Evening journal., 1910-08-16
SILVER SERVICE
PRESENTATION
Trade Board Will Start To-
morrow to Plan for Coming
Of BattIeShip Delaware
MANY DETAILS MUST
BE LEFT TO SHIP CAPTAIN

Since Congressman Heald received
assurance from the Navy Department
at Washington, that the new battle
ship Delaware will be here from Oct
ober to 8 inclusive. the battleship
committee Of the Wilmington Board of
Trade will meet tomorrow night to dis
cuss ways and means of entertaining
the officers and crew Of the vessel dur
ing its stay in Wilmington waters and
to make arrangements for presenting
the silver service. the gift OF the peo-
pie, to the vessel.
Former Mayor Horace Wilson, pres
ident OF the Board Of Trade. and chair
man of the battleship committee, said
today that no suggestions had yet
been made relative to the program for
the event, and that until the committee
met and took up the matter he could
not say just what the exercises would
consist OF. He said that even after the
committee meeting II would be int
possible to say just what would be
done as all tho suggestions offered by
| tho members Of the committee would
| first have TO be submitted TO the cap
tain OF the battleship. and in a large
measure Il rested with that official as
TO just what the program would be.
That there will be a banquet given in
honor OF the officers OF the warship
and arrangements made for entertain
ing the tackles" on the vessel is as
sured, but where these functions will
be held Captain Wilson was not pre-
pared to say. They will be held In
Wilmington, however, and It is poss-
ible that stand may be erected from
which the big firemen's parade on
October can be viewed by the OFF,
GERS Of the battleship, the battleshiI
committee OF the Board of Trade and
the guests on the occasion.
Presentation Day Not Fixed.
On Just what day the silver service
will be presented to the ship has moi
yet been fixed, but there is no question
as to who will make the presentation
This honor will fall 10 Governor Sim
con S. Pennewill.
Captain Wilson said he would prob
ably suggest to the committee the idea
Of having the tackles" of the battle
ship parade with the fremen on Oct
ober g. This suggestion, however, II
II meets with the approval OF the com
mittee would first have to be submitted
to the captain OF the ship. and It Il
said that every effort will be made e
have him agree to allow the men e
parade. All the suggestions made b,
the committee, however, will first b.
submitted TO that officer and until hi
views are obtained il will be impossible
TO prepare the program.
: The battleship Delaware will arriv
+ here on October and will anchor
the Delaware river at a point betwee
the mouth of the Christiana river an
New Castle. The exact location wi
rest entirely with the captain OF q
/. vessel who will probably be guided
the matter by his pilot
The vessel will be visited by thou
: ands Of people and almost every era
: in the Wilmington harbor and prol
= ably vessels from other places will
~ pressed into service to carry thot
. who wish to inspect the big vesse
That it will be a gala occasion gos
without saying. and coupled with IN
fremen's celebration, Wilmington wi
see one Of the biggest times in its his
, tory.