Smyrna times., 1911-12-13
WESTERN GOVERNORS GET
RECEPTION IN DELAWARE
GOVERNOR PENNEWILL AND
OFFICIALS WELCOME THEM
Distinguished Visitors Entertained at
Dinner in the Dupont Building and
Shown Around the City

Shown Around the City
Wilmington Saturday seized the
hand of fellowship extended by the
West through the delegation of Gov
ernors who are touring the country.
The visitors remained in Whining
ton about two hours, and during that
time they were shown every courtesy
and given a reception which, they
declared was one of the most over
whelming they had received any
where. In the official party were
Governor John F. Shafroth, of Col
orado; Governor James H. Hawley
of Idaho; Governor Adolph o. Eber-
hardt of Minnesota; Governor Edwin
L. Norris, of Montana; Governor
John Burke, of North Dakota; Gov
ernor Oswald West, of Oregon; Gov
ernor Robert S. Vessey, of South
Dakota; and Governor Joseph M.
Carey, of Wyoming; and Lieutenant
Governor Stephen R. Fitzgerald, of
Colorado. At the Pennsylvania
Railroad Station Governor Penne-
will, Mayor Howell, President of
the Board of Trade Purdy, Congress-
man Heald, officers and members of
the Trade Board and several hum
dred citizens were gathered to well
come them. Twenty-one automobiles
were waiting, and in these the Gov
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building, and in the big dining room
on the eleventh floor were enter
tanned at breakfast and formally
welcomed by Governor Pennewil and
Mayor Howell. The breakfast was
served by Hanna, and included
grapefruit, Spanish omelet, lamb
chops, French fried potatoes, rolls
and coffee and Delaware apples from
the E. F. Bancroft orchards, after
which the cigars were passed around.
Seated at the head table were Gov
ernor Penewill, Governor West of
Oregon; o. c. Purdy, president of
the Board of Trade, and Colonel
George W. Sparks. Mayor Howell
was at the head of another table,
Congressman Heald at another, and
the Wilmingtonians were inter-
spersed with the visitors. Others
present included: A. S. Reed,
Josiah Marvel. C. A. Rudolph, John
S. Rossell John S. Mullin H. S.
England, w. D. Mullen, Charles
G.. Kurtz, James H. Wright, ]. H.
Mehaffey, \. D. Warner, W. T.
Budd, F. ]. Williams, Ernest S.
Taite, George H. McGover, secre
tary of the Board; John ]. Raskob
John S. Allmon, A. j. Branch, Judge
Edwin -. Cochran, Jr., W. D. Con
dit, David 7. Marvel, W. W. Laird
Howard D. Ross, Charles E. Will
liams, Frank L. Connable, Charles
R. Willis, State Senator Charles R
Miller, State Senator E. F. Ellison
Colonel A. B. Conner, Millard F
Davis, S. D. Townsend, Jr., Johl
W. Morris, Walter L. Butler, Edga
M. Hopes. E. NJ. Hopes, Jr., U
G. Click, George f. Brown, A. D
Warner. Jr., Norman E. John, E
R. Mack, Adjutant General l. Puse,
Wickersham, Councilman J. Franl
White, Comptroller Philemma Chand
Ter, Judge Henry C. Conrad an
William Baxter. Later they wer
taken on tour of the city then lef
for Chester. "We certainly ar
pleased with the way Wilmingto
has entertained u.s., said Governo
John Burke, of North Dakota
"From what we have seen Will
mington must be a thriving manu-
featuring and mercantile city, wit
many advantages and am sure al
are sorry we cannot remain longer t
enjoy your city and your hospitali
ty. " Governor Carey, of Wyoming
former resident of Milton, said h
left Delaware in 1862 for New YorI
and several years later went to tn
West. Hundreds of Delawareans
mostly farmers, surged in crowd
through the five cars carrying tn
exhibit which the Governors ha
brought from their respectiv
States. The party was given
hearty send off as their train lef
the station, the Governors STANDING