Evening journal., 1914-11-10
State AND CITY TO
JOIN IN WELCOME
TO THE GRANGERS
Governor Miller to Preside
at Public Reception at the
Hotel DUPONT Tonight
MANY entertaining
FEATURES ARRANGED

With a public reception tonight in
the auditorium of the Hotel Dupont.
the visitors to the sessions of the Ma
tional Grange, Patrons of Husbandry.
will be welcomed, preliminary to
their business sessions of a week
which will open tomorrow. Every
body, whether or not a Granger, will
be welcomed at tonight's meeting.
The reception will be presided over
by Governor Charles r. Miller. who
will be introduced by John ]. Sat
terthwait, president of the Chamber
Of Commerce. Governor Miller will
extend a welcome to the delegates on
behalf of the State. oliver Wilson,
master of the National Grange, will
respond. Mayor Howell will extend
an address of welcome on behalf of
the city to which responses will be
made by Charles NJ. Gardner of West
field, Mass, past master of the New
Jersey State Grange.
Josiah Marvel, former president of
the Chamber of Commerce, will well
come the visitors on behalf of the
Chamber of Commerce. The response
Will be made by George w. +. Gaunt,
of Mullica Hill, New Jersey, master
of the New Jersey State Grange. DR..
Samuel Chiles Mitchell president of
Delaware College, will speak on
Agricultural Education in Della
ware"
Grand Master Jilson today evi-
denced his pleasure at the prepara-
tions Wilmington has made for the
convention, and he said he had no
doubt that all the visitors would be
entertained most Hospitality.
Up to l.30 o'clock the following had
registered at the registration booth in
the Hotel DUPONT: Charles Parker. Mil
ford; Walter d. Bush, Jr., city; /. A.
Cooch, Newark; J. Grier Dain, Chester
Valley; Mrs. n. W. Hixon, Valley Falls.
X. l.; C. W. Hughes, city; DR.. J. r.
Mahafy, city; Mrs. L. Neweomb. Union
town, Pa; NJ. o. Pierce, Dover; c. B.
Palmer, Gordon Heights, Del; r. P
Robinson, city; A. r. Saylor, CITY;
George /. Snyder, city; Mr.. and Mrs
/ Hervey Walker, Marshallton; Mrs. Su.
san /. Whipple, Abbott. r. L. Mr.. anI
Mrs. Oliver Wilson, Peoria. III.
The women's joint committee nam
ed by the executive committee of th,
/ Delaware State Grange and tn,
/ IIOIu-
! ing In the Chamber of Commerce
: rooms to arrange for entertainment
I of the women delegates to the con-
vention. The committee is composed
as follows:
Mrs. A. d. Warner, chairman; Mrs.
Charles R. Miller, Mrs. Harrison W.
Howell, Mrs. John ]. Satterthwait,
Mrs. Frank Bancroft, Mrs. Scott
Townsend, Mrs. W. S. Hilles, Mrs. w.
H. Messick, Mrs. w. ]. Peach, Mrs.
Hervey Walker, Mrs. Harry Hay
ward, Mrs. S. H. Derby. Mrs. ]. R.
Field, Mrs. Daniel Short, Miss Miriam
( Gray, Miss Ida Rose, Mrs. Robert p
Robinson, Mrs. E. A. Evans, Ches-
void; Mrs. Atwood Weldin, Mrs. NJ
V. Cosden, Dover; Mrs. R. H. viii
son, Dover; Mrs. Robert p. Bancroft
The committee arranged to have
motor drives on Thursday to institu-
tions around the city, over the Boule-
ward, and out Broome street. On Sat
urday at $3.50 p. m. there will be a
trolley ride to the Country Club, where
] there Will be a reception.
The committee decided to have a
motor trip on Tuesday. November II.
starting at p. m. They will motor
to Delaware City, Cooch's Bridge. pass
Delaware College farm. the Women s
College, though Newark to Lancaster
Pike to Wooddale Road. pass T. c.
duPont's old mill and return to the
Hotel DUPONT.
On Thursday, November 18th. a trim
VIII be made by train to Newark. and
visit will be made to Delaware Col
liege farm and to the women's Col
lege.
Ihe women visitors will be invited
10 attend the opening Of the High
o'clock.
lea VIII be served daily at 4 D. m.
on the mezzazine balcony by the com
mittee. '10 Oo''