Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-17
ASSEMBLY RESUMED
BUSINESS TODAY
Plans Arranged for Legislatures
Participation in Inaugural
ton.
Special Dispatch from staff correspondent
STATE Housr, DovrR, Jan IL.

The General Assembly resumed busi-
ness today.
The Republican members of the SEN
ate. in binding caucus this afternoon.
concluded that, considering the de-
creased cost of maintenance, as COM
pared with that in 1920. and consider
ing the uncertain status of state rev.
enue. and being impesled by the desire
for economy in state government. that
II is the unanimous opinion of the Repub-
lican members of the Senate that they
oppose any increases in appropriations
at the present session of the General
Assembly 10 any and all institutions
and commissions receiving state aid or
support"
Governor Names officials.
Governor Townsend this afternoon
sent TO the Senate for confirmation
the following appointments made since
the Senate was in session last June:
DR.. William r. MessiclS. cannery in
spector for one year from June l. 1920.
Harry C. Short regulator OF weights
and measures for Sussex County, for
four years from March %, 1917.
Samuel E, Matthews. of Sussex
county. Justice of the Peace.
Daniel w Stevens. of New Castle
county, Justice of the Peace.
Charles du Pont Ridgely. Of Kent
county. Justice of the Peace.
Arthur 5. Hearn. OF SUSSEX county,
Justice Of the Peace.
ALL READY FOR INAUGURATION.
Plans were completed for the inauglra-
tion of Gsvernor-elect William ID. Denncy
and Lieutenant Goyernor-elect J. Dan
forth Bfish. All the hotels have made
preparations for entertaining a throng OF
visitors from various parts of Delaware.
Ferris Giles has decorated the State House
and other buildings with flags and bunt-
/ ing. Governor-elect Denney will be in
/ augurated in the Opera House and Lieuten-
ant Governor-elect Bush in the Senate
/ Chamber.
/ The Legislatures Inauguration commit
/ tee will be composed of Senators Alice and
/ Murphy and Representatives Otwell, Lee
! and Frank Hall Davis and the Citizens H.
augIral committee of Representative
Otwell, J. Leon Black, Howard T. Buck
som, Darlington Finn, Samuel J. Fur
ness, J. Edward Goslee, Edward Hart,
]. J. Hartman, John " Herring, Walter
| O. Hoffecker, Ruby r. Vale, William w.
Richardson, Sherrner Stradley. ID. b..
! Tharp. John Titus, Benjamin A. Hazel,
John Tarburton, Robert Hollett, j.
Seward Bailey, J. Frank Alice, Alfred
/ Raughley, Oscar ". Allen, John W killen
! r. A. Salisbury, James L. Davis, Herman
! %. Faulkner, Joseph ID. Hall, John i.
/ MONTGOMERY, Arthur Johnson, Harold 5.
| Creamer, Frank G. Miller, Walter Tanning
Richard T. Pilling, Robert s. Gallagher,
Edward H. Naylor. j. Leslie Ford. Henry
! P. Scott, Clarence Z. Pool, James A. Hart.
: I al
/ James Z. Williams, B. c. Wheatley,
/ William NJ. Miller, S. n. Culver, Rufus
/ d. Lingo, William S. Swain Clifford Z.
/ Burton, Robert Short and William Faulk-
ner.
d. Mifiin Wilson will be marshal of the
! parade and viii have Daniel O. Hastings
/ Dolph Wharton, Henry Hazel, Major
! Joseph c. Lawson and NJ. Hayes Wilson
! for aides. Automobiles containing Cen
/ erals du Pont and Corbit. Colonies Satterth
waite. Smith and Howell, Colonels Davis,
/ Satterfeld, Elliott and Sparks, Majors
/ Bush. Bradford and Slower, Majors Wash
/ burn and Lawson and the legislative com
! miftee will be In line, also automobiles
/ containing Chancellor Curtis, Chief jus
tice Pennewili and Judge Boyce, Judges
F! Conrad, Rice and Heisel, Senators VOL
, colt and Ball and Congressman Layton
State Treasurer Fisher, Insurance Com
missioner Sudler, State Auditor Tbomp-
son and Attorney General Townsend
/ A reception and inaugural ball will be
| held in the State Arnory tomorrow night.
| Mrs Denney vii, be assisted in receiving
! by the wives of the officers of the executive
/ department The dance committee viii be
composed of Senators Murphy, Alice,
| Highfeld and Bennett, Representatives
| Frank Hall Davis, William Baker, Roy
W. Bennett, Clifford Clark, James L.
Dayis, George w. Francis, T. ~ Gooden,
Jr, Theodore Harrington, J. Henry
| Hazel, George c. Herring, Jr, Raymond
| Kitchens, Elmer p. Dorsey, Clayton
Jostling, Walker L. Mifflin, Michael Null
rooney, Harry A. Richardson, I'd.
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