The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-16

derson.
shortly after s O'Clock the Second
Regiment band, brightly n hand
sornely uniformed, drilled gaily into
the theatre, and seated themselves
within the orchestra rail. Just before
toms assemblage OF representative cit
liens and her honored guests seated
on the stage, the band rendered
Echoes from Vienna" When the cur
tain arose they played the "Star Span
gled Banner" and as the stirring notes
swelled gioriously out upon the air.
which was densely pervaded with pa
triotism, the large multitude gave vent
to loud applause, which increased to
a perfect uproar when Lieutenant An
derson and Lieutenant Blue were OBJ
served seated on a settee. converted
with flags into an attractive divan.
Just after the presentation of the
souvenirs by Lieutenant Anderson, the
band rendered America" which re-
ceived a loyal reception. At the close
Of the ceremonies Dixie was played
and everybody, as usual, and rightly
SO. went wild. Then Sousa's famed
march, Eel Captain" was played.
The stage box to the left was occu-
! pied by Lieutenant Anderson's sister,
/ Mrs. T. H. McKoy, his niece, Miss
Mary l.. McKoy, and Mr.. and Mrs. E.
p. Parker, all Of this city.
The decorations were made by DR..
J.. D. Mutt and Messrs. c. w. Wood
ward and Will Render, and these gen.
; tlemen deserve high commentator for
the great success they achieved.
Yesterday when the Sandoval and
! Alvarado anne up the river every ship
in port prominently displayed their
flags, except the British steamship
! Karoon. The reason for this was obvi-
Gus, as the clever commander, Captain
Freeman, stripped his entire ship, and
, sent all the bunting to the theatre
for decorations. He also furnished two
sailors to help decorate. The captain
deserves our thanks.
GRAND OVATION.
That Wilmington is proud of North
Cardinals heroes was manifested by
the great %outpouring Of people at the
opera house last night, IN the occasion
Of the formal presentation by Lieuten-
ant Anderson of the trophies which he
obtained permission from the secretary
OF he navy to present to the North
Carolina Naval Battalion, with head
quarters at Wilmington. Lieutenant
Anderson secured these trophies him
self and stopped in here with the San
dOval and AlvaradO to deliver them.
According to the arrangements made
by the committee representing the Ma
val Battalion and the Chamber of Com
merce, the presentation 6f the trophies
took place at the opera house at $50
p. m.
At 8 p. m. Commander Morton, Sur
geon T. S. Burbank, M. D., and Navi-
gator T. M. Morse, of the North Car
DINA naval battalion, called with car
riages at the custom house wharf and
escorted Lieutenants Anderson and
Blue to the opera house. At the same
hour the invited guests assembled at
the mayors office and proceeded thence
to the opera house and occupied the
stage, as follows:
JuniuS Davis, Esq, adjutant gene
raj Confederate Veterans.
James Sprunt, British vice consul.
Hon. Geo. Rountree, Hon. M. S. Will
lard, representatives legislature.
The Star, The Dispatch, The Messen-
ger.
Major w. A. Johnson, president Mer-
chants Association.
Captain w. E.. Craighill, United
States engineer corps, and assistant.
Colonel inc. L.. Cantwell, secretary
Produce Exchange and Chamber OF
Commerce.
H. G.. Smallbones, president Produce
Exchange.
Jas. H. Chadbourn, Jr., president
Chamber of Commerce.
E. Peschau, German consul.
Major General O'Connor, ". c., Brit
ish army.
H. M. Emerson, president, w. A.
Dick, secretary, Cape Fear club.
Commander Geo. L. Morton, Naval
tutant w. N. Harriss, First regiment,
North Carolina State Guard.
Captain T. G. James, Lieutenant C.
H. White, Lieutenant c.. S. Granger,
Chaplain Jas. Carmichael. Wilmington
Light Infantry; Lieutenant j. j. Ad-
kins, Ensign H. l.. Miller, Chief En-
gineer w. E. Furlong, Chaplain Robt.
Pay Master E.. S. Latimer, Surgeon
T. S. Burbank, Lieutenant T. M.
Morse, Lieutenant r. H. McKoy, Ma
val Reserves.
I'D. Meares, Seaboard Air Line.
w. G. Elliott, J. R.. Kenly, T. M.
Emerson, Atlantic Coast Line.
]. w. Fry, Cape Fear and Yadkin
Valley.
Geo. r. French. Seacoast Railroad.
Hon. A. M. Waddell, mayor.
H. p. West, J.. A. Taylor, A. b.
| Shielding, Rev. j. w. Kramer, Hugh
MacRae. c. w. WORTH, w. H. Sprunt,
C. H. Gamer, members Board of AL
| dermen.
H. c.. Mcqueen, c. w. Yates, Jesse
| Finance.
G. Herbert Smith.
A. S. Heide, Norwegian, Swedish and
Danish vice consul.
DR.. c. p. Wertenbaker, surgeon U.
| S. Marine Hospital.
j. c. Stevenson, r. N. Sweet. DR..
J. D. Mutt, Hon. job D. Bellamy and
Colonel F. w. Kerchner, committee
Chamber of Commerce.
Captain Geo. w. Higgins, command
er Cape Fear Camp No. 1, Confederate
Veterans.
Major General w. L.. DeRosset,
commander Confederate Veterans.
| Major Chas. L. Davis, acting adju-
tant general, Raleigh.
Captain Clarence Deems, Lieutenant
H. G.. Bishop, DR.. J. F. Archer, U. s.
A. Fort Caswell.
E. G. Parmele, chief of police.
DR.. B. w. Brown, United States ma
rine hospital service, Southport.
E. P. Parker.
| H. W. Malloy.
When Lieutenants Anderson and
Blue arrived, the audience gave them n
perfect ovation. After music by the