Evening journal., 1919-01-27

resolution paid high tribute 10 The hon
0red guests ss business men and citi-
zens regretted their retirement and
hoped for their many more years OF
life. The resolution was unanimously
adopted by the 100 friends OF the Reed
Brothers present. every one OF whom
signed beth books which were present
Ell to the brothers as memorials OF the
occasion.
After few remarks by L. w. Bro
sius, A. s. Reed. the senior member OF
The old company, arose TO speak. He
was greeted with the Chautauqua sa-
Lutte and hand clspplng Touched by
the kindly sympathy shown, Mr.. Reed
was silent for a minute and then very
briefly reviewed Wilmington since
1866 when he came here 10 learn the
trade OF bricklaying At that time
there were few houses west OF Wash
ington street and Delaware avenue had
not been opened. Mr.. Reed said 10 was
Joshua Heald who started the early
Wilmington building boom by opening
Delaware avenue shortly after the war.
He recalled Z. J. Jefferes, A. NJ. Gllpin
and r. l.. Rice, Jr., as among the early
city architects, and p. C. Simpson, Had
dock and Co., and others as among the
contractors. Among other prominent
men Identified with the building trade
In the early days he recalled James VI
Beggs. A. l.. Johnson, the Almonds,
Thomas II. Melvin and others. He re-
marked that he had always advocated
nome building by home architects.
home contractors and home mechanics,
that Wilmington architects, contrac-
tors and mechanics are the equal Of
any to be found anywhere and tina;
they therefore can plan and build az
large buildings as any city can boast
Of Ho counted II one OF the Joys OF
his life that he had won the lasting es-
tenn Of his bushes associates, and IN
closing thanked his friends for the
Of good Will shown 10
himself and his brother. John Reed, |
Ir.. did not speak.
After Johnny Raymond delighted the
assembly with stories, the company dis /
pcrsed. Raymond IS a Keith circuit en-
tertainer who had been sent to the din |
ler by w. l.. Dockstader, owner Of the |
Garrick Theatre. During the evening /
here was music by an orchestra and I
singing OF popular songs by the guests. /
William p. White directed the assem- /
bly, In singing Aud Lang syne" as the /
closing number Of the evening.
Those present were;
William =. Williams, of William L. |
Williams Company; Charles Warner, A.
D. Warner, Jr., and George +. Cornell,
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lam j. Given, Charles Forwood, Thomas
l. Melvin. James W. Mckinley, James
}. Scott, j. CORTLAND Woodward, James
B. Oberly, George w. Phillips, ]. Gar
EFT Reed. Edmund S. Hellings, Walter
}. Mode, George II. Spackman and VII
lam A. Mode, Of the Delaware Hard
vare Company; T. b. Stein, Watson b.
.enderman, Homer J. Davis, DIR. Charles
1. Almond, Frank P. Turner, Thomas
Iealy, j. l.. Buyme, Edward r. Pusey,
'harles w. Pusey, John j. McClafferty,
ames p. Robbins. Charles II. Tindail,
larry f. Mellon, Fred Fl. Gawthrop, l..
,. Davis, r. j. Blscoe, Willard A. Speak
nan, Frank n. Overdeer, Lewis w. Bro
ius, BENJAMIN X. Smedley, William r.
.lonigle, William G. Robelen, William
Shinn, William A. Casey, Ellwood Sou
Ter, Charles Cardwell, w. r. Linton,
Daniel p. Barnard, Harry N. Evans,
Frank H. Escott, l. Reuben Hutt, Thos.
J. Haddock, Wilkes Oakes, Charles Sim |
mons and Frank w. Grubb, of the S. G. |
Simmons and Bros. Company; Samuel |
7. Green, Joseph S. Hamilton, Frank c. |
Sparks and James Crossley, of the Jo-
seph S. Hamilton Company; Elwood
Talloy, Harry p. Carlon, William G.
rindall, Leon Syfrit, T. T. Weldin, |
Samuel NJ. Dillon and Saunders c. Dill |
on, of the Wilmington Sash and Door |
company; Alfred Downward, Egbert 1
Sutter, George S. Charles, A. w. Ruth,
# Philadelphia; Frederick 7. Vansant,
Ienry Wilson, Harry T.. Reed, W. II.
ones, Charles T.. Anderson, Francis