Evening journal., 1899-09-06
THE BANNER DAY
City Crowded With Visitors
to Electrical Convention.
BASEBALL GAME AND PARADE

READING ARRIVES IN TOWN.
POLICE AND FIRE DEPART
MENTs TURN OUT THIS AFTER
NOON.
To-day is the banner day of the
electrical convention. and many hun
dred visitors arrived in the city this
morning.
At $50 o'clock the Reading delega-
ton, 1870 strong, came in over the W. &
N railroad to take part in the festivi-
ties. Promptly at o'clock the police
committee Of entertainment, composed
of Detectives McVey and Witsil, Attor-
ney Walter II. Hayes, sergeants Welsh,
Bayley Lucas, Evans, Massey and
Black, and Officers Kane, J. T. Massey,
Moran, Ford, Solomon. Tucker, Todd
and Lyons, headed by Mayor Fahey
and Chief Dolan in a barouche, and ac-
companied by the First Regiment
Band, marched to the w. & n. station
and met the visitors.
The Wilmington City Railway Com
many provided special cars, which the
entire party boarded and We're taken
to Turn Hall. Eighth and French
streets, where an elaborate breakfast
was furnished.
After the meal had been partaken Of
Mayor Fahey welcomed the visitors in
the following words: Mayor Leader
and gentlemen Of the city Of Reading
it is with great pleasure that ! well
come you to our city to-day. l regard
Reading as one Of our best neighbors
and as one of the best governed cities
in the country. / congratulate you on
your municipal government and upon
your police force whose duty it is to
look after the safety and welfare of
your citizens.
Il feel proud Of our police force. 1t
is one Of the best in the country, and
how could it be otherwise with such a
man as Chief Dolan at the head? Del
aware greets her Pennsylvania guests
and Wilmington her Reading guests.
Let us be one to-day, Reading and
Wilmington forever"
!, The mayors speech was greeted with
great applause. and was responded to
by Mayor Leader, Of Reading. He
thanked the Wilmington officials for
the hearty welcome extended to the
Reading people, and stated that the day
would long be remembered. You have
Ia beautiful city" said he, "a city Of pa
latial homes, great business places and
well constructed streets. You are a
prosperous people, and have many ad-
lvantages, located as you are on the
banks of the Delaware. You will be-
come a great city in time. / desire to
/, lextend to you an invitation to our city
lamong the beautiful mountains OF
/ Pennsylvania. Come and you will be
welcomed"
3 gram for the day, and Mayor Fahey
concluded by stating that the Whining
! ton police club intended to beat the
Reading police nine to-day, and thai
liz Umpire Walter Hayes did not give
y decisions in favor of the home team h'
would put him out, and take hand
: himself. The entire party then tool
the cars for Union Street Park, where
{ the game of ball took place.
D In the Reading party were Mayor
r Leader, Councilmen Elbose Romiek
- Ritter, Shomo, Wolfskeil, Edmund
r Boyd, Ulrich. city engineers office
( Charles Potterger, of the Board o
e Public Works; Edward ]. High, Chic
or Police Miller, Sergeants Hendricks
i Peiffer, Herper, Officers Weidler, AL
e brecht. Doyle, Ormund, Barth, Quaint
e Gus, Bothel, Corbitt, De Freys, DELPHI
e Dien, Eishauer, Fucht, Harrison
= Katzenmoyer, Morris, squint, Roday
Il Guyler, Tempting. Hubel, Becker
!: Homen, Irwin, smick, ,Besellett, schiter
z From West Chester were: Lewis {
It Moses, ex-postmaster; p. E. Jenerii
J. chief of Fire Department; Fred Heec
8, assistant chief of Fire Department; /
glO. Jefferis, chief of police, and job
e Entriken, sergeant
Ic The lineup Of the parade, which WI
It form promptly at o'clock at Fifth an
I'll King streets, is as follows:
3 Two Mounted Officers.
Chief Dolan, M ounted.
Police Commission in Carriages.
First Regiment Band.
20 FIRST DIVISION.
,e Captain Chambers,
c Four Sergeants, Each With Eight Me-
Two Mounted Policemen.
> SECOND DIVISION.
Fnr Bicycle Policemen.
Captain Kane,
le Four Sergeants, Each With Eight Me
r Patrol Wagons.