Evening journal., 1908-08-06
BUTCHERS CUT-UP
AT THE SPRINGS
Wilmington TradeSmen Have
Those From Chester as
Their Guests

Laying aside their cleavers and chop
ping blocks for the day. the butchers
of Wilmington are cutting up and hav-
ing a good time at Brandywine Springs
Park this afternoon. It is the annual
reunion of the Wilmington Butchers
Association, and they have as their
guests the butchers Of Chester, and
some from Philadelphia and Reading,
along with some grocers from those
cities. 1t has been customary for the
butchers Of Wilmington and Chester
to entertain each other annually but
the Wilmington tradesmen are going
to outdo themselves today.
Early this afternoon the Wilmington
Butchers Association, headed by Gattfs
band, had street parade and marched
to the Market street station of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, where
they boarded a train for Brandywine
Springs.
David II. Megill, president OF the
Wilmington Butchers Association, and
other officers Of the organization.
marched at the head of the line, then
came Gatti's Band and then the mem
bers of the association. Attired in
white shirtwaists, dark trousers and
black ties and white caps, the VIII
mington butchers certainly presented
a natty appearance
The Chester butchers went to Bran
dywine Springs along with hundreds
Of excursionists from that city in
trains over the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, arriving at noon. Delega
tions from Philadelphia and Reading
also came by train.
The fun at the park will begin this
afternoon. There will be athletic
sports, and a feature will be a game
of baseball. Samuel Hinger will have
charge of the nine of the Wilmington
butchers. The winning club will re-
ceive the Millard f. Davis silver cup.
This will be followed by all kinds of
sports, including a fat mans race, lean
mans race, relay race, potato race. 100 =
yard dash, tub race and other events.
the winner Of each to receive a prize OF
$3.50 in gold.
In the evening what is known as a
Merry Widow party and parade" viii
be given, headed by the park band.
The person wearing the biggest hat OF
this variety viii get $40 gold piece.
while the second largest will receive IS
also in gold. A similar prize will be
given to the persons having the most
deliberately decorated headzear
William Kirk chairman Of the com
mittee on printing. will distribute hand
some souvenir badges to the visiting
and local butchers. The badges arc
of red, white and blue, with a hand
some design on a medallion.
There will be an elaborate dinner,
along with refreshments at all time,
and there may be a dance for the
women guests after the luncheon.
The great butchers day is under TIE
following management: President
David H. Megill president, ]. p
Dunn: Daniel p. Duross, treasurer,
Daniel S. McAlister, secretary; John
d. Thompson, custodian of cups
(prizes) and chairman of committee on
banquet and refreshments; field mar
shal, David II. Megill; chairman OF
finance committee, James NJ. Thomas
chairman of entertainment committee
w f. Frank; printing. Of badges. Will
liam Kirk; music, John Walsmith;
transportation, William E. Frank;
equipment Charles L. Meiler; sports
Thomas J. Senior; baseball, Samuel
Hinger; chief marshal, ]. II. Joslyn
aids, c. L. Meiler and Carl Wright;
banquet and refreshment, John T.
Thompson, Isaac Kite. j. NJ Thomas
James p. Dunn, Alfred Hayes, MaS
Matthes and c. L. Meiler.