Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-24
HONORING 4 NAMESAKE.
Gunboat Wheeling to Receive Il
Donation of Silver.


REPRESENTATIVE Dovener of West Virginia
has arranged to take a large party to San
Francisco to witness the presentation o.
silver service to the gunboat Wheeling,
which is now receiving the hmshlng
touches from the hands of the artificers at
Mare Island and which will go into active
service September 10. The vessel was
named for Mr. Dovener's home city, the
chief commercial community of the state,
and the citizens there have expended about
s.. 900 in the purchase of a testimonial and
have selected committee, representing the
city council and other local bodies, TO place
the same in possession OF the commander
prior to tn. departure OF the W heeilhs iof
Alaskan waters. go
The city of Wheeling and the state will
be represented at the ceremony by promi-
nent citizens, but the invitations nave not
been confined to the local residents. Con-
e1ess has been drawn upon to make up the
list of guests and the Navy Department
will also be represented.
The full list of those invited to witness
the presentation is as follows: Representa-
tives Amos Cummings of New York,
James A. Walker and daughter OF VIZ
ginia Monroe Kulp and wife of Pennsyl-
vania Charles NJ. Brumm and wife OF
Pennsylvania, Joseph T. Cannon of Hi
nois Roswell p. Bishop and son of Michi-
gan, Page Morris and James A. Tawney,
both of Minnesota; A. 8. Birney and
daughter of Kentucky. H. c. Loudenslager
and wife of New Jersey, John II. Bankhead
and wife of Alabama, Sergeant-at- Arms
b. F. Russell of the House of Representa-
tives and Mrs. Russell, Representative
Warren Miller of West Virginia, Superin-
tendent Smith of the botanical Gardens
and Mrs. c. G. Farrar of this city.
Prominent West Virgnians who will also
be of the party are State Senator o. s.
Marshall, Col. James NJ. Porter. c. l..
Brown and wife, J. T. Koen, T. f. Davis
nd 1rtfa Mai In
daughter Mrs. o. p. Boaghner and daugh-
ter.
The city of Wheeling will be represented
by Representative and Mrs. Dovener a del
egation from the city council and members
of the local press, many of the delegation
t. be accompanied by ladies. Through the
efforts of Mr. Dovener the party will be
most comfortably provided for from the
large Pullman sleepers and a combination
dining and baggage car will be supplied.
The tourists who reside in Washington will
leave tomorrow evening over the Baltimore
ard Ohio railroad. At Grafton. Wheeling
ard possibly other points other members of
the party will be received. and the morn
ing of the 18th the actual start will be
made from Wheeling. 1t is expected the
city of San Francisco will be reached the
evening of the Both.
1t is a part of the program that the party
shall have a brief cruise on the new gun
boat on some day prior to the 10Th of Sep
TENDER, the date when the vessel is ex-
pected to leave for Sitka. Commander Sc
bree, at San Francisco has notified Mr..
Dovener of this feature, which, he says,
has the approval Of the Navy Department
The pilgrimage will cover period of
about four weeks. The route selected for
the outward journey is via Chicago, Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Omaha and Ogden. Returning,
the party will have the courtesy of the
Southern Pacific railway, and will take in
New Orleans and points Intervening be-
tween that city and the Golden Gate.
Mr. Dovener did not say sc, but 1t is
barely possible that stop will be made
Sunday at Ell Paso, when the male mem
bers will slip over into Juarez, Mexico, and
witness bull fight, which, it is under
stood, is regular Sunday diversion there
From New Orleans the returning pill
grims will probably travel over the Louis
vile and Nashville road.