
the Wilmington and Reuding policemsa
will also play game of Dall. In the even.
ing the delegates to the electricinus' con-
vention will go toBraudywinoSprinzs over
tho Baltimore and Ohio railroad, where
they will be entertained by Manager
Crook.
On Thursday the delegates will be taktn
for boat ride on the river.
The delegates will leave for their homes
sometime on Friday unless they should
desire to remain longer. in which case The
committees may be depended upon to
show them all the points OF interest.
THE CITY's DECORATION.
Never before has the city made such
display Of colored lights. flags and bun'-
ing. Market street is simply ablaze with
electrical beauty. Colored lights arranged
into many shields. letters, stars and other
figures arc tastefully sot in red, white and
blue, streamers In national colors and old
glory. The old City Hall presents q haLd-
some appearance. A large shield is caught
up by broad festooa OF bunting. Shields
rosetles and bannerets gracefully add to
the harmony f.the decorations. Stretched
across the street is a banner bea ring tie
word "Welcome" in electric lights.
The Clayton House is decked in Its
brightest array Streamsrs drop from the
roof to a shield in colored electric lights,
about which is clustered other streamers
reaching from both sides Of the building.
The shield was Illuminated last night for
the first time.
The Young Mems Democratic Club pre-
sents the letters "Y. M. d. c." In colored
letters strikinsly set off by streamors OF
red. white and blue, and Kennard & Co.,
the letter "K" in green light, prettily
surrounded by streamers and roscttes In
Tho national colors. Other houses beau
tifully decorated are Of those of n. Snelien.
burg & Co, A. j.. Ainscow, A. Herdman,
Andrew Wilheim, Kiag's hoel, SamessA.
Kelley, Garrett, Miller g. Company, G. d.
Hammitt Delmarvia Telephone Coppa y
Edward krause Anton Haubsr James B.
Hasson, HGtel Wilmington, James Fl.
Kane, Sa'lie Maloney. Samuel Fl. Haw-
kins. Mulrooney, Delaware House. j hi
J. Newell. Arrowsmith Electrical Com.
pany, James II. Wright, Pioneer Literary
Association, Court House and F., w. y
b. railroad station. ~