Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-14
WATERWAYS WORKERS
CONTINUE TOUR DOWN
THE DELAWARE TO-DAY
300 Delegates to Visit Delaware
City, Wilmington and Chester
on Spectacular Trip of
Inspection
MAYORS WILL SPEAK


Somewhere on the Delaware-on board
,. 5. Queen Anne-Amld the deafeninR
shrieks Of hundreds OF siren whistles from,
ships the resounding strains from the
Philadelphia Police Band on the upper deck
ana the salutations Of spectators crowding
the per ends, more than 900 delegates 10
the ninth annual convention Of the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association steamed
down the Delaware River this morning,
bound for Delaware City. stopping en- route
at Chester and wilmington, where they will
be met by delegations from the respective
cities.
The purpose OF today's Journey is TO
further acquaint the members of the as.
socation with the lower Delaware. the
industries on its banks and the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal. The last mentioned
Is an important link In the 1S00.mile chain
OF inland water route planned from Boston
TO the peninsula of Florida, that the or
ganization will urge Congress 20 purchase
at the next session. and subsequently widen
ana deepen, to form an important part OF
the waterway system for defensive and
commercial purposes.
The Queen Anne rested its sides against
the pier at Chester shortly after 10 o'clock
this morning. Members Of the association
from that city and hundreds of spectators
were on hand shouting their greetings to
the delegation. while the factory whistles
released piercing blasts of welcome
From an improvised platform. Mayor
Wesley r. Mcdowell, of Chester. addressed
| the body on behalf Of the city, and in re-
| sponse to his welcome Mayor Ernest L.
Rogers, of New London, Conn. made a
| short speech telling the purposes of the as
ISOLATION, Several other prominent mem-
hers of the association were called upon to
| speak by Congressman J. Hampton Moore.
| president OF the visiting organization.
ENTERTAINMENT FOR LADIES
After continuing their journey down.
stream TO Wilmington, the waterway boost
| ers and the visiting ladies will be served
| with luncheon and taken for an automobile
| rice throughout the city under the aus
| pices of the Wilmington committee OF the
association. The ladies on the trip are
| TO be placed in charge of the ladies' aux
| Hilary and entertained with special features
| planned by the reception committee.
a business session will be held in the
| du Pont Building. where Mayor James f
Price, of Wilmington, will welcome the
delegates. Mayor Wallace j. Pierpont. oil
| Savannah, is to speak in behalf of the asso
cIation. Governor Charles r. Miller of Del
| aware, will extend the greetings of thC
| State to the visitors. and a speech of ac
ceptance is to be made by the Chief Justic,
| Of the Supreme Court of Washington, ]
Harry Covington. Congressman Stephei
| NJ. Sparkman, OF Florida, will talk abou
the work of the Rivers and Harbors Com
mittee Addresses by William b. Megear
president Of the Wilmington Chamber o
| Commerce and Brigadier General William
II. Bixby. U. S. A., retired, and forme
chief Of engineers, will conclude the ses
sion.
DELAWARE CITY VISIT
The Queen Anne is then scheduled I
steam away from Wilmington for Delawar
City arriving at the latter place at 6:1
d. m. Following an address OF welcom
by Mayor John w. Stevens of that city
Congressman William ]. Browning, mem
ber OF the Naval Affairs Committee Con
gressman Charles G. Edwards. of Georgil
and H /. Hamilton, secretary of the Florid
East Coast Canal Association. are on tn
program as speakers.
The return trip TO Philadelphia will be
1 gin at $3.50 p. m. A box supper will b
served aboard the ship. At o'clock
the evening there will be meeting of tn
delegates in the saloon deck, aft A dis
play of fireworks will take place when I'll
| ship passes Chester.
The delegates were deeply impresse
with the trip made yesterday up the De
aware River to Trenton and by splendi
salutations offered by all the cities an
towns on the northern route and the mag
nificent display of fireworks in the evenin
when the party was bound for Phiade
phia.
Beginning at Bordentown, both sides c