Evening journal., 1915-01-22
another Tablet
TO Be ERECTED
IN STATE HOUSE
1t Will Be Placed by Daugh-
terS of 1912 in Memory of
James AShetOn Bayard
Interesting PROGRAM
FOR UNWILLING DAY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL ]
STATE HOUSE. DOVER, Del. Jan
22.-In the Senate today, a concurrent
resolution. offered by Senator Whar-
ton. was adopted. to authorize the Ma
tional Society, United States, Daugh-
ters Of 1912, State of Delaware, to
erect a tablet in the main corridor of
the State House. to the memory OF
Hon. James Asheton Bayard one of
the signers Of the Peace Treaty be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain at Client.
The tablet will be erected opposite
the tablet erected several years ago, to
the memory of Commodore Macdon-
ough. The society will hold exercises
/ in connection with unveiling the
tablet with Governor Miller presiding.
/ The installation exercises will be held
at / o'clock On February Is, and a
committee was appointed. TO consist of
Lieutenant Governor Ferguson. Pres
ident Pro tenn. Walker Speaker
Grantland. Senators Newton and
Wharton. and three members of the
House Ito be named) to work in con
junction with a committee of the so
ciety to prepare for the event
The tentative program prepared
follows:
Meeting called to order by State
president. Mrs. Thomas c. Mum. of
Wilmington; invocation by chaplain
of Senate. the Rev w. =. Gunby; in
PRODUCTION of Governor Miller as pre-
siding officer; greetings by president
national society. Mrs. William Gerry
Slade; presentation of tablet by
Thomas Francis Bayard; acceptance
by Governor Miller; address by
United States Senator Willard Sauls-
bury; unveiling tablet by Mrs. Flor
encc Bayard Hilles: song, Star
Spangled Banner by students OF
Dover Public Schools; benediction
by chaplain of House, the Rev. o. 4
lBaynard.
Senator Newton introduced a bill
providing that the hoard of healti
, OF each town shall inspect laundriel
and wash Houses and shall pr0hibi
the employment of persons aiiiicteI
with contagious diseases. No persol
q shall be permitted to sleep in o.
# about such laundrics or wash house
e and that such places shall be prop
o erly ventilated and drained.
Y II authorizes the Board OF Healt
to make an inspection OF any such place
), at the request Of any citizen.
A communication was received by tn
If House from the Wilmington Machin
(, lists Union. protesting against Repre-
: sentative Halls bill TO repeal the wo
~ mans ten hour employment law, am
n asking for a hearing. On motion o
Il Representative Elliott the union will b
IS notified that a hearing will be give
D.. Tuesday morning next
I. Inspect Hall of Records.
Members of the Senate and House a
noon inspected the Hall of Records j
ircproof rooms in the State House base
mcnt. where the documents. Duke q
York grant and other papers of vas
historical value are stored. They hay
II been restored in enduring form and CON
y piled by the Public Archives Commi.
sion, comprising Judge Henry c. Con
rad. chairman; Mrs J. Ernest Smitl
~ secretary; Dr. George W. Marshall
y Mrs. Henry Ridglcy Mrs Virginia
$ Atkins and John Price Hyatt. w.
latnall. ST.. is the Archivist .Govcrnc
'e Miller with the men members of tf
l. commission and Archivist Tatnall II
cciyed the legislators and explained III
J. scope of the preservation work and i'm
" portance of the documents.
'r DR.. Marshall made an address abol
,r the Duke of York Grant Governo
Miller announced that Representatiy
Frank Allen. of Seaford, has IN
original deed to his farm, signed b
:, a nephew of William Penn. TIL
h' Public Archives Commission. il wa
~ announced, desires no increase i'm II
as appropriation
al Representative Downward offered
Or resolution providing for a committC
DO of two members TO inquire into III
ne oypediency of having copies of a
G. bills reported favorably from commi
z. tees typewritten or mimeographed fC
nc use of the members. Mr.. DownwaI
to said he believes such a plan nece
IL sary for the legislators to know II
Mt full meaning of bills they arc actin
he on.
e Representatives Evans. and Ras
nd raised the point of expense of sue
DIP work. and Mr.. Evans said the steno
he rGphers could make copies of bill
desired. The resolution was defea
cd overwhelmingly.
speaker Grantldnu announced IN
he would have copies made of al
l. measures the members requested.
NJ Representative Rash introduced h
to increase City Councils appropr
NJ. tion TO Wilmington's Board of Educ
M tion 5000 annually and giving Cou
)ne eli authority to say what part of
shall be 20 increase teachers salaries
n The bill is advocated by the Wilmn
n ton school teachers.
Representative Hall introduced a I
for the State TO pay Andrew c. Or
2 of Wilmington 5000 for his servi'
in representing the State in resist
the suits of the Delaware General III
( tric Railway Company aud the De
ware lntcrrban Railway Company
nj try TO recover SOL 900 they had depos
cd as a guarantee to build trolley lin
The suit, after going through thi
: courts, was won by Mr. Gray for
Z State. which retained the money rs
forfeit.
J. Edward Addicks was one of I
/ Il promoters of the Delaware Genei
Electric Company's proposed railw
- through Kent coun;y.