Evening journal., 1897-10-25
GIFT FOR THE GUNBOAT T
The Important Question De-
cided Saturday Night.
ELEGANT PUNCH BOWL SELECTED


THE TESTIMONIAL CAN BE FIN
IsHED IN THREE WEEKS-MANY
OTHER BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS OF
FERED-S. II. BAYNARD THESUC-
CEssFUL COMPETITOR - MORE
MONEY NEEDED
The Board of Trade rooms presented
a silvery aspect Saturday night. There
was silver in all shapes and all sizes.
The occasion was the meeting OF the
silver service committee OF the gunboat
Wilmington, called for the purpose Of
selecting a design OF the service to be
presented TO the gunbOat. The com
mittee reported that it had $1,457.80
cash on hand, with non-collected sub
scriptions to the amount of about 5000 to
hear from. Those who attended the
meeting were: Alvin r. Morrison, G. w.
Edwards, William Lawton, L. A. Ber-
toilette, COuncilmen Oberly and Zebley,
w. S. Vernon and A. G.. McCausland.
Designs for the service were sub
mitted by l.. Thomas, G. f. Rudolph,
II. u. Thomas. S. II. Baynard and w. G..
Earle Many of the designs were very
handsome, particularly those submitted
by Messrs. Rudolph and l.. Thomas.
The committee examined the designs
carefully and by unanimous vote de-
cided that the special design which Mr..
Baynard submitted would be more ap-
propriate, and an order was therefore
given for It.
The matter of time was considered in
making the selection, as the committee
was informed that the Wilmington
was likely soon to be ordered on a
three years cruise in foreign waters.
The design submitted by Mr.. Baynard
was a large lemonade, or punch bowl,
to hold about four gallons. The bowl
is mounted on an ebony base. On one
side Of the bowl is the seal OF the city,
and on the other the gunboat Whining
ton is shown in relief.
Peaches, peach blossoms and peach
leaves figure in the decorations of the
bowl, as do also a blue hen and her
chickens, in blue enamel, on the plate
on which the bowl sits. A blue hen's
chicken will decorate the top of the
ladle, or dipper. The design OF the bowl
is now on exhibition in Baynard's win
dow, and will be there for three days
The committee has money enough on
hand to purchase the silver service. but
is anxious to receive subscriptions tc
! promote the ceremonies incident to the
presentation. There ought to be in the
treasury not less than $4,000, and it is
hoped that the amount will be in hanC
in day or two.
The suggestion has been made that il
would have been more fitting to hav,
selected library. The correspondent o
the Star who so pointedly objects t
the silver punch bowl, should remem
Der that every subscriber so far to th'
fund gave his subscription for the pur
pose of aiding the purchase of a silve
service-not a library. The commit
tees intention was to have 81, 500 raise,
and we now second the suggestion o
the correspondent that library be pur
chased for the crew and invite him t,
make the first subscription for that pur
pose. Let the subscriptions come along
and whatever may be left out of tn
silver service fund can be used for tn
/ library. Two thousand five hundre
dollars will do the whole thing.
We notice that many prominen
firms and individuals have not yet sub
scribed andrthey are now invited t
contribute.
The following is a complete list o
the subscriptions which have been pai
2 in m to nom to-day.