The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-15

Except Special Guests Gone Home
Others Doing up the City Sights.
This morning the sun arose with a
clear sky and the atmosphere was
charmingly balmy and pleasant All
during the night bands OF music were
heard and marching men were seen as
they left in the different trains for
home.
The companies remaining this morn
ing were the Friendship of Harris.
burg, Pa, and Union OF York, Pa,
guests OF the Friendship OF this city,
and the Neversink oil Reading, Pa, and
the Lebanon Of Lebanon, Pa, guests
OF the Delaware. The latter companies
will return home this evening, but the
Friendships guests will remain over
until tomorrow and tonight they will
be given banquet In Eden Hall
According to appointment at o.
clock this morning delegation of the
Delaware Fire Company escorted the
Neversink, their guests, out to Bishop
stead, where they We're formally pre-
sented with the handsome Bible they
had won in the parade yesterday for
best behavior. When the company
was marched In front OF the EPISCOPAL
residence Bishop Coleman appeared
In blue vestments and saluted the com
pany, which the Nevarsinks returned In
true tremen's style.
10 the left of the bishop stood May
or Wiley and to his right Mr.. John j.
Gallagher, who had been selected to re-
ceivo the gift on behalf of the COM
pany. Bishop Coleman made a most
feliciLous speech. He referred to the
interest he took In civic displays and
said he could do nothing better to en-
| courage desire for IN 1rality and
god conduct than to offer bible to
the company behaving best in the pa
rade. The competent judges appoint
| ed had awarded the present to the
NeYersink as meeting the require
ments of the occasion.
The bishop highly complimented
the company for their fine appearance,
superb marching and splendid behav-
Tor, Referring to the bible he said It
was tho book of books. tho guide to
morals, and pointing out tho way to a
higher life. When Sir Walter Scott
: lay upon his death bed, about to enter
the portals of the other world, he said
to his attendant: Bring me the book"
What book ?" replied the sattendant.
Tine bible" replied the dying Scott,
there Is no other book"
The bishop then presented the book
TO the company through Mr.. Gallagher
with a request that they would read it
carefully and follow its divine pre-
cept5.
John j. Gallagher received the bible
on behalf OF the company, assuring
the bishop that from the character OF
tho men he saw before him he might
rest assured that the book would lie
faithfully read and its precepts treas
ured. He assured the bishop that they
"A en- l.af
The men who had such n regard for
order were not the kind of men to
slight good Instructions and to refuse
to 70 governed by the precepts of the
DiDle.
He assured him that the gift was
highly appreciated and would be faith.
fully Rad by the members OF The
Neyersink. Again he thanked the
bishop for gift that could MOI have
boon more appropriate.
4 Bishop Coleman said that in this
country Church and State were not
conn ctrd anlas he had represented the
church, he would call upon Mayor
Wiley to represent the civic authorl-
ties of the city.
Mayor Wiley said his address would
he very brief. He highly compliment
ell the tiremen Ia general, and the
| NeNerslnk Fire Company in particular
upon the grand oecasiOn Of Yesterday,
and especial y tho Neversink Company
upon their good behavior on parade.
that made them tho recipients OF this
appropriate gilt from tile Bishop. lie
referred To Reading and Wilmington
as being nenrly Of one size, to the
good feelings that always existed be-
tween the two cities, and which he
hoped would continue in the future
He hoped In the neal future to have an
opportunity to visit Reading and as
sured the NeversiHii that they would
always find a warm welcome in Wi.
mingtOn.
lie regretted that the city Ind moi
be Jtr streets forthem to march over
but he had reason to believe that bet,
ter times were coming. Tie city had
900, 900 put IN It's hands to SPEND Ii
the repair of streets, and lie could as
sure them upon the honor OF Il pollti
clan that every cent of it would bc
spent. The Mayor congratulated the
company on winning he bible thatron
timed truths for their guidance more
precious than gold. and which Is the
gnide TO n biiassul eternity.
a lac Invltt.iOn Of Bishop Coleman,
tue iireuen and others present filed
Into the biSnop'S residence and from
thence Into the Chapel OF the Good
Shepherd and counter marched again
to the lawn. The bishop took posi-,
ton at the door and shook hands with
every person rs ho entered. The band
then played IL sereMatle and the com,
panies retired. The balance of the
day Is being spent In visiting the othel
fire companies where grand lunche.
were spread.
At . o'clock this morning the Friend
ship Fire Company escorted theil
: guests, the Friendship OF Harrisburg,
headed by the Comm onwealth band
and the EniofSOf York, headed by thu
Hl4ogansyill, band down Market street
to Front, out Front to King and down
King to tho wharf on tho Chri5liuna,
where they boarded the Delaware
and went out for an excursion dowr
the Delaware below Reedy Island and
return.
They expect to return at an earl,
hour to prepare Tor the i,dcn Hal
banquet to night, The excursion OF
the delaware Will DO n grand treat :,
many OF the iiremen OF these inlunl
cities, who do not often get ST, amLou
rides.
NOTES AND EXPRESSIONS.
The very Tine marching OF the Wee
caeOe yesterday, Is the subject 0
general comment
The ibfrty Company turned out 4;
men, out OF 45 belonging In the parad
yesterday AID asksif any company ca
beat that.
Every effort was made In vain by tn
CITY Council and Mayor Wiley before
the parade tirted yesterday to tint
Mayor Frltchin OF Harrisburg, thlt Ii