Evening journal., 1918-03-29
.SPLEEDD NEW NEW HIHE
FOR V.TERS' LEAGUE
or-PartiSans Entertain
Friencs I Formal Open
ing Of Quarters
PROMINENT MEN
AMONG GUESTS

The new quarters OF the Voters Non
Partisan League. on the second and
third noors OF the Pickwlck Theatre
building. No 5Oi Market street were
opened last evening. About three nun
dred guests were present, besides the
members OF The league
After a cOnce.t boy Riggs orchestra,
Refreshments were served 90 The guests
IN the large assembly hall on the third
ioor, where every seat was taken,
The new quarters have all the fea-
lures and cOnNenlencos OF a hrsl-class
club. Tile big rooms have been re-
papered and painted On the third
1OOl are ne offices Of the Organization,
the kitchens and waiting ROOM as we'll
as the assembly chamber. ON The fourth
lO0r Is a pool r0Vn and a coat room,
together with other features III ntlled
with the equipment OF metropolitan
Organization The entrance from Mar
ket street has been renOvat d
" Congressman Albert Z pOlk came es-
.pec.aily from Wash ngton TO be present
al the opening Mayor John W. Law
son, William b. Mcgear ard Clar nee
'killon. pres dent and secretary Of the
Chamber Of Commerce; Col. Weller y,
Stover, Representatives j. Edward Mo
Nabb, William NJ. Connolly and A j
Cross and Charles Warner chairman OF
the Labor Commission OF Delaware also
attended
There was no formal specch-makng
last night the purposo being more OF
social nature. Appreciation OF the en-
tertainment and refreshments was ex-
pressed by the guests
AT the conclusion Of the house-warm-
ing. President Davis, IN a short talk.
told how he appreciated the attendance
and interest OF so many persons He
thanked those who mad helped 20 make
The affair a SUCCESS, and said that the
puTpOs OF the organization were pure
N altruistic.
Regrets were received from United
States Senators Salisbury and Wolcoti
and from Governor Townsend as we'll as
fiom others Of political prominence
Some OF the hundr ds who We're pres
ent last evening arc TO be found In tn
following LIST.
Levy Court Commissioners William
T Purks, William Ball. clerk Of the
State Senate Isaac ". Bowers. Charles
p Saylor. William G Taylor OF the
Delaware Trust Company; Postmaster
James English William r. Seward
president Of the Central Labor unloL
John @. Saylor secretary OF the CenN
i.al Lohor Union. Preston Allie. OF
Dover. Dcd.: D. Short. Of Milford.
nal Geo Sc Ch sler Marshall, Milford
lcho d H0dgson. Townsend, Major
+ G Bradford, Jr., F. mchard Gun
~. smyrna, w %. Stevens. Laurel .
Attn. D. Muflny uoafefnuf afIv aaffnffon.s
utl Iseumenger elmer II. Nund.
Jnomas w. Jakcs advertising drectO
3 LipIncOtt and Company; Ernest
G 0ssan. Harry Crossan. Frank r. Years
lty. Arthur Sp ncer, Walter Blackway
and William pailard, Of The BARRIERS
I'm on James Dale. pres dent OF the
House Painters Union; II. A W. Behen
chaii man Of the legislative committee
OF he C ntral Labor Union: Hansley
or the Sheet Metal Workers Union; N
n. Tlghman, chairman Of the Joint
B 0thcihOOd OF Railroad Tranmen COM
mitiee; Frank j Krelcl. secretary of
the plasterers' Union: George Sauler.
Daniel McVey, John r. Timoney, Joseph
Fitzpatrick, OF the Brlcklayers' Union:
James O'Kane and W. W. Barnes. OF the
Car and Ship Painters Union; Sylves-
smith, or the Plumbers Union, John
Harris. Of the Musicians Union; Johnl
Il Hickey, American Federation Of Labor
organizer for Delaware; Michael H.
Nolan, yice-president OF the Bricklay-
ers' Masons' and plosterers' lntcrna-
tional Union, Of Scranton, Pa; Peter
White, Edward Sykes and William Nc
Milllian. Of Scranton Pa; John J. Dow
eli ana John j Hagan, OF Local i66 b
J. l.. OF A.; Thomas Welsh. Daniel Cal
lagher. Edward Skelly and William j.
Byrne, OF The Mschinlsts Union; sew
eral representatives OF the National AS
sociation Of Letter Carriers and Local
Federation OF Postal Clerks. Ey-Coun-
Gilman Albert n Williams. President OF
Council George 7. Lyon, Councilman
Jemes G Mearns Councilman Harry p.
Calhcart, Councilman James w Robert
son, Councilman Arthur johnson. Coun-
Gilman William Abberger, Councilman
James ". FOrwood. Councilman Slant
Atkins John F. Thomas. secretary OF the
Referendum League Of Delawaie, and
hundreds OF other men from Whining
ton.