Smyrna times., 1910-10-05
SMYRNA WELL REPRESENTED
BATTLESHIP PRESENTATION
ELIZABETH COOK CHAPTER. D.
A. r., THIS TOWN, TAKES PART
Wilmington to Have a Round of Fes-
tiVities This Week in Honor of the
Great Battleship Delaware"

tVtIeS ] his Week in Honor of the
Great Battleship Delaware"
Smyrna was we'll represented this
morning at the presentation of the sill
. yer service, that muniicent $40. 900
gift designed and manufactured bv the
Gorham Company of New York. to
the big dreadnough Delaware. A
goodly delegation representing EIiz.
abeth Cook Chapter D. A. R. with
Mrs. Caroline Peterson-Speakman,
regent, left last evening and on the
early morning train for Wilmington.
Miss Eba Cloak Wilds, a member of
this Chapter was honored by being
selected by Mrs. Taylor, State Re.
gent, for color bearer. The State
Daughters of the Revolution pre-
sented a stand of colors. Fully
1000 invited guests participated in
the festivities this morning. The
magnificent silver service, a picture
of which is given in this issue, was
formally presented at IL O'Clock and
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S. S. Pennewill, of Delaware, made
the presentation speech and the ser
vice was received by Captain Cove.
This was the main event, but it was
only the start of the presentations,
for the people of Delaware and the
citizens of Wilmington had prepared
many other gifts both for the ship
as a whole and for the men and the
officers, which proves that there is
nothing small" about the people of
Delaware except the size of their
State. A portrait of Admiral Jones
was presented by the Daughters of
the War of 1872; a portrait of Ad-
miral McDonough by the Colonial
Danes and portrait of Admiral
dupont by Mrs. Eugene dupont. The
portraits are those of Delaware's
three dead admirals. Immediately
following the presentation Della
wares living admiral, Admiral P.
+. Harrington, read historic paper
on the lives of the heroes. Admiral
Harrington was recently retired
after As years of service.
A Round of Entertainments Prepared
This evening Senator dupont will
entertain the officers at his house in
the country. Tomorrow (Thursdav)
evening Governor Pennewill will en-
tertaln them at the Wilmington
Club. Friday evening a dirner and
dance will be given for them at the
Country Club. As for the men-the
fighting boys in blue-they are given
the liberty of the city of Whining
ton. 1t is almost impossible for a
jackie to spend cent. Every
theatre and moving picture show
will admit them without money and
without price. The ST. eet cars are
carrying them without fare. The
Y. M. c. A. gives them the free
dom of the fine building and all its
appurtenances. An information bu-
reau has been established at the
wharf to give them and other visi-
tors all necessary instructions for
seeing the sights and having a good
time. Furthermore, there will be
ceremonies on board the big ship
tomorrow Thursday morning at
which time 5000 cigars and so bar
rels of apples will be presented to
the 872 men of the crew. The cigars
are made in Delaware and the ap-
Piles are from the famous orchards of
Kent county. The members of the
Y. W. c. A. will present "com-
fort bag" to every man of the
crew. A comfort bag" be it
known, contains needles and thread
and other kindred things very useful
to forlorn bachelors and men in the
navy. The presentation speech on
this instance is to be made by Con-
gresham Richmond P. Hobson.
DeIaware's Mascot Blue Cock and Hen
Delaware will also present the
ship with a novel mascot-a live
fighting cock and hen of the famous
'blue" variety, from which Della
wareans have beseived their nick
name, "The Blue Hens Chickens. !"
This comes from the historic face
that Captain Coldwells' company in
the Revolutionary War had fighting
cock and hen as a mascot. This
company was noted for its dare -devil
courage and became known as the
"Blue Hens Chickens, whence the
name was extended to all the people
of the State. The breed of poultry
is now very scarce, but the birds
are known as the "fightingest cocks
ever made. (" The crest adopted by
the battleship is the head of Tecum-
sch, chief Of the Delaware tribe. A !