Evening journal., 1917-01-17
THRONC Calls On
Governor TOWNSEND
Thousand Persons From All
Over State at Reception
to New Executive
RETIRING AND NEW
OFFICIALS AT BALL
Staff Correspondent.

STAR Correspondent
DOVER. Jan. 17.-More than thou.
sand persons from all parts OF the
State greeted the new Governor, John
G. Townsend, at his reception in the
State House last night. II was the
usual reception rendered by the in
coming Governor to the public. and
hundreds took advantage Of the on
portunity to meet the new Chief Exs
ecutive
The reception, which started al =
o'clock lasted until after $50 O'Clock.
and the opening Of the inaugural ball
was delayed because of the crowds
who thronged the State House to call
on the new Governor In the receiv-
ing line were Governor and Mrs.
Townsend, former Governor and Mrs.
Charles r. Miller. Mrs. William Tubbs
daughter of Governor Townsend, and
several of the Governors staff. Mem
bers Of the legislative inaugural COM
mittee also assisted.
Excellent arrangements had been
made for the reception, which per-
mitted OF persons passing through tha
Office OF Secretary of State Johnson
to the private Office OF the Governor.
where those receiving were standing.
and out through the outer Office Of
the Governor to the main corridor
leading to the main entrance. Many
we're in line for more than an hour.
/ At the conclusion Of the reception
many OF those who had attended the
/ reception went direct to the inaugural
ball in the Armory.
The ball was opened with the grand
march led by Governor Townsend and
Mrs. Charles R. Miller, followed by
the retiring Governor and Mrs. John
G. Townsend. Members OF the Gov
l'ernor's staff, State officers and mem
bers OF the Legislature followed in
the dance line.
The Armory was prettily decorated
for the ball Music was furnished by
the First Infantry Orchestra OF twen-
ty pieces, under the direction Of J.
Norris Robins'n. The hall was
crowded, and dancing was not so en-
joyable the earlier part of the night
because Of the large attendance.
There we're twenty-four numbers
on the program. and no end Of en-
cores. The program was generously
i, divided between one-step. fox trots
and old fashioned waltzes. Dancing
continued until about 2 o'clock this
morning.
The reception and floor committee
at the ball included:
II William D. Denney, chairman;
James Alice, William H. Baker, R. L.
: Bennett, James B. Bice, Jr., EdW ard
, G. Bradford, Harry Brown, Gilpin
Buckingham, Francis Brogan, j. Ed
: ward Beck Harry w. Cannon. HOl-
land Cannon, Edward Clark, Reynolds
, Clough, Carlisle Collins, Harry c.
Crawford. George W. Daniels, John O.
Darby. Frank Davis, Harvey J. Davis,
James L. Davis, Jr., John l.. Dickey'
, Willard Dixon, Joshua H. Ellegood.
James /. Ford, Darlington Finn.
. Lewis B. Genst, T. Marvel Gooden,
= Harry X. Green. Artie Gamble, Robert
S Gallaher, Sylvester Healy, H.
T Rldgely Harrington, Charles L. Har-
3 monson, James A. Hart, Walter E.
1 Hart, Charles Hardesty, John Henry,
; George Herring. ia. Maskel Johnson.
Edward McAleer, william r. McCabe.
Jr., Harry Mcdaniel, Jr., Joseph Nc
Dermott, Daniel McKenney, Richard G.
p McMullin, Levi L. Maloney, George c.
Morton, Thomas NJ. Monaghan, Sam
uel NJ. d. Marshall. George d. Max
q we'll, Harry Mayer. Walker l. Nitflin,
; Arthur Moore, Thomas Moore, J. Bay
3 ard Morris. Baynard Marvil, Jerome
2 d. Niles, William Pennewill, William
+. Pierce. Warner W. Price. George H
Rheims. Charles s. Richards, James
. Sammons. Jr.. Fred Samworth. Hart
Scott. S. Tinley Scott. Clifton c. Sew
, erson, Howard c. Stewart, Harry B.
I Thaw. Daniel ThomWon, Thomas II.
D Vansant, Charles NJ Wharton. NJ.
Hayes Wilson, Ira Wright and Sam
luel J. Wright.