Evening journal., 1913-06-24

cognize the unison OF interest that
lies between all the peoples inhabit-
ing this Peninsula regardless of gov
ernmental lines. We will consider
tonight only the lines of trade, Tor
there our paths cross. our interests
interminele and our welfare joins.
The great question Of transportation
because of our locality makes our in
terests absolutely one. In Nanticoke
and Wicomico and the other great
waterways reaching up from Mary
land into Delaware gives us mutual
interests in river improvement and
drainage results The Delaware and
Chesapeak Canal unites us In our
mutual interests I'm an internal water
ways system along our coast; and
yet these are only a few Of the points
touching our mutual interest. and H.
is for this meeting TO develop further
points OF interest and evolve desires
and methods to work together to a
common end
"We are here tonight to formulate
articles of partnership that will alb
solutely unite all the people OF this
Peninsula 20 advance 10 one common
end. and that Is. for the Advancement
and the welfare Of this whole Penn-
Der of Commerce takes the initiative
In this movement because Il stands
AZ the head Of the Peninsula; be-
cause IL Is conveninet meeting
! place; and because further. we real
ize that the welfare of Wilmington
and the welfar Of this whole PENN
sula becomes so thoroughly ono and
the same, that the many things that
interest US. interest you; and the
many things that interest you, inter-
est us; and we believe that by strlk-
ing hands we can more efficiently
advance the interests of all than by
any segregated effort.
I'VE also recognize that to advance
these mutual interests there are nc
five thousand pople on the Peninsula
that can become az effective and AZ
forceful as the fifty editors who are
our guests tonight We assume tho
responsibility Of suggesting this Join
movement, but the great responsible
ity rests largely with you fifty Hen
because upon you rests TO a greai
extent the leadership OF thought on
this Peninsula and II a movement sC
fraught with good, does not prlirc,
beneficial results, Il will be becaus,
the men who are with us tonight
have not each pulled their pound to
ward a common cause"
But II Is not my purpose to bore
you with a speech. but to introduce
a man who WILL said Mr. Marvel as
he glanced toward Judge Gray. Thl
Judge became convulsed with laugh
ter, and everybody enjoyed the wit
ticism. 81 want to introduce YOU
neiRhbor my neighbor, know
throughout all the world" said Mr.
Marvel as he announced that Judge
Gray would be toastmaster
II certainly must have done Judge
Gray good to hear the outburst OF ap-
plause that greeted him when he
arose. There we're cheers, and therl
was handclapping Il was a spoutan
eous outhurst OF regard for Della
wares big man, statesman and jurisi
and it lasted for more than a minute
When Il had subsidized. Judge Ora,
after acknowledging the tribute
said;
Judge Gray's Greeting.
I mir. President and Gentlemen:
I am going to promise you one thinf
J that / won't bore you very long.
listening To- Judge Marvels narro'
e escape In being born by request o
? this side OF the line instead OF on III
r other l remember that there was az
e other escape, that when that line wa
) run north and south from what tn
J East ana West was, we suppose tia
! the surveyors who had charge OF
: we're 80 under influence OF Lord Balti
! more's good cheer, it was not loca
: opticn territory IN those daysl. tha
they ran that line a good deal farthe
! to the East than was intended, an
some Of you gentlemen escaped beinl
} Delawareane. and we would have hat
you as fellow-citizens and woul
have been very fond and proud O
you.
} But, gentlemen, geography an