The sun., 1897-10-31
THE Lemonade BOWL GOES
All Hands Decide That it is Fit
and Proper.
WILL BE PRESENTED SOON
Rather Warm Meeting Ends in Har-
mony and Happinc and
the Committees Design
is Accepted.

At meeting Of tie contributors to the
punboat Wilmington silver service trnd,
held last night in the Builders In
change. the action of the original COM
mittee was discussed at length.
Mavor Mclear called the meeting to
orlcr and William Lawton was al-
pointed chairman, and Daniel ". Taylor
secretary.
The object Of the meeting was stated
by A. X. Morrison, and the minutes OF
previous meetings were read at his IT,
Quest to show how fully the committee
had acted with their instructions and
the power conferred upon them. He
claimed that the committee had done as
was deemed best and justified them by
explaining that the correspondence with
the Secretary Of the Navy limited them
as to time. His instructions from that
source were to the effect hat the visit
OF the gunbra, here must be W!llin
three week. or not 1t all and that t. get
her here on Thanksgiving would be i'm
possible They had selected the single
piece for various reasons. The com
mittec expected at least $500; tE'y
have 81, 800. 1t was deemed best t. give
something which would be prizcu a- Il
souvenir rs the government pro'lGcs
things for every day use
+. r. Warner who was one OF the uls'
.senting contributors stated that he was
not finding iault with the committee eN'
cept that thry lad not acted III accord
ancr with the circular issucd by them
and thus kept faith with the subScr' ers
A lively discussion followed, Mr.. Nor
rison claimed that the committee ar'
pointed on March II had is>ue,i clrrU
lar calling meeting Of the contributors
A. q. McCanslanl. Il member OF tho
committee, said he never saw tie err
cuar.
G.. w. Edwards stated that the clrcuial
in urestion had no official standing a'
the committee never authorlzedlts Issue
After lively discussion Frank Woo
lev moved that tie action Of the com.
mittce re endorsed. and the committee
continued to carry ont the objects IN
tended.
Henry G. Morse, oi the II. A II. Co.
moved that a. the meeting was meet
ing OF the contributors, to amend b.
making the meeting committee "I TN
whorc to inspect the Gesign anu clthr
accept or reject it and thus keep Ia!t|
with the contributors who have bccl
promised a sly in the selection, ThI
was carried.
S, II. Raynarl was asked to pr"c'n
the design which had been selected
This he did, and after it had been III
sncrtcd il was moved tina, the design b
accepted
Levi A. Ber,c,,c spoke strongly i
favor Of the souvenir design and gave Il
his reason that such IA gilt would b
kept and used ON state occasions an
that the idea Of Il silver service was n'
practical, a, it would be too ornate IL
every day use, and there was no room "
those vessels for storage of anything bl
necessities,
His remarks were given added Wclg
when Mr.. Taylor explained that on" {
Mr. I'ertolctte's sons was Il IIcnt"nal
aboard the "Wilmington.''
The motion was then put and carr!"
unanimously.
The mayor tEcn moved that il III
money was forthcoming two or mon
pieces Of Il suitable design be purchase
to go with the design selected.
The amount now in hand is Sl.os3.s'
The design selected is to cost Sl.5U. :
there will bc Il Sna!! amount left, an
probably few Eclatcd sub~cri ptions wi
DC added to this sum.
The date Of the presentation is N
definitely fxcl but it will b" with
three weeks or not at all.
Dug Up II Fortune.