Evening journal., 1914-08-11
BUSINESS MEN ON
NORTH EAST FROuC
Chamber OF Commerce Party
Days Guests of Maryland
Town Tradesmen
CRUISE ON RIVER AND
BAY ONE OF FEATURES

lied with the Chamber of Commerce
embarked on the 1919 o'clock train over
the 7. 7. and w Railroad this morning
tor North East, Md, 70 accept the invita-
tion Of the North East Board Of Trade for
a days trolic on the North East River
and Chesapeake Buy. Ioday's visit was
the outcome OF l5.minute stop IA North
East Of the Chamber Of Commerce auto.
mobile tour to Delaware. Maryland and
Pennsylvania towns last month. Al that
time officials Of the Maryland town Il.
pressed the hope that the Chamber 81
| Commerce. in the near future. would
spend day with them. North East then
was decorated in honor 81 the sisN 81
the local business men, and today the
old Maryland town was in festive attire.
Flags were everywhere, As woll as signs
reading, Welcome"
Several weeks ago North East Board
ol Trade arranged for todays entertain
ment and the owners OF motor launches
at North East joined in the plan Is al
range an outing. Word was sent here
that fifty members OF the Chamber Of
Commerce had been provided for.
committee of citizens received the
Wilmington business men on their ar.
rival at 1858 o'clock, and extended the
freedom Of the town, which they had
declared several weeks ago. had no
bounds. The Wilmingtonans and the
North East business men boarded two
launches and the hotilIa started on
ten-mlle cruise to the headwaters of the
Chesapeake Bay.
The Wilmingtonians were received
by DR. r. G. Underwood. John John
son, President of the Board of Trade;
J. A. Tobin, former resident OF New
Castle; X. G. Reeder Morton Reeder.
George Cosden, J. f. Diggs and A. J.
Rooney.
Assistant Secretary c. c. Killen of
Chamber of Commerce was in COM
munication with DR.. r. G. Underwood, !
chairman of the reception committee
of the North East Board of Trade. this
morning Weather conditions at the
Maryland town were ideal with pros
poets Of a hot afternoon. Dr. Under /
wood said that everything had been
prepared by the North East business |
men TO entertain the visitors and |
urged that big delegation make the |
trip.
AT EIkton station the Wilmington
ians sang Maryland, My Maryland. |
in which children on the station plat
form Joined Az North East the will
mingtonians sang the same song as
they alighted from the train. The
party boarded the yachts Ethel" and
"Sidonia" for the trip TO Red Point,
Turkey Point and around the Battery
The Chamber Of Commerce has had
printed number of old fashioned
songs in book form and these with lit
crature advertising this city and the |
Delmarvia Peninsula, were taken
along on the outing for free distribu-
tion.
Dinner was provided the Whining 4
tonians at Red Point. After cruising
on the river and bay. the party will II
return 10 North East in time to take
the nortbbound train shortly after 5
o'clock. They will arrive home at
6.10 o'clock
Those in the party from this city
were: George II. Spackman, Delaware
Hardware Company; Benjamin S.
Dowdell, commercial freight agent. e.
and O. r. r. Co: John ]. Harris.
jessup and Moore Paper Company
(Rockland Mills); Joseph H. Martin,
The Sunday Star; W. j. McCorkin-
dale, Wilmington Gas Company; John
II. Rice, John A. Cranston Lumber
W. NJ Francis, James
Company; Charles L. Story
(printerl; William G. Robelen,
plumbers Harry S. Rodearmel.
Forster Shoe Company; David A. Hay
lhoat and fishing supplies) John ].
Satterthwait. Remington Machine
Company; John Catheart. T. w Mil
er, BENZ. r. Shaw Company f. Fl.
S. E. Hamilton. A. S. lleed.
Howell s. England. Robelen Piano
company; John r. Lambson, Kennard
ind Company: w. d. Haddock. Ernest
). Taite, Irving Warner, w. c. Phil
fps. James FL Wright, William p
White, II. A. Casperson. w. II. ii.
Willis. Neil B. Sinclair, c. Julian Nor
IAN; Clarence J. Pyle. William II. Sc
Ter, Clarence G. Killen, c. Thorpe
iartin, I. S. Doherty. H. f. Wagner.
he Rev Emanuel Schneider. Albert
Seutze, J. Monteith Jackson.