Evening journal., 1899-10-21

DELPHIA ON TUESDAY - A
GRAND MANDOLIN. GUITAR AND
VIOLIN FESTIVAL IN coNNEc-
TIoN WITH DELAWARE DAY.
The management OF the National
Export Exposition in Philadelphia is
looking upon next Tuesday to be OBJ
served as Delaware Day. as one Of the
most important occasions during the
exhibition. In addition to the arrange
ments made by the local Delaware Day
committees. the exposition managers
are arranging for banjo, guitar and
mandolin festival TO be held In connec-
ton with the exercises OF the day.
Many prominent clubs will be in at
tendance, and the affair promises to be
unique.
Delawareans will be afforded hearty
welcome and royal entertainment.
Governor Tunnel and his stan will
accompany the party. and Adjutant-
General Garrett J. Hart yesterday is
sued the following order to members OF
the governors staff:
1 Circular letter No. 2.
Il /. The governor desires that as many
of his staff as can conveniently do so
join him &C the p. W. g. b. station,
/ Wilmington, Delaware, on the morning
of October pa 1899. at 9.43. and take
train forthe Export Exposition in Phil
adelphia.
Il IL. This day being designated as
Delaware Day at the exposition, Il Is
hoped that each member will exert
lsome effort to be present.
H. Citizens dress will be worn on
this occasion.
GARRETT J. HART.
Adjutant-G General.
The Delaware excursionists will ar
: rie in Philadelphia about II o'clock.
Governor Tunnel will deliver an adj
d dress and responses to the welcoming
speeches will be made by Hon. An
N thony Higgins and Hon. l.. Irving
: Handy The First Regiment Band. of
r this city, will furnish music through
! out the exercises. The Delaware
Saengerbund, which has now several
national prize contests. will render vo-
cal music A concert viii be given in
the afternoon and evening by the IA
, nous Damrosch Orchestra.
n Indications are that the occasion will
. be one Of the greatest that Delaware
has ever had. and the only one In
/, which there has been cooperation OF
! Wilmington and the down-state towns
n The Evening Journal force, stan and
. line will attend In a body. as guests OF
I the Evening Journal which will fur
Z nish it's employees transportation, ad-
y mission to the exposition and lunch on
! the grounds.
b, The Pennsylvania and Baltimore and
a Ohio railroads will each sell round-trip
a tickets. good for three days, to Phila-
a ldelphia for a single fare, plus fifty
! cents for admission to the exposition,
making the fare in all S117
The committee on arrangements and
program, Of which Lewis c. Vandegriit
Il is chairman, this morning completed
= the days program. IL is as follows:
y Auditorium
National Export Exposition.
T. Lewis c. Vandegrift Presiding
Music.
y First Regiment Band, OF Wilmington,
y Del
l. Address OF Welcome to the Citizens OF
U Delaware, Honorable Samuel II.
'e Ashbridge. Mayor of
3 Philadelphia.
Music,
First Regiment Band
Is Response,
r Hon. Ebe w Tunnel4. Governor ol
of Delaware.
rs Hon. Anthony Higgins.
re Music-Chorus of Fifty Male Voices.
d. Delaware Saengerbund Of Wilmington
st Del
I'd Address,
Hon. L. Irving Handy
Music,
In Delaware Saengerbund
t. Address,
Hon. w. p. Wilson, Director-Genera
OF the National Export Exposition.
Music.
First Regiment Band.