Evening journal., 1899-10-18
DELAWARE DAY
ARRANG NGEMENTS
Governor Tunnel Will Do All
Possible to Make 1t
A Success.
PROGRAM WILL BE ELABORATE

A SPECIAL TRAIN WILL BE RUN
ON p, w. & B. RAILROAD, AND A |
SINGLE FARE FOR THE ROUND
TRIP WILL BE OFFERED TO DEL
AWAREANS.
The program for Delaware Day at the
Export Exposition was arranged by the
program committee at a meeting at the
office Of Chairman Lewis c. Vande-
grift last night President William
Lawton and Secretary Daniel W. Tay-
lor, of the Board OF Trade, and George
Hollis, chairman of the transportation
committee, were present by special in
vitation.
The Delawareans, accompanied by a
band, will leave this city on Tuesday
morning over the p, w. & b. railroad,
Immediately after the arrival of the
Delaware railroad express, at 9.5OI
o'clock.
Arriving on the exposition grounds,
the Blue Hens Chickens will be es-
N0llGu W lnt MuElEI
the freedom of the exposition will be-
formally extended. Governor Ebe w.
Tunnel will respond Brief addresses
viii be made by Former Congressman
l.. Irving Handy and ex-senator An
thony Higgins, and a chorus choir will
probably sing patriotic airs.
Mr.. Vandegrift read a letter from
Governor Tunnel, in which were sew
eral suggestions. He stated that he was
greatly in earnest in his efforts to make
the day successful, and through the
press, and personally, was endeavoring
to impress the necessity of cooperation
on the minds of the residents of the
lower counties. Acting on a sugges-
ton Of the governor these committees
were appointed for rural New Castle
Crnty, Kent and Sussex counties:
raj New Castle-Dr. F. L. Spring.
G., JT. Joseph H. Chandler. Eben n
baldwin. G. A. Webber, J. wilkins
Cooch, DR.. f. p. Belville. T. Bayard
Heisel, Martin B. Burris. J. B. Foard
ID. w. Corbit, George W. Townsend, f.
W. Curtis, Theodore F. Armstrong,
George w. Kerr, James G. Shaw, Hiram
r. Borie, Mayor Evan G. Boyd.
Kent cOunty-Dr. e. w. Cooper
Richard c. Carrow james Virden. Isaac
~ Alllcs NtOIEt W. DdhtIs INOUtIL l..
Holiday superintendent OF the Della
ware railroad; Eldad l.. Clarke, Thomas
G. Frame, Jr., DR.. r. S. Anderson
State Senator J. Frank Alice William
H. Murphy, DR.. Paris T. Carlisle, w.
n. Franklin. Richard c. Dale, Dr.
Thomas V. Cahall, Congressman John
Henry Hoifecker, Wilson T. Cavdender
Sussex county-Joseph Z. Holland.
George H. Hall. DR.. George w. Mar
shall, Charles II. Atkins, John C. FL
lingsworth, John Ponder, Willie NJ
Ross, Colonel William II. Stevens,
Clarence Donoho, w. w. Rawlins,
Joseph H. Cahall, Charles f. Richards,
John c. Barwick. Senator S. S. Penne-
will, William T. Records, Dallas Mar
vel Ira II. Melvin, Daniel J. Fooks,
Charles H. Maull, Lewis w. Mustard,
John p Virden. William Maull. DR..
Hiram R. Burton, Philip L. Cannon,
Newall Ball. Thomas J. Gray. Dr. r.
G. Ellegood. Levin Hastings.
Mr.. Hollis, chairman of the commit
tee on advertising and transportation.
reported that he had secured a special
rate of one fare for the round trip over
the p, w. & B. railroad. good on any
regular train to return within three
DAYS
NIL dnAt6AAAl was AnclA uNAtu "
send a letter to each member of the
rural committee. The letter will be as
follows:
Dear Sir: The Board of Trade, oi
this city, cooperating with the cover.
nor of this state, has authorized the ap.
pointment OF committees for Kent ant
Sussex counties and rural New Castle
county, the object in the appointment
of said committees being to make Della,
ware Day at the National Export Elk
position, Philadelphia, on October "a
worthy of the state and its people.
You have been selected as member O.
one of these committees, and we urgt
your active cooperation and endeavol
to have a large representation from
your locality in attendance next Tues
day.
Arrangements have been made will
the railroad companies for one fare TO
the round trip to Philadelphia, ticket
good for three days. The display a
the exposition will be found most salts
factory, interesting, entertaining and in
structive.
Special trains will leave Whining
ton after the arrival of the morninl
peninsular express. A band will be il
attendance to escort the governor, hi
also desired to have a chorus to rende
some OF the national airs.
The exposition authorities will for
mally welcome our people in the audi
torium, and responses will be made b
the governor, by Anthony Higgins an
L. Irving Handy.
After that the exposition ground,
with all they contain, will be formal
delivered to the Delawareans to maxi
their own for the day.
Those attending will not only enio
all the National Export Exposition ha
after months of endeavor, prepared fl
their pleasure, but these pleasures ca
be enjoyed with friends and acuuain
ances from all over our state. L,
everyone do all in his power to NAL
the day a success.
LEWIS c. VANDEGRIFT.
Chairman"
Governor Tunnel is much interes
ed in the project. and he and his sta