The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-23
THE BIBLE PRESENTED.

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The procession reached tho Auditorium
at 10 O'clock and five minutes afterward
| the big building was crowded to its ut
most capacity and it was II noisy crowd
The boys Of the High School yelled their
| slogans, the First Re Ilment Band dis.
| cOulSed music. Ilurrahs were alsJ sent up.
| The stage decorations were elaborate. I The
| National colors fell in graceful folds from
the top and bottom OF the stage. In the
central and toward the front OF the stage
stood n tale which was covered by an
! American flag.
| On this table the Holy Bible, the gift Of
| the children laid. On the stage were Cap
| tain Todd, Lieutonants Almy and Bayto
| lcttc; Ensigns Bailey and Keenan,, C5rpo-
Ri j. G. Cox, Captains Orderly, II. S.
| Coleman executive officer, J. Il. Collins,
| Navigator Cutler, Chief Engineer j. p.
| Lawrence, Paymnstrr II J. Sullivan and
Surgeon +. +. Cook. They occupied
! wicker chairs and ~c,,crs in front Back
| of them sat the members Of tho Board of
| Public Education the general commit
having in charge tho exercises of the day.
81 hop Coleman, Professor A. II. Berlin,
itcv Ashton Henry. and many other
+ minent citizons
At 10 l5 O'Clock President Charlie, Baird
of the Board of Public Education APP
preached the centre Of The stage which act
was the siRhiil lor III nu' piiH ~ lioih WV
throng of children Whom the din had
subsidized Mr. Baird announced the Battle
hymn of tho Republic" Tho children
sang to the accompaniment of the band
and under tho leader ship OF Professor j
II. Clymcr AT the conclusion of the sina.
ing Righ. Rev. Bishop Coleman Invoked
the divine blessing the big audience and
those on the sage standing
Then Mr.. Baird expressed the pleasure
h., Il, ,,l, lrpi, in in am
boat officer, hero The speaker did not in
| tend to deliver an address, leaving that
part of the exercises to the children, who
he said were tho glory of the nation Mr.
Baird then called upon tho girls to salute
the officers which was done while the girls
stood Tho officers returned the conpli
ment by standing The boys sont up
hurrnh which shook The building
Then Mr. Baird introduce Col. Robert
Mitchell Floyd MS n gentleman who has
the int ores of the school children Of VII
mington "a. heart
"Givc me your attention. cried MIR
Floyd at the top Of his voice But tho
| children could not hhHomo qnint, which
prevented tho speaker from talking any
ltnrth of time. lIc said, This is ono Of
the grandest occasions You can look back
to in after years. (Arplnusc) Yon nro
giving to the officers Of I he Wilmington
the book Of nll books, which goes hand in
hand with everything that is honest. pm
dent and every condition which makes Il
good citizen.
This is the first tima tho children Of the
schools have made II gift to tho Navy. zap
pa,isr) Twill now introduce John As.
I pin kirnlr. who will doiivtr tho prrsenta-
ton address
Ma ter kian'eapProached tho centre of
III stage assist ed by Mr. Baird, and after
tre chrCing al subsidized, said
Mir. Chairman, Captain Todd, Officers Of
the Wilmington and Friends:
,hrr. wore in tho public schools last
y,ar, PSI bugs and girls and in their be
Ia | save yunH cordial welcome to the
city, s,rh II welcome rs can only come
ir"in n,ihUll-and healthy, independent
American children, We SNOW that it Is II
gTc.t hunol for Uncle sam TO namn II gun.
iUlt for tho city Of Whining, on, and
since W" represent ah"u' cne'-evonth Of
The population. W" Thought that we were
en- liked 10 tax" II prominent part tn tho
FIUrIe,s al To Il ~.
some one 81 he children arc to
hIv.. a side snuw ali to themselves" |
hope. gen lrlnrn. before we aIc through
thar you will thlnk that the sideshow has
Gel. y cd the circus You will probably bc |
very well acqun nicd with us before you
leave the Chri.tl;tna river, and b Sieve |
that our enthusiasm at least. Will win |
your friendship l0n. Captnln Todd, re-. |
prr-"Hj thr str"ug ann of the natiOn We !
rrHgr eat the weak aud dependent, aud |
we loci. IT, you tor protection, We expect |
you to uphull til" liuuur Of our country, |
wh future depends upon tod and the |
chudrcn
Love for one, native land Strengthens
= only individual bat national character |
Il EiNos hlrth 10 the civic priN which |
cnH7 20 demons ralaus like thus to-day |
| have he honor ga Ek you 10 accept from |
the children thi- Holy liihlr. (irIwing |
tho fa4 usldo) "a book that n",,udy ever
out4ro"S, and whic., Nideur ,nJ dGopeH8
WIN our years. II Is Il Whole nytr 81 !
t/.an Of mr. goodwill, and wo hope it vi.