Evening journal., 1922-05-30
A.L.DUPONT IS
LUNCHEON HOST
Chairman of Bridge Com
mission Entertains Dedi-
cation Guests
MANY PROMINENT
MEN ARE PRESENT

Governor William d. Denney
members of the Washington Memo
rial Bridge Commission and those
who VIII assist in the dedication eX.
ercises were entertained at a buffet
luncheon in the club room at the
Hotel dupont this afternoon by Al
fred l. dupont, chairman of the
Bridge Commission. Colonel Frank
S. Cocheu. commanding the Third
Army Corps Area, stationed at Bal
timore, was a guest of honor.
The luncheon was an informal af-
fair and Mr.. DUPONT was assisted in
receiving the guests by Governor
Denney and John S. Rosseli, the lat
ter a member of the Bridge Commis-
sion.
The guests at the luncheon were
Impressed with the picture of Stan
ley NJ. Arthurs. "The First Day of
Peace" which is hanging in the
club room of the hotel and repre-
sents a scene of the Civil War.
Colonel Cocheu. who had charge
of the 319th Regiment during the
recent war and who led that regi-
ment throughout the greater part OF
the war, was promoted to brigadier-
general during the war.
Those invited were;
William ID. Denney, Governor OF
Delaware; ]. Danforth Bush, ieuten-
art-governor; Alden r. Benson,
secretary of State; John G.. Town
send. Jr.. former governor; Charles
r. Miller, former governor; Everett
c. johnson. former secretary of
state ]. Austin Ellison, adjutant-
general: Josiah o. Wolcott, chancel-
lor; James Pennewill, chief justice;
Herbert l.. Rice, William watson
Harrington. Charles s. Richards and
Richard S. Rodney, associate judges;
Victor d. Woolley. United States cir
cult Judge; Hugh NJ. Morris, United
states district judge.
l.. Heisler Ball and Coleman du-
Pont, United States Senators; Caleb !
r. Layton. representative in Con-
gress; Thomas w. Miller. alien prop
erty custodian; Harry II. Billany,
assistant postmaster general; Leroy /
Harvey. mayor; Howard NJ. Ward,
president of City Council; William
DUPONT, president. William G.. Tay-
lor, vice-president, and Charles NJ.
Curtis, vice-president OF the Della
ware Trust Co.; Judge George Gray;
Judge Ignatius c. Grubb; former
United States Senators Willard
and Henry A. DUPONT; for
mer Representative in Congress,
Hiram r. Burton.
General James II. Wilson, Colonel |
Frank S. Cocheu. United States |
Army, Colonel ]. P. Spur and |
Colonel Earl I. Brown, United States |
Engineers; DR.. Walter Hullihen, |
president Of the University Of Della
ware; the Right Rev. Philip Cook, !
Bishop Of Delaware; the Right Rev.
John j. Monaghan. Bishop of Will
mington; Pierre S. DUPONT. Francis !
I. dupont, George a. Elliott, prea-
dent of the Delaware Historical So
ciety; Robert II. Richards. president
of the Sons of the American Revo-
luton: Robert Pennington, Edward
G. Bradford. Jr.
Benjamin +. Shaw. John S. Ros-
Iell, Albert Stetser and Isaac c. FL
lott, members of the Bridge Com
mission; Herbert w. Carpenter, exec
tive officer; Benjamin f. Davis, .
engineer; Vance w. Tor
III. architect; II. X. Wilson, resi-
ent engineer of the bridge; officers
f troops from Fort DUPONT; officers
+ the National Guard, T. j. Walsh,
!. c. Rahl, d. S. Terry. f W. Smith.
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'urlkin. w. z. Brennap. E. Reber, e
B. Randall, c. A. Mlllington and {
S. McGn OF the Walsh Construc- q
on Co. &
Irenee dupont. E. f. Brown, w. S. Z
arpenter, Jr., w. O. Spruance, f. G.. e
altman, Lammot dupont, William 1
oyne, Charles A. Patterson, ]. d
thompson Brown, Leslie p. Ma
ony, Arthur Lammot, ]. z. o'Don- F
ell. George H. Kerr. w. S. Simpson, o
/. c. Ferriday and L. z. Lawrence. e
, the dupont Company; Frank Will t'
ans. state engineer and surveyor t'
Z Albany, n. Y. Is
]. Ernest Smith. DIR. Harrison w. g
DWELL, Joseph ]. Hartman, William o
arshall, Jr, Curtis z. Davis, John
Townsend, srd. David NJ. Walter. II
lillian S. Covington, John F. Alex st
nder, Alexander e. Corbit, Joseph b,
Lamson, Colonel Weller L. Slower, ei
r. Victor D. Washburn and Charles II
l. Handy. IA