Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-10-26
SUCCESSFUL DELAWARE DAY.

SobSLoOl VI pLlhUhllL Uht.
Exercises at Exposition Made GOOD I'm
presrion--Dinper to Distinguished Guests.
Tho Delaware visitors to the National
Export Exposition IN Philadelphia
Tuesday made very favorable i'm
preston aud had u most delightful
time. In addition TO the prominent
visitors on tho auditorium stage during
the exercises the officers of the Phila-
delphia Society of the Sons of Della
ware were also present as follows:
President William L. Tilden, First
Vice President Col. Alexander T.
Colesberry Second Vice. President
James 3. Candy, Secretary William
y. Westbrook, Jr., Treasurer Harry G.
Bye, Historian Norris S. Barratt.
Philadelphia papers give praise to
the Speakers and to the First Regiment
Band and the Delaware Saengerbund.
After the exercises, Gov. Tunnel
and staff, the Board of Trade com
mittees and others, party, of about
40, with Exposition officials MS tho
hosts, sat down to dinner in the
private dining hall. Director General
w. P. Wilson sat at the head OF the
table, with Gov. Tunnell at his right
and Chairman Lewis q. Vandegrift, of
the programme committee, at his left.
The director general proposed toast
To Delaware's Manufacturer" and
Mr.. Vandeerift proposed a toast TO
Mr.. Wilson and his associates. Re-
marks were made by Charles W.
McFoe and Former Congressman
Handy.
Lewis O. Vandegrift, chairman of
the committee on programmes, spoke in
the warmest terms this morning of the
treatment accorded the Delawareans.
.tOf COURSE he said. 1.-THE Delaware
people expected that Frank w. Harold,
the chairman OF the Department OF
Publicity, would look after them, as be
formerly lived in this city, and that
they would be kindly received and
warmly greeted. but they were hardly
prepared for tho great extent of the
efforts to entertain them. Not only did
Mr.. Harold meet them at the station
and escort them to the auditorium, and
look after theii wants many times dur
ing the day, using time that he could
| i'll afford, but the entire management,
including Director. General Wilson and
his staff seemed to feel that they could
not do too much to show their appreci-
alton of our visit. The director gen.
oral was in session when We reached
| there. with congress composed largely
| of South American representatives, and
| he adjourned that meeting fiom noon
until 3 o'clock. devoting his time en-
tiIely to the Delaware people and their
instr ucton, pleasure and comfort. 1t
was the same with his assistant, Mr..
Folder, Mr. Wright, the treasurer, and
other associates of the director general.
1.-The Sons of Delaware. represented
by President William L. Tilden, were
| also in attendancs and offered their
rooms to the Delaware People and
stayed by them throughout the day and
evening.
"After we had been entertained at
a very supiptuous luncheon, We were
shown through the buildings, and the
director general called special attention
to an exhibit under charge of Mr..
Harper. 1t was an attempt to dc
something entirely new in exposition
and that is to produce here and show
lines of goods manufactured in various
foreign countries, which have been
found unusually salable here. They
are shown with the name of the manu-.
facturer and the selling price marked
on them. This gives the manufacturers
OF this country an Opportunity tic &c
/ there and study them and to see by
comparison what can be done with like
lines here. This exhibit extended moi
only to textile fabrics, but also to cut
lery, hardware, and particularly tt
agricultural implements. The plows oi
China and tho drills and harrows o.
Russia seemed particularly interesting
to some OF the Delaware peopie, who
are engaged in agriculture.
"Mr. Harper called attention to tht
Russian spiked harrow which our peo-
ple thought an improvement upon tht
ones used here, in that it was flexible
and would give to the various unevei
parts Of the eiound. The charts in thi
room gotten up by Mr.. Harper ant
J Mr. Mullhand, showing the commerce
OF the different countries, from com
paratlve standpoint, were the product
as explained by Mr.. Harper, of pie
yious months of hard labor and study
1.-The Deawareans also seemed pai
ticular by interested in tho department
, devoted tc agricultural implements
, and Delaware farmers, in attending
this exposition, will derive much in
formation and knowledge of importanc
and value,
sit was the feeling OF all who at
! tended the exposition yesterday tina
in their individual experiences the
would be warm advocates amcng thei
friends and acquaintances that ever
! one in Delaware, who could, shout
profit by what this exposition offers
2 Director General Wilson wanted it IN
! derstood that this was not simply,
local affair, intended cny for tn
: benefit and advantage of PhiladeiphiV
9 but that the Congress of the Unite
States assists them with its aprroprl
9 alton, and all the advantages they oil
tain 10 the way of information frol
Q foreign countries or other places,
Q extended to the people throughout tn
country, and this, whether engaged
{ manufacturing or agricultural intel
I ests. -
9 Mr.. vandegrift, in behalf of ii
), committee, desired to express his al
. rreciation of tho work that the press
n tho city Of Wilmington and CT IL
Peninsula had done toward makir
Delaware Day success. Directo
!. General Wilson. in his presence yeste
i. day, thanked newspaper representativ.
a for the interest they had taken IN u
% day.
payies-MiiIer Nuptiais.
y Evan Clayton Davies and Miss Ma