Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-18
A BIBLE FOR THE WILMINGTON.
school children to Join Ia a Beautiful
Present for the Gunbnat.

school children to Join IN Beautiful
Present for the Gunb"at.
The school children of this city will
Join in the purchase OF Bible for tine
gunnoat Wilmington. and one OF thar
number will be chosen to mako the
presentation speech. This will he an
interesting part of the programme for
November 2}d when the lemonade bowl
will DO presented by the board of Trade
silver service committee. The arrange.
ments for the participation of the Rchool
children in gift are entirely outside
the province of the COMMITTEES, but they
are under the direction OF Alvin II
Morrison, who ia tina chairman OF the
committee. MIR. Morrison has been NOV
ing in tie matter in response to n deeiro
Of the aBcho5l children TO have some
part in gift for tho gunhoat. They
desired Mr.. Morrisonif to furnish them
an opportunity and hot thought thu
plan to give Bible furnished such
opportunity
Tho Bible has already been ordered
through Biblo houee and is now in
tho hands OF the Gorhsm Manutactnr.
ing 60. of New York to receive special
cover desigD in silver.
| The cost of Bible, cover and caao
\ will be about $500. The volume Will
hear this inscription: 'Preseuted by
the pupils of the Public Schools OF the
city of Wilmington. So far as Mr..
Morrison knowa this will ba the first
persent of its kind ever given to @
vessel of war in this country.
The gunhoat Wilmington committee
held n meeting ON Saturday night, and,
being informed that the men on the
boat would not be permitted to wear
souvenir buttons, it was decided To
abandon the idea of presenting them
with buttons, and give them Thanks.
giving dinner instead. Two Thousand
buttons for general sale will be ordered.
A communication was received from
thu p. W. s. b. Railroad Go. announcing
that the company would sell excursion
tickets TO Wilmington from all points
on the Maryland division between
Moore's and Havte de Grace and OF
the Delaware railroad at the rate OF ont
, fare.
1, A communication was also received
from II. A. Miller, passenger agent Q
the B. & o. company stating that IN
company will place on sale excursion
] tickets at all stations between EolsUr
, and Havre ds Grace and from al
Landenberg branch points to Whining
ton for single fare for the round triI
Tickets will be sold November 22d an
: 23i. good TO return until Novsmhe
9 oath, inclusive.
t George H. Mccall and John A. Crane
9 ton offered the use of their property Q
i the south side of the Christiana ON th
t occasion of the visit of the gunboat
II the city, but as the wbarres of tt
h Pusey & Jones Co. are nearer to stree
: cars, it was decided to accept the Off
Is of that company and have the boz
tied up at Poplar street wharf.
/. The gunboat will arrive about noe
J. next Monday and the committee wi
10 meet her in the Delaware river vii
y tug and pilot her to the wharyes
D the Pussy g. Jones Co.
10 1t was decided to have printed 81
4 tickets of admission to the Grand Ope
IS House, 900 of the tickets to be for sta
D. seats. Admission on that oucasion "
IN be by ticket only.
III Representative b.. A. Hazel, who "
" present, was instructed TO invite Il
,g members Of the Legislature to partit
0. pate in the exercises. 1t was also d
Is cided TO invite the memberB of t
to judiciary, Governor and stat, Ste
" officers and City Council.