Evening journal., 1913-10-10
CITY BUILDERS
FINISH WORK:
LEAVE CITY
Delegates to American Society
Of Municipal Improvement
Delighted With Visit
SEE CITY SIGHTS
ON The LAST DAY

The twentieth annual convention Of
the American Society Of Municipal
improvements came to a close last
night in the Hotel dupont, after one
o, the most successful conventions IN
its history. Every delegate goes
home feeling that his loss Of time
has been worth while and that VIII
mington is one of the finest cities Of
its size in the country and that Will
minEtonians are among the finest
people on earth.
From a public standpoint the con-
vention was not a spectacular one be-
essays on technical subjects which.
esstys on technical subjects which,
Of course. did not make a popular ap-
peal but proved OF immense interest
to the delegates.
a feature OF Yesterdays entertain
ment was an automobile trip over the
different streets Of the city and to itH
public buildings. Last night a card
party was given IN honor Of the
women workers. which proved TO be
a delightful function
The visitors have been loud In
their praise Of the city and the man
ner in which they we're entertained In
Wilmington. The Hotel DUPONT came
IN for its share Of praise which the
delegates said was az fine as any In
the country
J. M. Preston. Of Dallas. Texas: IT.
{. Perkins. Of Niagara Falls. y. Y,
Joseph =. Putnam, of Rochester. ~
y; B. F. Briggs, Of Erie Pa; A.
Preston Folwell. Of New York j. II
Weatherford. Knoxville. Tenn; l.. F.
Peck. Hartford. Conn: " b. Howe
Concord, n. H.. S. Cameron Carson
Norristown. Pa: Aleede Chsusse. of
Montreal. Can: p. A. Kingsley. of
Little Rock. Ark. and ]. A. La
France. of Montreal. Can. were only
few who paid high tribute 20 vii
mington and the hospitality Of Viii
mingtoniane.
The women we're royalty entertain
ed during their stay in Wilmington
and were in fact much buster than
the men Al any time in the last three
days. Function after function was
given In their honor Mrs. j. A. La
France, Mrs Aleede Chausse and
Mrs. j. r. Putnam paid Wilmington
and the entertainment committee
high tributes.
Mrs. Harrison W. How'll. wife Of
Mayor Howell who was chairman
of the womens entertainment com.
mittee was assisted last night by
Mrs. Joseph S Wilson Mrs. A. d
Warner, IT., Mrs. O. c. Purdy, Mrs
Frances r. Kittnger, Mrs. Matthew
d. Murphy and others.
Yesterday afternoon the delegate
we're taken on an automobile inspec
ton trip Of the different department
OF the city. and TO the points of inter
est about town. 10 looked like a bi
parade as auto after auto filed ava
from the Hotel Du Pont. we'll file
with delegates in a happy frame o
mind. There was 80 autos in line.
Stops we're made at the Water De
partment pumping station, at the mu
nioipal paving plant. and at the Porte
reservoir. At the latter place lunch
con was served by the Water Depart
ment. The ride through Brandywin
Park proved especially attractive Z
the delegates.
The greater part Of the session las
night was taken up in reading paper
and passing resolutions of thanks 10 tn
retiring officers of the convention. Tn
delegates had nothing but good to say o
Wilmington. and the chairman had
hard time to get them to be brief i
their remarks about the city and Civ
others a chance.
A resolution of thanks was extends
10 the committee, the citizens OF WI
mington and the Chamber of Commerce,