Evening journal., 1910-10-27
OLD GUARDS
OWN THE TOWN
NeWarkerS Come Down for
One Day JOIlifiCatiOn With
Lodge Friends
MAYOR SPRUANCE GIVES
CITY KEY TO VISITORS

While bigg bass drums thumped.
trumpets bared and clarionets
sQueaked, 800 of the Original Third
Ward Guards, of Newark, n. j., ar
rived at French street station at 1855
o'clock this morning and found that
Wilmington was theirs. Assurance
that they could have entire possession
of this rather valuable city on the
Christiana was conveyed to the jolly
Newark visitors by committees from
the Elks. Eagles. Moose and Della
ware Saengerbund and the visitors
radiated gratitude.
It's a great town from the rail-
road" declared the Original Third
Ward Guards in chorus. and they
st aightway proceeded to follow their
band for a more intimate acquaintance
with Delaware's big city Forming In
solid and bulky phalanX at the sta
tisn, the Newarkers led by an escort
Of patrolmen and welcoming commit
tees, proceeded up French street TO
Third, to Market and 10 the city hall
Their umbrellas of blue and yellow
chrysanthemums and badges rivaling
the sun in it's splendor and glory.
At the city hall the visitors were
escorted into City Council chambers,
and officers of the guards were intro
duced to Mayor Spruance and Presi-
dent of Council Banning, upon both Of
whom were pinned the badges adopted
by the guards fo- this trip. Both the
colors and the badges were in especial
honor of Delaware, the colors being
those of Delaware College, and the
badges containing an enameled pic
tu1e Of a peach, Delaware's famed
product.
Mayor Welcomes Visitors.
Mayor Spruance introduced to the
Newarkers by Alderman Pfeiffer, Of
Newark, president Of the guards, made
a happy little address In which he
heartily welcomed the guards, and told
them they would find Wilmington most
hospitable He was sure the present
/ trip would prove the best ever enjoyed
by the guards. He then introduced Mr.
Banning, but the president OF Council
would not venture further than 70 sa,
that he emphasized the mayors wei
come.
William Pennington, president Q
the City Council of Newark, responG
ed Tor the guards IN the absence
z 7 Mayor Haussling. He said the guars
liked pleasure as wen as work, an
= he was sure they would have the be-
time ever in Wilmington.
He told the mayor the guards like
peaches. but not lemons, and he wa
certain they wouldn't get any of IN
latter here. He, promised grea
time for the mayor, or other Wi
! mlngtonians, who might make a re
turn visit 10 Newark.
The band then played a patriotic ali
after which the guards formed i
front OF the City Hall and marche
to the building of Wilmington Aeri
of Eagles at Sixth and Tatnall street.
I where they were greeted by oihcer
of the Aerie The Newarkers the
returned to the Clayton House, wher
they had dinner.
Entertainment for Afternoon.
This afternoon the visitors viii b
, entertained by the Elks and the Del
aware SaeRgerbund, and will visi
places of interest They will leaV
this evening at Z o'clock.
Accompanying the guards are thei
dog mascot, Teddy Boy" and "Uncl
Sam" who greeted the mayor at tn
City Hall after the speechmaking.
Those who met the guards at Frenc
, street station were: Homer c. Sim
! mons and Edward Melchoir, repre-
senting The Elks; Frank NJ. Sewer an
IJ. Leonard Johnson, representing tn
Loyal Order of the Moose; Bernar
Kleitz, Harry j. Schnepf, Frederic
Kleitz and John Fehl, representing th
Delaware Saengerbund, and Frederic
> w. Heiss, of the German Library As
sociation. and Hamilton LlOyI
, Thomas Williams and Edward
1 Stuart, of the Eagles.
Mayor Haussling, of Newark. wa
TO have come with the guards, but
/ was detained by other business. II
I accompanied the guards TO the New
ark station, however, and sent h
: greetings TO Mayor Spruance.