Evening journal., 1914-03-30


Clarence c. Killen, assistant secre-
tary of the trade body. had charge of
the tickets and badges, and extended
warm welcome to each visitor.
In the centre Of the room was a
large framed photograph of the new
joint and city building, which has re-
Gently been accepted by the Whining
ton Building Commission, and which
will soon be erected The visitors
viewed the picture with approval.
After the guests had arrived and
had been received in turn they were
shown about the corridor of the hotel,
and those who had never before had a
chance to view it, were unanimous in
the opinion that Wilmington has a
hotel that New York would be proud
/ Of"
Shortly before 1 o'clock, the hour Of
the banquet, the assemblage adjourned
to the auditorium and took their seats
The banquet room was handsomely
1 decorated, iarge American Gags being
draped from the ceiling and two large
/ flags crossed over each window. The
chandeliers also were draped with
flags.
The banquet proper was in Charge
/ of a committee, consisting of William
b. Mcgear, chairmani G.. II. Speak
man, David Snellenburg, John S. Null
lin and Charles II. Smith, who ex-
erted every means within their power
| TO make the affair the big success il
proved A large table was placed at
the far end of the auditorium for the
speakers, and the board of directors OF
the trade body we're seated at an ad-
| joining table.
The speakers were Edward J. Cat
/ tell, city statistician of Philadelphia,
an expert on trade and business
conditions, who always accompanies
/ the Merchants hnd Manufacturers
! Association on THAR tours about the
country as their spokesman; Charles
! w. Sommerfeld, secretary Of the
Merchants and Manufacturers As
sociation, of Philadelphia; Governor
Charles R. Miller. Mayor Harrison
W. Howell and Josiah Marvel, the
latter a former president of the trade
body Mr.. Marvel was tOastmaster,
and extended a warm welcome to the
guests from the lower part of the
State
The following menu, which was
greatly enjoyed by all present, was
served by the management Of the
Hotel DUPONT:
MENU
Puree of Mongole
Radishes Pickles
Broiled Shad Maitre dHotel
Pommes Parisienne
COquille OF Chicken la RENE
Sirloin of Beef Voison
String Beans New Potato Rissoles
Neapolitan Ice Cream
Coffee Cigars
( The list Of acceptances received tC
date follows.
e. G. Adams, Bridgevillc; J. Hermon
Anderson, Cheswold; William r. Atkins
Lewes; Minors Banning Middletown
j. S. Barwick Wilmington; Alonzo B.
Baxter, Dover; J. Edward Beck, Dover;
James r. Bice, Dover; James T.. Birch
Wilmington; 4. ii. Batten, Milford
George Brockson, Clayton; (. e. Brown
Bridgeville; u. w. Bryan, Frankford
Harry Y. Buclsson, 81. Georges; J. T.
Burrows, kenton; Alden r. Benson
Dover; Il. L. Burton, Frederick; W. 5
Burton Seaford; w. r. Calhoun, ST
Georges; Eli Galloway, Harrington; o
T. Cannon, Milford; William Cannon
BridgeyilIe; Wilkie Case, Dover; J
IL. Castelow, Wilmington; L. D
Caulk, Wyoming; Theodore w. Cayen
der, New Castle; Jacob Z, Chipman
Georgetown; james IL. Clark, Delaware
City; Clayton Canning Co., Clayton
W. ID. Clements, Dover; j. r.
Clements. Clayton; James A. Glen
. daniel, MiltOni J.. II. Clifton, Blades
Benjamin +. Clymer, Wilmington
George e. Coffin, Dover; j. II. Col
Inns, Georgetown; s. A. Collins
Townsend J. c. Collision, Seaford
W. T. Connellee. Middletown; John
E. Conner, Dover; Robert l.. Coul-
ter. Greenwood; Bass E. Counsel
lman, Houston; Charles G.. Coverdale
clayton. ]. l.. Cralle, MacdOnough
w. II. Creadick, Lewes John G..
Crompton, st. Georges j. l.. Croih'
ers, Mt. Pleasant; S. n. Culver, Del
mar r. T. Curtis, Harrington; Viii
liam 70. David, Smyrna J.. Irwin
Dayett. Cooch's Bridge; ]. 7. Demp-
sey, Newark; r. II. Denney. Smyrna
Samuel l.. Denney, Harrington; S. Ii
Derby, Woodside; Lewis Derickson
Newark: Ernest Il. Dukes, Bridgevillei
John @. Dill, Wyoming; j. w Dimes
Bridgeville; j. G.. Dodd, Wyoming
Ira Downes, Frederica; A. Thomas
I Dutton, Redden; James T. Eiiason
New Castle; l.. E. Ellason, New Gas
tie W. J. Eliason, Middletown.
III. II. Ellis. Delmar; b. II. Emory, Ches-
, iwold; Harry Ennis, Smyrna; A. j.
} lIsvans Bacons; L. l.. Evans. Lewes; 5
? lC. Evans, Jr.. Milford; L. II. Eairlamb
! Wilmington; William FAIRIES, Smyrna
= In. j. Ferguson, Dover; A. Lewis Fisher
/ Newark; Joseph Frazier, frederica; Il
. n. Carton. Wyoming; J. Edward Goslee
r Stockley; G. $. GOoden, Wyoming; j.
, lGough, Bear; John l.. Graham, Clayton
1 lWilliam Graham, Camden; Walter
Green, Rising Sun; c. A. Greenwood
lTownsend; Benjamin A. Groves, Mar
, sballton; Alex. Guthrie, Hockessiui
, Charles r. Haldin, Laurel; II. p. Hall
smyrna; John ). Hallett Milford; ;. w
Hammond, Camden; II. W. Hargadinc
Frederica; Clarence Harrington, Harring
I ton; John a. Harrington, Harrington
Edward Hart. Townsend; James a
, Hart, Townsend; c. Z. Hastings, Sea
ford; Joseph r. Heldmyer, Middletowni
Edward Herbener, Newark; r. w. Hol
4 debrand, st. Georges; II. W. Hilyard
r. lkeuton; L. Hirons, smyrna; w. y. Hot
= fecker. Smyrna; +. Nj. Holcomb, Mil
ford; Charles s. Horn, Rehobothi J. Nj
4 Houston, Dover; Henry b. Howell, Mil
dletown; Harry f. Hudson, Georgetown;
! Edward Hurley, Seaford; Charles Hutch
/ linson, Harrington.
George w. Ingram, Middletown; Jo