Evening journal., 1913-08-02
SATURDAY. AUGUST 2. 1918.
WILMINGTON AM BERLIN.

WILMINGTON AND BERLIN.
IF The good right hand of fellowship hundreds of
manly faces wroahed with genial smiles. snow
white umbrellas with Demarvan inscriptions etterod
thereon, fried Spring chicken and bass roast NUT
ton Maryland biscuits golden butter sun-kissed
peaches, luscious canaloupes sugar-loaf watormelons
ice-cold lemonade, good appeutes, pleasant and in
srnctve speeches automobile trips and lifts of beau
tful fruit count anything in tho way Of cementng
the bonds which unite sections of this Peninsula
then the city of Wilmington and Berlin Md are
united indissolubly result of the Chamber of
Commerce excursion down the Peninsula on Thurs
day. Wilmington neghhorlincss and Maryland hospi-
tay met face 70 face and each did its utmost TO oudo
the other in apprecalve sfaciousness II was by an
odds the most delightful eSc0raon thus far run under
the auspices OF the Chamber That In view Of the
delightful experience iu neighhoring New Jersey
counties. Is saving much for the Berlin pilgrimage
The business men Of Wilmington saw their oppor-
mnp and seized it with eommerdable zeal They
started southwark with their hearts OVERLOOKING with
friendly feeling Tor and neghborly interest In the
progressive and prosperous Worcester county
When they reached Berlin they found counter cur
rent OF kindly feeling aud ,gly interest which
merged with their From that time until the
special train started for home Wilmington was a
delighted guest and Berlin gracious host win
ming golden opinions from those who we're the re-
cpients OF It's boundloss hospitality.
IN this connection it should be said tnat the srest
burden OF that Hospitality, II It may be booked upon
as burden, fcll upon j. g. Harrison & sons proprio-
tors of Harrsons Nurseries which cover $500 acres
IN aud about Berlin. That firm not only entertained
upon ts own grounds and from i,s own treasury the
members OF the Chamber OF Commerce but also kent
free and open table and orchards the members of
the Peninsula Horticultural Society and the Maryland
horticultural Society which held their midsummer
conventions there
G. Harrison founder of the rrrsorio. ,,. -
the greatest in the United States and his enterprs
ing sons, Orlando Harrison and G. Hale Harrison
outdid themselves in .oudeayoring give to the Wis
itors day of pleasure that never would be forgot
ten. They succeeded. The Harrisons are all Past
Masters IN the Independent Order of Lavish Entertain
ers and everyone who knocked portal on Thurs
day received the thiry-third degree If any visitor
left Berlin hungry thirsty or without an ADEQUATE
idea Of the important part that town plays in the af
fairs of Worcester county of the prominent part
the Harrison nurseries play in the ornamentaon and
fruiting OF the United States it was his own fault
The entertainment by the Harrisons had been
planned upon broad lines. based upon the theory
that each visitor would bring his best appetite with
MIN. Nor the Harrisons guilty of anv error of
judgment No convention Of preachers could have
played greater havoc with zoo fried chickens No
assemblage Of ruddyfaced Brtshers could have mani
Tested greater liking for the many choice legs of nut
ton. The way in which two barrels of saltwater
fish disappeared in the of the guests would
have done credit to convention Of inland business
men partaling of sea-food dinner at an ocean re-
sort All the college girls the Peninsula could not
have made shorter work Of the many gallons of ice
cream and lemonade. When it came to watermelons
and cantaoupes they disposed Of with a celertv
that might httingly be made the subject of a special
lecture by Dir. Booker r. Washington at the next br
assembage of the National League of Negro Business
Men. In fact every visitor took his appetite TO Ber-
lin With him and left it there The Harrison com
missariat was equal to all stress put upon il. and
there much to spare.
After having handled such a hungry multitude with
signal the Harrisons need never fear that
they will not be able to cope successfully with vista
tons cf codling moths, saw-toothed grain beetles
striped blister-beeues army worms hat-headed annie
tree borers, pear slugs. tent caterpars Angoumois
grain moths. leaf hoppers and chinch-bues They
can spray for those hungry nursery vsitants hut AN
Thursday they handled difficult and pleasant
situation without at any time having the siiehtes.
inclination to resort to the Of either buestone or
arsenate lead.
In short. the entertainment supplied nv the Har
risons entities them to be enrolled among the ma
tons most delightful hosts while the great nurser,
they have built up stands a monument to their busi
ness enterprise and sagacity