Evening journal., 1909-07-23
REHOBOTH HAD
ONE GREAT DAY
Thousands Of Visitors at Re-
sort When Different Re-
unions We're Held.
RED MEN HELD
A BIG FIELD DAY

Red Men, church memheFH, Grnngers.
Christian Endeavorors and excursion
lists In general, numbering 5000 or
more. invaded Rehoboth yesterday,
and made the day one TO be remem-
bered long 10y residents of the resort.
Fifty-one coaches carrying incomers
from Wilmington and down state sta
tions on the Delaware Division Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad took most OF
the eXcursionists 10 the resort. others
we're taken by the NJ, d. and v. RaiI-
road, which carried two excursions.
and by motorcars. buggies. farm
wagons and by yachts and launches
from nearby places.
In spite of the discouraginR weather.
the visitors enjoyed the day TO tho
full and were lavish In their praise
OF the hospitality Of Rehoboth. About
500 OF the excursionists we're Whining
tonians, who had gone down on the
/ special train Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road from Wilmington in the morning
at 6.25. Most Of the Wilmingtonians
were Red Men. who went to take part
! IN the big Red Mems minstrel show
and field day for the benefit of the
Fraternal Home. az Newark Hundreds
the State were at the resort Also and
IL Is estimated that the Rcd Men made
up two-thrds Of the number Of Wis
itors.
Besides the Red Men. there were
Sunday s-1ool excursionists from
Dover. Milford and other places. the
State Christian Endeavor re-union, a
meeting OF tho state and county
oranges and the annual convention of
the state Postmasters' Association.
RED MEN ON THE SCENE.
The Red Mems field day attracted
the more general interest. The field
day was one Of the most successful
and largest the Red Men have ever
had. Among the tribes particularly
we'll represented were Rossakatum, OF
Laurel; Wissahicken. of Selbyvile
PocomolSe. of Ocean View: Waneta. Of
. Dover; Cayuga, of Fredcrica Sal<inas
, Of Milford, Red Cloud. Of Houston
Seminole, Of New Castle; Ioka. of El
lendaiei Nanticoke. OF Georgetown
Pawnee, Of Rehoboth. and many 9th
ers. including all the Wilmingto
tribes. The councils of the degree {
= Pocahontas OF Wilmington and Ellel
5 dale we're also largely represented.
Past Grand Sachem William +
J. Ferguson. Of the Ono Thusand Cul
, was visitor OF interest. and all IN
other prominent officers Of the ordc
In the State were present.
Owing to the uncertain weather. tn
field sports were not carried out, am
tho Red Men sought other diversion
The feature Of the day was the Re,
Mems Juvenile minstrels under tn,
y management of Past Sachem James
r. semerteen at Horns pavilion. There
were two shows. one at 2.3O o'clock and
the other az $50 o'clock. The enter.
tainment was delightful. and the Rod
Men attended in large numbers. Tho
program follows;
Minstrel Show Given.
First -(Juvenile Minstrels)-In-
terlocutor. Miss Mildred f. Lynn;
Comedians. Madelon Keenan, and Helen
8 vickers; medley Of choruses. by the
j. ompany: Gee Wish Had a Girl. Miss
4 Pauline Blockson: Pony Boy. Miss
a Madolon Keenan I'm Glad I'm Married
II Miss Nellie Smith: II Looks TO Me Like
Z a Big Night Tonight. Miss Marie Cor
l. don: Please Don't Take Me Home. Miss
! Bessie Ward: Good Evening Caroline
D. Miss Helen Vickers, You Look Good
y to Me, Miss Marion Pizer; Top Of the
n Morning Bridget McCue. Miss Mildred
J. f. Lynn; finale. when the Band Plays
:, Yankee Doodle. by the company.
= Part Second--Wilmington cleve'
. sketch artists. Miss Gertrude and Heller
J. Vickers; waltz Clog Madelon keenai
and Pauline Blockson; prima donna
dance. Marion Pizer; buck and wins
s dancers Madelon Keenan, and Agnel
Is ITierney; skirt dance, Bessie Ward
14af {.
'r Turner and Turner.
II The postmasters convention was ad
N dressed by former Congressman Hiram
r. Burton on Parcels Post and Posta
Savings"
All the visitors, OF course, enjoyed
themselves not less heartily than thu
II Red Men. In spite Of the large GROVE
y and the mobilization Of children, no
an accident was reported during th'
It day.
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