Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-04
N. {. MINISTERS
COOPERATE IN THE
D|Az RECEPTION
So Inform Mayor Harvey, Whom
They Commend for Arrange
ment of Plans.
A PATRIOTIC OCCASION

Assurance by Mayor Harvey tina
the arrangements for .he public recep
tion OF General Diaz on Sunday woul
conform In spirit 10 the sacred char
avter OF the day. while consulting IN
convenience OF the city's dlstinguishe
guest, served 10 satisfy the protesting
delegation OF Methodist Episcopa
Ministers. who waited on the mayo
yesterday.
This is evidenced by the folloN nj
letter, on behalf of the ministeria
delegation, which was sent TO tn
mayor today by District Superinten
dent Watt;
To His Honor, Mayor Harvey,
My dear Mr.. Mayor; AS the
representative OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church. and tho
chosen spokesman of the Metho-
dist Preachers Association ou
the occasion of our recent visit
TO you. l feel confident that |
am expressing the cordial and
unanimous sentiment Of those
who waited upon your Honor,
concerning the reception to -
given 10 General DiaZ. one OF
ed military geniuses % modern
times, when / say:
That we all recognized the
deicacy OF the situation, par
ticularly tho possible embarass-
ment 10 you as our chief magis-
tratc: and the more so when we
learned that YOU and Your as
sociates on the committee,
charged with the arrai. .gements
incident TO a reception TO so dis
unguished a guest, had made
every endeavor TO have the re-
Ception take place on a day other
than the sabbath Day. And
when we learned stu further
that the failure 10 so arrange
could IN no sense ne charged 20
YOU or your committee, We Of.
our part were ready to view the
situation broadly and in spiyit
OF courteous cooperation.
And IL is with pleasure un-
fCigncd that we express TO YOU
and your committee our ap-
preciati0n OF the fine fashion in
which you met the delicate and
trying situation 20 all OF us. As
representative OF tho Christian
sentiment OF a very large nun
Der ~ citizens, we desire to say
That your Courteous and patent
manner. your earnest desire 10
avoid all cause Of criticism and
anything that in any way might
SAVIOR OF disregard OF the
sanctity OF our American Sab
bath, and 10 so arrange the pro-
gram that II might be IN real
way an initial service in con-
n
greatly gratifed Is. We were
never treated with finer courtesy
tEan your Honor accorded us IN
the occasion referred to.
And IL IS needless to assure
YOUR Honor that the chance re-
mark which some may be an
danger OF MISUNDERSTANDING is
thoroughly understood by US rs
in no sense a reflection upon .ha
denomination we represented.
And we further assure YOU, that
II al any time your Honor feels
that We can be OF service 10 y5l
IN the discharge OF the grave
ana sometimes difficult and deli
cate conditions which YOU as
tne CHOSEN representative Of our
clty tace, you have but 70 COM
mand US and We are at your
service. And finally IL is a mat
Ter OF peculiar qualification 20
us That we have at the head Of
our municipal affairs a man of
Sentleinaniy manner, courteous
bearing. and, withal. keeniv
aiiVe 20 all that makes for the
moral betterment OF our COM
monwealfh as well as its ma
terial welfare.
Very Respectfully yours
Robert Watt.
Wilmington, Nov. 4, 1921.