Evening journal., 1922-05-13
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wareans TO perform some specific
public duty than a partisan function
brought into being to promote the
nomination and the subsequent cleo
tion of a Republican United States
Senator.
The early part of the evening was
spent by the guests in inspecting the
Raskob home and the spacious
grounds surrounding It and marvel
ing at the many things which had
been achieved there by engineers,
architects and landscape gardeners,
and exterior and interior decorators
Then came the delightful buffet-sup-
per. served in the large dining room.
The endorsement meeting followed
1t was held in the large patio which
the mansion surrounds. When the
guests entered that patio early in
the evening It was open to the sky,
but just before Mr.. Raskob opened
the meeting someone touched an
electric button and a enormous
stainedglass roof, in two sections.
slid into place, and the guests found
themselves indoors. This "disap
pearing roof" as It is called. was the
idea of Mr. and Mrs. Raskob. who /
left to their engineers the task OF
working out the mechanical and |
ornamental details. It is the only
thing OF its sort. II is said. in the
world. The roof runs on small
trucks. like railroad car trucks. and
on tracks akin to railroad tracks.
and 1t slides back and forth without
any noise OF disturbing nature.
Mr.. Raskob's Welcome.
Mr.. Raskob in opening the speech I
making expressed his pleasure in 4
entertaining his guests and added p
that he hoped every man present =
would call on him any time he felt
like IT, Mr.. Raskob said several ;,
prominent men who had been in
vited and whom II was hoped 10 4,
have present had been unable to at :,
tend and had sent letters OF regret. -
which he read. The letters included y
the following: II
L. Heisler Ball-"Regret inability ="
to be present tonight on account Of !, y
night session; detained here TO help >
constitute a quorum" :,
II. II. Billany-'T am truly sorry y
that cannot so arrange my affairs %
as 10 enable me to pay my respects r,
TO our distinguished Senator from n
Delaware. and enjoy your hospital tc
ity as we'll" w
Col II. A. duPont-'fSince ac- u,
cepting your very kind Invitation. Ia
regret extremely to say that in m
view OF several unexpected occur as
rences at the last moment 1 may OF
fnd It impossible to be present, al
which would be a great disappoint- fC
ment to me. With my best wishes W
for the entire success OF the gath fC
ering on Friday next, please believe Of
me" in
Alfred I. duPont-"I regret ex- tc
ceedingly that I shall not be able ,
TO avail myself OF your courtesy, as o
my present engagements do not per- G.
NIT of my being in Wilmington on i
that evening. p
Il trust you will havea very pleas :
ant evening, as the circumstances ?
most assuredly would lead one to 8
S'recast." :
SsHlrarn II. Heald-"I regret that d
# viii be impossible TO be there as
Mr.. Speakman and I are back in =
the woods on a fishing trip and win y
not return until next week Am very ..I ~
sorry cannot be there"
Chief Justice James PennewiIl- "a
Your very kind and courteous note
makes 1t difficult for me to decline al
he invitation to a buffet supper on -.
friday evening, May 12, to meet
enator DUPONT would like to ac- ~.
ept but feel that I cannot" 80.
Governor William G. Sproul-- -,
You don't know how It hurts to be me-
nable 10 accept your invitation for do,
he evening of the twelfth. Unfor- ~
lnately I have an engagement to 10,
eak before the Foreign Trade Con-
'ess here in Philadelphia. There soJ
nothing in the world I wouldn't co.,
for Coleman and am vitality In co,,
rested in his candidacy. bsd
Senator Walter f. Edge OF New o,a
would give me dun
ore pleasure than 70 attend the eIe,
rty TO be given at your home FRI rea,
y evening, May ~. for the pur- wa,
se OF promoting the nomination an
Senator Coleman dupont and his The
action this fall. f,,ss
Il regret exceedingly that because este
a previous engagement I cannot bee,
-ah myself OF the pleasure of ac- com
ptiDg. mo,
es'is'or j. Frelinghuysen OF ject
ew Jersey-'T regret very much A =
1at it is impossible for me TO ac- has
ept your kind invitation to be pres. big,
nj at your home in honor os SEN GRE,
leor DUPONT. Wishing you every Gee
,ue1ess IN promoting Senator au- "a
ronts reelection, and repra,ttn. -
mat conditions make it imnoss,nIe -
Tor oe to attend" oI
W. Davis-"I regret ver,, r,,,.,1, -
70 say II will not be possible for ~ ~
70 accept your invitation at this .ir,e ~,
But l wish to say, you viii alv-a,,s o.,
nhd me loyal to Senator dupont pr
and expect to do my little mite AZ m,
the primaries to see that he gets in
The delegates, also do wat I can for
his election. To my mind ne is the lie
biggest business man aud has done d,
more for Delaware than any man d.
that ever walked upon the soil OF 70
our state. 1 predict he viii get the hs
largest majority of any man ever dr
elected in onc state" ii,
Henry B. Thompson-"Regret ex- ed
'eedingly unable 20 accept invitation m
or tonight" al
Mr.. Raskob continued: I con- le'
ider it great privilege to have Ju
cu honor me with your presence La
ere tonight to meet Coleman
uPont. wa
Il suppose. like a great many bu