Evening journal., 1897-10-30
ALL IN PERFECT PEACE.
Action of Silver Service Com
mittee Causes a Wrangle.
COMMITTEE SUSTAINED, HOWEVER
e. T. WARNER OBJECTS TO THE
IRREGUIARITY OF THE CIRCU-
LAR, BUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
DID NOT-COMMITTEE WORK
DISCUSSED.

LAR, BUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
DID NoT-COMMITTEE WORK
DISCUSSED.
The few slight differences existing
among the committee for the silver SER
vice for the gunboat Wilmington were
amicably adjusted last night at the pub
lie meeting CT the contributors to the
fund held in the Builders Exchange
room. About twenty-four contributors,
counting the committee. were present
The meeting was significant from the
fact that the impression that the COM
mittee had oveTstepped It's bounds in
purchasing the muoh-talked-of punch
bowl was, by big majority, knocked
into cooked hat.
President Lawton, of the Wilmington
Board Of Trade, presided, and Daniel
w. Taylor acted as secretary.
e. T. Warner one of the committee,
denounced the action of the committee
in making the selection without secur-
ing the opinion of the contributors He
contended that when contributions were
first asked for and the necessary
amount gotten, the selection of the ser
vice was to be made by those contrib
uting to the fund.
Chairman Morrison, Of the commit
tee, said that when the matter OF se-
lecting a present for the gunboat had
been assured the cOmmittee set about
to secure s., 500. but only half of that had
been subscribed, and the money got
ten was about sufficient TO warrant the
committee to make the selection it did.
He gave an account Of his recent visit
to Washington, where he held a confer
ence with the secretary OF the navy re-
garding the sending Of the vessel to
this city. He was informed that the
gunbOat would be held four weeks, and
in that time the presentation must take
place, as the vessel had been assigned
to duty in the South American waters
At the Office OF the bureau chief he was
informed that THANKSGIVING Day
| which had been selected by the com
mittee as the presentation day would
be too late. The committee, taking thg
orders Of the Washington officials int
/ consideration, deemed best to select tn.
punch bowl The time ALLOTTED thl
committee would be insufficient q
prepare a silver service, as it requires
eight weeks in which to complete thi
work On a silver service CT any preten
, sion.
Mr.. Morrison said further that he wa
also informed that a silver servic
: would be unsuitable to present to In
gunboat, as the government had al
ready provided the vessel with such.
Frank Woolley moved that the actio
S Of the committe be endorsed.
Mr. Warner said that he had one oh
- lection, and that was the irregularlt
= of the former committee in net maxim
the selection with the contributors a
4 a committee of the whole. I'VE prom
e. ised the subscribers that they shoul
, have some voice in the matter Of So
i lection, and we cannot 50 back en- on
promise" he said.
r Mr.. Morrison said that if the com
S mittee had made a mistake 1T wa
sorry. HAD you attended the commii
tees meeting" said Chairman Morr
son, you would have known what th
- circulars which the committee had ser
y out to the contributors meant
y A. G. McCausland said that he wa
= present at the committee meeting. an
y asked If the committee had full pow'
n to act. He was informed that it had.
> c. w. Edwards, secretary of the con
l. mittee. said that the committee nev'
l. authorized the sending out of the clrcl
d lar which had been issued, but 1t d
a circular pertaining to the calling
a contributors meeting.
Levi c. BertOlette, another memb
n Of the committee. said that when u
l. bids were first opened he did not su
a pose that the selection would be MAJ
ID immediately He was acquainted wi
p. the orders given at Washington to NJ
ID Morrison and therefore. he voted
lie purchase a punch bowl. thinking tn
II il would be the next appropriate thil
TO be presented. He informed those
the meeting that the size Of the vess
" would not allow the presentation CT
silver service. He said that the col
,r mittee's selection would be suitable, al
~ one that would be used on state ccc
IN sions only.
20i Mr.. Woolley again called for a vC
v to sustain the action OF the commits
ad Henry G. Morse. a contributor W
not entirely satisfied with the acsi
of the committee. He thought 1t W
[. an Injustice to the subscribers not
H. consult them in the matter of sslectiC
40 Mr. Morse contended that in selecti
lie a special design. which the commit
on had done. it ruled out a majority
10 the bidders. He then moved to anne
wv Mr. Woolleys motion by adding ii
Ig. those present at the meeting act as
committee Of the whole and make
n. selection as it saw fit.
K Mr.. Morse also moved that the
ay sign be produced at the meeting. J
d. Baynard went after it and. when II h
or been examined, moved that it be
or ceuted. 1t prevailed
he Mr.. Woolley then moved that the
tion of the committee be endors
Everybody voted except Mess-s. Mo
and Warner
.sr Those present at the meeting we
" Mayor McLear. Daniel w. Taylor. W
nm liam Iawton Alvin r. Morrison. c.
r. Edwards. Henry G. Morse, A. G.. \
a. Causland. Y. A. Berto'ette. E. T. w
- ner. Alfred Belts. John M. Rogers.
8. Satterth waite. G.. NJ. Townsend. S.
Baynard, Garrett ]. Hart and cthera