Evening journal., 1905-09-11
General Kay, Of Brook
Iyn, N. Y, Is Said to
be Slated for the Office
of National Commander
to Succeed General
Manning
Rain Spoiled Many of
the Decorations Today,
But These Will be Re-
placed "A Gala Week
for the Soldiers Is
Promised

Promised
The delegates to the National En-
campment of the u. V. L. are begin
ming to arrive in this city today and
by tomorrow all are expected to be
here. There will be about 500 accred-
tied delegates to the encampment
and 100 to the meeting of the national
body Of the Ladies' Auxiliary. Some
Of the delegates will be accompanied
by their families and the number Of
official visitors will probably reach
1000. No estimate can be made Of
the number of people who will visit
the city during the encampment but
il will no doubt be large.
The headquarters Of the encampment
are at the Clayton House and it is
there that the leading lights Of the
convention will be assembled. This
evening the following will arrive from
Dayton. o.; General w. II. Manning,
national commander; Daniel II. Cor
son, adjutant general; Mrs. Barbara
Sill, of the Ladies Auxiliary No. 2;
James Bryson. alternate for Major
Robert J. Holt. of Home Encampment,
No. 81, and these members Of Dayton
Encampment, No. 145:
Robert H. Jackson, John A. Grew
er. C. H. Ware. ]. r. Brown, Isaac S.
Moore Harrison II. Sinks. Louis w.
GRAIN. Michel Kurtz, John G. Michel
AT the hotel is also registered Past
Colonel Charles Anderson and wife,
Of Dayton. Colonel Anderton is now
. connected with Encampment No. So
al the National Military Home, which
is the largest soldiers home In the
country having population of over
& 5000. He Is the present County treas
urer of Montgomery county, Ohio. and
stands well up in the U. V. L. DR..
Madden and wife, Of Xenia, o.. will
arrive late this afternoon.
GEN. KAY FOR COMMANDER.
The contest for national commander
promises to be a spirited one, the
principal candidates being General
Kay. of Brooklyn n. Y. and General
William A Reilly. of this city. 1t is
stated that in view of the fact that
General Kay, who was a candidate for
national commander at the encamp-
ment at jamestown. n. Y. last year,
Withdrew i'm favor Of General Man
ming. that he was promised. the COM
ment is carried out it viii ensure his
election. The largest delegations are
expected from Philadelphia and Pitts
burg, Pa.
The rain todayplayedhavocwit 2
The rain today played havoc with
many Of the decorations on Market
street and other thoroughfares. but
they viii be replaced by tomorrow.
ARCH ALMOST COMPLETED
The large arch at Second and Mar
ket streets is rapidly nearing compile
ton. II will be decorated with 500
electric lights and 500 yards OF mus
lin were used to cover the frame
work The arch is the contribution of
down town merchants, given in a
spirit of patriotism. The emblem OF
the Union Veteran Legion, in electric
lights. will cap the arch on either side
On either end will be the seal of the
city and the seal of the state sur
rounded by electric lights. Between
the seals win be the date 1861 or
one side and 1865 on the other. The
stars and stripes will float from six
teen feet flag poles at each corner
The word welcome" in electric
Nights, will take up 20 feet of the arch
Each pillar will be decorated with
the emblem Of the U. V. l.. sur
rounded by silk flags and each base
will contain the name of the principa
battles Of the war
The arch was designed complete and
plans were drawn by Doward d. Ross
a member of the committee in charge
md IL was erected by w. d
IeHaddock and Company. The cover.
n 81, l.
Il Company. and the electric work bl
hhe Wilmington City Electric Com.
pauy and the Peoples Railway Com
pany
The committee IN charge was com
oosed Of Milton II. Reynolds, Howard
ID. Ross and MilIard F. Davis, assist
I'd by Robert Fathrgill. who looked af
ire the construction work.
M Millard r. Davis is acting as treas
sirer OF the committee. The cost o
4 he arch was $500. The subscriber
hre: The Wilmington Candy, Com
'oany. Ross and Son, Mllard +. Davis
National Bank of Wilmington an,
a 3randywine, Delaware Hardware Com
s )any. e. II. Brennan, Second Stree
q Market House. w. II. Smith ant
n company. Lippineott and Company
Fl Patriotism, Delaware Notion House
81 Miller Brothers Company. Woodwar'
81 jnd Brother. r. w. Wolters, Mund.
81 brothers. \. b. Danforth. Norris Levy
a Jacoby, Mccormick Brothers
q sbcakman Supply and Pipe Company
III NJ J. Hart Company. Capele Hardwar
81 company, George W. Bush and Sons
# !; H. Dursten. Joshua Conner. W. 6
Ri fonman Company. p. Plunkett 4
.& company. Seal AM Aschenbach. 4. M
"a holland. Morris Leshem. F. Welsh ant
III ompany. the Gordon -Rees- -Iirscl
~ company. Francis Kelly Company
is.ssasal Grasnbaunl. w. c. Wilson