Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-27
BUILDERS HONOR
REED BROTHERS
"Archie" and John Guests at a
Testimonial Banquet at Hotel
du Pont, Saturday Night.

"reminiscences covering nearly hnlf n
century OF the development of Whining
ton on the building side comprised the
theme Saturday evening oi Archibald ,.
Reed in acknowledging the tribute of re-
spect and good fellowship rendered To
himself and his brother, John, by the
building trade of today IN the shape OF
testimonial banquet in the Hotel du Pont
grill room. The Messrs. Reed are retiring
from active connection with the trade,
their firm now being III the hands OF the
Younger members. "Archic" might have
quoted the words of the Latin general
turned historian In describing events, 'all
of which | witnessed and part Of which |
did; for the time of his taking up the
trowcl as mason, shortly after the Civil
War, was the beginning of the expansion of
the city, started before and interrupted by
the conflict He recalled the names of
men prominent in the industry In those
earhcr days. many of which are still repre-
scntcd in the present generation. IL
believed | had friends, he sad, but
never stood in the presence OF so many at
one time
Frank n Ovcrdccr presided, and Others
ut the head table III addition to the guests
Of honor were Mayor Lawson Charles
Warner. Josiah Marvel Harry T. Mellon,
Joseph S Hamilton, Charles VI. Almond,
L. W Brosius, j. NJ Smyth and J Z.
Robbins Representatives. OF all the
branches that ore contributory to the
building trade made up the total Of more
than hundred banqucters.
Music cnlivcned the evening, the COM
pany joining in the wartime songs; and
short speeches were made by Mayor
Lawson, Josiah Marvel, Frank Overdeer
u
was offered by a monologiist secured
through the instrumentality of William
L. Dockstader, proprietor Of the Garrick
Theatre
permanent reminder Of the occasion
was presented to each of the Reed boys
in the shape OF handsomely bound guest
books, suitably inscribed, IN which those
present wrote their names during the
pr, grcss Of the program. These included:
William +. Williams, Charles Warner, A.
- Warner, Jr, George i. Cornell. Viii
ham j Given, Charles Forwood, Thomas
II Melvin, James w Mckinley, James S.
scott, j Courtland Woodward, James h.
Dbcrly, George w Phillips. ] Garrett
Reed Edmund : Hellings Walter ID.
Mode, George II Spackman, William A.
Mode. 4. B. Stem, Watson B Lcnderman,
Homer ] Davis, Dr Charles NJ Almond,
Frank p Turner, Thomas IIealy, ]. l..
Buyme, Edward r Pusey, Charles W.
l'uscv, John ]. NcClafTcrty, James r.
Robbins. Charles III Tindall, Harry L.
Mellon. Fred H. Gawthrop, l.. ID. Davis,
r. ] Biscoe, Willard 4 Spealunan, Frank
n Overdccr, Lewis W Broslus, Benjamin
X Smcdlev. William f. Monigle, William
q Robelcn, William Shinn, William A.
Casey. Ellwood Soudcr. Charles Cardwcll,
" H. Linton. Daniel F. Barnard, Harry
y Evans, Frank II Escott, | Reuben
Hutt, G " Garfield Thomas J. Had
dock. Wilkes Oakes, Charles Simmons,
Frank " Grubb. Samuel 7. Green,
Joseph s Hamilton, Frank c. Sparks,
James CroSslcv Elwood Talley, Harry 2.
Carbon, William c. Tlndall. Leon Syfrt, T.
r. Weldln, Samuel Nj Dillon, Saunders c.
Dillon, Alfred Downward, Egbert Nutter,
George 5 Charles, A. ". Ruth Of Phlla-
delphia, Frederick T. Vansant, Henry
Wilson Harry T. Reed. " II. Jones,
Charles f. Anderson, Francis Pczet,
" llham r. White, ] Francis Blaine,
Charles II Blaine, William d. Haddock,
Edward l. Johnson, Harry 5 Lynch,
Isaac ;. Bullock, l. Nj Lenderman, 4 Q.
.lanvier, 0 ". Spear, c. J Dougherty
Goodwin, Richard r Reed, George Butt,
Elwell Springer, William Noss, Andrew L.
johnson. L. +. Curlet, A. r. Neutz, G. II
Smith, Hans A. Seaburg, Vincent c.
Blackwell, Hugh II. Smyth, j. NJ Smyth,
John NJ. Cannon. Ralph L. Conner, John
L Malone. Richard Greenfield, Thomas A
Jeffer 5, ST wart a mond, John {.
Brlson and Harry Gaul, Of Philadelphia.