Evening journal., 1904-06-06
SECRETARY SHAW
IN WILMINGTON
Head of Treasury Depart
ment Is CHARTERED at the
Clayton House
WILL RECEIVE BANKERS AT HOTEL
Cabinet officer Will Address Big Mass
Meeting to be Held This Evening in
Grand Opera House-DOors Open at

In this city tonight the first gun OF
the coming campaign will be fred,
when the Hon. Leslie NJ Shaw, secre-
tary of the treasury OF the United
States, will address mass meeting in
the Grand Opera House under the aus
pices of the Roosevelt Workingmen's
Club. 1t is also one Of the first meet
ings of the campaign in the country.
Secretary Shaw arrived in Whining
ton shortly after o'clock and was met
at the French street station by a COM
mittee Of bankers. He was escorted to
the Clayton House where he will re-
main until the time Of the meeting.
Later in the afternoon members Of the
Wilmington Clearing House Associa-
tion and other bank officials from all
parts of the State win call on Mr..
Shaw at the Clayton House.
Committees Final Meeting.
At the office of Alfred o. Crozier this
morning the committee on arrange
ments and reception met and made all
final preparations.
The members Of the committee feel
much encouraged and think it will be
one of the largest mass meetings ever
/ held in Wilmington. Four hundred
vice. presidents have been named, in
cluding some of the most prominent
Republicans Of the city, and they vii
be seated on the stage.
This mass meeting is practically ar
affair of the workingmen themselves
and it is expected that the greater por.
tion of the audience will be composed
Of mechanics who are directly interest
ed in the outcome OF the present elec.
tion.
Doors Open at O'clock.
The doors will be opened at o'clocl
and until 7.30 o'clock those only hold.
ing membership cards will be ad
mitted. After that hour the doors vii
be opened to the public
Secretary Shaw is desirous Of havinl
many women to attend the meeting ant
for this reason every membership car
win also admit one woman before 7.3
lo'clock In addition TO the holder OF tn
card.
Membership Cards.
The business headquarters OF tn
Roosevelt Workingmen's Club on tn
second floor, northeast corner of Fourt
and Shipley, will be open until Z p. n
this evening Any voter who intend
to vote for Roosevelt and has not We
Joined the club. can by calling at tn
headquarters and enrolling his nam,
obtain his membership certificat
which will admit him and his wife be
fore 7.sO It costs nothing to join tn
club.
Vote Of Thanks.
The thanks Of the Roosevelt Work
ingmen's Club are extended to tn
prominent Republicans OF both divi
sions of me party who have so kindl
accepted positions on the special com
mittee appointed largely from thos
outside our membership to aid in max
= ing a great success of the mass meet
ing TO be held in the Opera House thi
evening, under the auspices of thi
= club, to be addressed by Hon. Lesli
. NJ. Shaw, Secretary OF the Treasury {
the United States. With but five day
to prepare for the meeting it woul
have been difficult for us to have sue
ceeded without this valuable assistanc
As it is everything is completed for
grand occasion, which will add prom
= nence to cur city and State.
George II. Shepheard,
President Roosevelt Workingmen
Club.