The daily gazette., 1874-11-05

Closing OF the Exhibition OF the DetdaodTe
Instit,tte or Mechan,dArts-1Ae address.
es &c.
The first annual exhibition of the
Delaware Institute of Mechanic Arts
is now thing of the past, and the ex-
hibitors are busily engaged this morn.
ming In removing their goods. The
attendance last eveng was good, and
among the many smiling faces, we no.
ticed number of the students of the
Wesleyan Female College.
At half past nine o'clock Rev. Fiel-
der Israel mounted the stand and after
asking the people to gather around in
Itroduced:P. N. Brennan, Esq. President
of the Institute.
DR.. Grimshaw then on behalf of the
Experimenting Committee returned to
the President this exhibition of the
arts and sciences of Delaware, and ask
ed him to return thanks to the exhibit
tors for the display made, and to the
many persons that have visited the ex-
hibition, and by their presence encou-
ragged the enterprise.
Mr. Brennan then said that the exhi-
bition had been great success and the
receipts have exceed our most sanguine
Expectations. Not many days ago, it
was my privilege to tell you in this
lplace, of the many disadvantages under
which our Institute had labored. lam
lnow happy to say that we can pay of
lall our old debts, and lay new and use
full plans for the future. In the name
of the Institute return to the men,
bcrs of the Committee our grateful and
heartfelt thanks, and to others not
members who helped us with advice
and labor, and to Mr.. Bradford
who loaned us the building, we give
hearty thanks. We hope on future
. occasion to offer to you a far greater
display than this one.
The speaker then introduced Mr.. W
, HastingsPresident of the Board ofTrade
: Iwho said, Mr.. President:-Allow me to
express to you and through you to the
Delaware Institute of Mechanic Art:
the congratulations of the Board Of
n Trade on the great success which has
:. rcowned your efforts. The Board .o1
= Trade is proud of the honor of being
called to participate in the exercises Of
t this exhibition, and in all efforts Of
this kind we will give all the aid pos
!" sible.
The speaker here introduced Mr.. ]
T. Heald, who he said, would say wha
n he felt incompetent to perform. Mr.
n Heald said: Mr.. Chairman of the Su
Iperintending Committee and ladies AM
gentlemen; our very modestand genia
:, and enterprising gentleman the Presi
+ dent of the Board, who has just spokel
to you, having been lately engaged il
Ivery arduous work, feels unable t,
n properly address you. He must be ez
cused this evening he was at awake -
: in fact, as he himself said this mornin
at large and respectable funeral
The Board of Trade has been in exi!
tence for years, laboring for the intel
ests of this city and hopes soon to eS
tend its help more by having more G
its members meeting together.
The Institute of Mechanic Arts ha
in its way, done great deal of goo
in the community. Its schools hav
been of great use to the young mech,
tn MICS of this city. When the Institut
first proposed to start this Exhibition
we responded with encouragement {
them. ] congratulate your efficiel
committee on their faith, their persi
ne tent pluck and general good manag
20 20 ment l thank the contributors fl
hoNO ihuuSs eho eoo
they have shown, and the cost the
have shown, and the cost they hay
been at, in order to offer this oppo
tunity to our citizens to view the e.
hibition. thank our citizen, Jam,
tb Bradford, who had the thought to O
- fer this beautiful building, this mon
ment of his enterprise, without whic
. the exhibition could not have been
- success. applause.
/ trust this exhibition is but simp
the Inauguration of one, which v
ic3 will have next winter, which will
larger and better than this one
i, Let us all shake hands, not over tt
Y bloody chasm, but in the valley of tl
arts and sciences; in behalf of industr
DC science and advanced christian civiliz
NY tion, and all that makes men and won,
\ happier and better. hope we may ;
). meet again next year, and that the e
hibition then may prove q still great
h success than this one. With cheers
Mr.. James Bradford the exhibition a
- journed.