Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-18

The members Of the Mercantile
Association committee on the mer-
chants and manufacturers fair, which
will be held at Brandywine Springs
Park from Decoration Day 20 June
9th, and a number of the merchants
who have secured booths at the fair
yesterday afternoon were taken on a
trolley ride through the picturesque
Chester Valley and given an opportu-
nifty TO meet the citizens and mer-
chants of that part of Pennsy lvania,
through the courtesy Of General Man
ager Il. w. Crook of the Peoples rail
way and Superintendent @. II. Dodge
of the West Chester, Kennett q VIII
mington electric railway.
The party, 46 in number, left Sixth
and Market streets at 1 O'Clock, and it
was nearly 8 o'clock last evening when
they returned. The trip was a great
success and afforded the local mer-
chants an excellent opportunity to
meet the merchants in the Pennsyl-
vania towns along the route.
The first stop was made at Brandy
wine Springs Park, where the new
booths and the general arrangements
of the park we're inspected. The large
dancing pavilion at the entrance to
the park has been converted into a
nest Of pretty little booths and there
are booths along the entire boardwalk.
Several Of the large refreshment stands
in the park have been turned into
booths for the fair. After a stop of
about thirty minutes at the park the
trip was resumed. Manager Crook left
the party here and n. Dushane Glow
ard represented him during the re-
mainder of the trip.
The next stop was made at the Ken
nett power house, where Superinten-
dent Dodge took the guests through
the building and showed them a large
combination freight and mail car In
course Of construction for the use Of
the company. An effort is being made
by the trolley line TO make an arrange
ment with the postal authorities for
the carrying of mail over the line.
The party spent 40 minutes in Ken
nett Square, and visited the stores and
looked over the town. The new S2O, 900
Opera House and fire engine house,
being built by the Kennett Square
Fire Co., was inspected. 1t is being
built Of finely finished yellow brick.
1t will be a large and commodious
building.
At Toughkenamon a stop Of twenty
minutes was made and the Whining
tonians made good use Of their time
by seeing the town.
Avondale was next visited and stop
Of fifteen minutes was allowed.
At West Grove the party had about
half an hour to view the city and meet
the merchants and representative
business men of the town.
On the return trip a stop Of ten
minutes was made at Avondale and
forty minutes at Kennett Square. A
light luncheon was served on the cars.
with lemonade and cigars.
Chairman Frank Woolley Of the fair
committee moved that votes of thanks
be extended to Superintendent Dodge
manager Crook, Mr.. CloWard and the
crew Of the car. The motion was
seconded and was unanimously carried.
Mr.. Cloward made an appropriate
reply in behalf Of Mr.. Crook, and Mr.
Dodge replied in his own behalf.
Those who went on the trip were
James Q. O'Neal, president Of the
Mercantile Association Frank Wool
ley, secretary of the association and
chairman Of the fair committee
William Lawton, A. L. Sharpe,
William Tinsman, A. j. Rumford,
Hiram 1erger, William +. Smalley.
HNihAeAu " . 1ulkleyi OnarleS II. Gray,
Charles II. Blaine, John I. Mullins,
Harry Link, j. Harry Gordon, j. IA.
Mehaffy, Cotton r. Elmendorf, Samuel
III. Baynard, Walter J. Francis, ID.
Taylor Bradford, Andrew l. Carey.
w. H. Moystin, Z. l.. Rice, Jr.'
Edmund Mitchell, Jr., J. Leonard
johnson, Richard W. Crook, N. Du-
shane Cloward, Spottswood Garland.
Q. II. Dodge, Harry Q. Bye, Charles
nj. Smith, J. r. Cummings, Edward
II. Brennan, Isador Singer, Henry
Bush, Joseph S. Clark, James ]. Toy,
ID. Herman Stassfort, Joseph II. Mar
tin, William Carter, John I. Beehan.