Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-11
VISITING BURGESS
boosts WILMINGTON
Fifty Year Official of Avon
I dale Brings Cheering
Message to City
MAYOR HOWELL
SEES PROSPERITY

At the reception TO Mayors given by
the Chamber OF Commerce at the noon
day luncheon in the Hotel dupont to-
day. the attendance WAS good In every
particular except that OF the mayors.
Six mayors Of other cities had accepted
the invitation OF the Chamber of Com
merce. but Augustus Brosius, who for
fifty years, has been the Burgess Of
Avondale. was the only one to appear.
Mayor Harrison w. Howell was
chairman Of the reception and during
his remarks. declared that Wilmington
was on the eve Of great prosperity
and called attention TO the local ship
yards and other important manufac-
turing plants In the city, which are
now busy.
George II. Spackman, chairman OF
the mercantile section OF the Cham
Der, spoke OF the great benefit of the
credit section. Already. he said. this
section has 10000 names and their
ratings. He addressed the merchants
to avail themselves Of the service and
also to assist by contributing other
names TO the list
When Burgess Brosius responded
to the invitation to speak he declared
basing his belief on the boosting talk
of Mayor Howell. that he was certain
| Wilmington could "blow its own
horn" which he said was a good
thing. From the glowing description
of the prospects OF the city he said
that il could not possibly happen
without Avondale benoftting by It. He
congratulated Wilmington and wish
ed Il all the success possible.
Tho meeting decided to make an
ether trip through New Jersey. going
over the same route OF the former
trip. A trip also will be made into
Pennsylvania.
On motion Of Harry Bush, the sec
rotary Of the Chamber of Commerce
was instructed TO arrange for trip
for the members through New Jersey
No date was set for the run.
The guests we're:
w. S. Almond. Charles A. Bamber'
, ger, ] A. Bcrndt. u. p. Bardo, w.
ID. Bush, Jr.. Caleb b. Burchenal, W.
l.. Butler. Jerome y. Bell, with q
guest, II A. Butt, John S. Brokaw
Henry T. Bush, William Il. Budd. G.
G. Cadwallader, william c. Corey, J. S
Clark. George r. Cornell, J r.. Cum
minss. George l.. Coppage, IL. A. Cas-
y person, Lee Corkran, S. II Dursteiil
alderman dupont T. S Doherty,
Duffy. Samuel M. Dillon Benjamin
Dowdell. Howell S. England, Harry {
4 Evans. T. b. Ely. William J. Elliott
h Walter NJ. Francis. j. p Forgy, j A
II German, Charles w. Goodlng, G.. A
G Gewehr, b G. Grommon, G.. ID. Gar
i retson. F. H. Gawthrop, Charles II
h Gray. Harrison W. Howell. DR. n. Chat
7 mers Hickman. Joseph S. Hamilton
= Frank c. Hughes, William r. Holland
!, David A. Hay, A. V. Hughes. p. J
Isaacs, Henry r. Isaacs A.. G.. Jacb
= ! Edwin G Jones. W w Knox. W. y
= Kurtz, C Walton Keller. Clarence G
=, Killen. John y. Krause, NJ. y. Les
/, cure, Allen r. Lewis. James c. Law
= son. G stewart Lee, John W. Loud
George n Markell, W. A Mode, 10
> seph Fl. Martin. William r. Metten, W
A. Morris. William G.. Murgatroyd
e. B. Mode, Walter d
Mode. W. J. McCorkndale
Josiah Marvel. II. b. McCollum
James Meharg. William d. Mullen
= ]. II. Nixon, james B. Obcrly. Francis
A. Price. Charles r. Palmer, J. Bal
Pierce, James L. Price, G. r. Pier
son. william c. Philips. Robert p
e Robinson, Albert Robin. J. A. Ranck
, with a guest. Frederick X. Reybold
I Charles e. RICHTER. William G. Robe
! len. John II. Rice C.. A. Rudolph, c. Il
i Smith, IT., Charles l.. Story, Mere
! dith |. Samuels, NJ. d., B. X. Smedley
|, c. J. Scott. Charles c. Speakman, ELL
wood Souder, James B. Stroud, Abran
Sayer. George II. Spackman, Neil y
Sinclair. Ira c. Tinkham, William 6
Taylor, Charles II. Ten Weeges
l. Ernest s. Tate, II. II. Ward, W. Il
|. RI. Willis, Peter 7. Wright. S. II. vii
4 son, Jr., II. e. Walker, William
u White. A. ID. Warner. Jr., A. j
ii Warner. Sr., II. b. Wilson, Augustu
c Brosius. burgess. Avondale, Pa.