Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-21
ODI0US COMPARISON
Delawarean Admits Cramps Are
Being Knocked Out.
BY THE GREATEST ShlPYARD
Eighty Solons from the Blue Hen State
Pay the City Brief, Informal and
Unofficial Whit. Conducted by
Form 9 Chaplain stongle.
BY THE GREATEST ShlPYARD

The S'olors of the Blue Hen State
yesterday paid Newport News a brief
informal. unofficial visit.
There were in the Party eighty men,
bers Of the Delaware Legislature. the
S'>ate treasurer and one or two other
State officers. all under the guidance
of Rev. G. |. ;S;engle, of Norfolk. chair
man of the reception committee Of that
city.
Some two years ago Rev. Mr.. Stem
gle was chaplain of the Della ware leg
islature. but he fell in love with a plet-
~ Berkeley girl over on the other side
of the Reads and that ended his po!i;-
ical career in the Blue Hen State. He
came down 70 Norfolk to reside.
The other day tine legislature. which
is one ot the most sociablc bodies in
The world. decided to pay Mr.. Stengle
visit ana. incidentally. to see what
was going on down in this neck Of the
national woods. SO down came the
lSoons and Norfolk entertained them
with that hospitality for which Norfolk
people are noted.
This entertainment would have sat
isfed ordinary mortals. but the Della
ware legislature is composed Of extra
ordinary mnrtals. ana they We're not
satisfied. They had heard so much of
Newport News that they wanted to sSe
it, 50 yesterday they boarded d special
train on the Norfolk and Ocean View
road and by $50 oGock in the after
noon were in the new metropolis of the
South.
Their time here was SO short that
i,hey did not have time to see all that
they should have seen. Indeed. the
s!linS3rI 1'hn,,t al hat 4
get over The Dclawarears were much
impressed With what they saw at the
mammoth plan, and were reluctantly
compelled tnyadmit that it discounted
anything they could exhibit in their
ns:ghboi city. Philadelphia
What did you think Of it," was ask
ed one o: the party. Mi. Crouch
1T is q tremendous affair." said Mr..
Crouch.
How does it compare with Cramps?''
the legislator was asked
Well answered Mr.. Crouch. after,
4 moments hesitation. you are knock
ing Cramps out. There is no mistake
about that
You have q Wonderful place here
anyway he Continued. 'art! its hard
to tel where YOU will stop have
been told that YOU are going to pave.
We'll. you need it. And | an also in
formed that You have a sewer system
somewhere under the ground
'Hush, Don't say a word about INA,
sewer system 1t may rise up at any
moment an: s.l:itc you" cautioned a
by-stander.
Mr. Crouch. thereunon. warily moved
off the block and disappeared into !,
restaurant with d Norfolk newspaper
man.
The visit Of the Delaware statesmen
was utterly Informal and the majority
or the City officials were uniformed
Of their coming. Had it been other
wise. probably some effort would have
Deen made TO entertain the travellers
IN suitable manner. Several of them
called on Mayor Moss during the after
noon, but the majority of them left at
o'clock for Hampton. They visited
the Soldiers Home. the Normal School
ana Fort Monroe ana returned 10 Nor,
FOLK via Willoughby Spit. some at
O'Clock and others an hour later.
!Ai OF the party Wore upon the lapels
Of their coats white silk badges in
scribed with this mystic legend-..A
Blue Hens Chicken from Delaware,
The statesmen Will go north this
morning Via n. y. p. & y. on Special
placed at their disposal by TIE com
pany. Governor Tunnel! could not &C
company the party this year, nor CO u.d
the Lieutenant Governor Sneaker
clark Of the House, was IL the head
of the delegation.