Evening journal., 1910-09-27
READY FOR
SHIP VISIT
All Details Of Gift PreSenta-
tons Now Finished by
Committees
FREE TROLLEY RIDES
FOR DELAWARE CREW

Plans have practically been COM
pleted for the presentation of the sill
yer service to the battleship Delaware
on next Wednesday morning, October
5, at IL o'clock
The battleship is now at target
practice In Southern waters, and will
proceed shortly to Hampton Roads,
later going to Tompkinsville, N. j.
and thence up the Delaware river
to Deep Water Point. One of the
steamers OF the Wilson Line has been
chartered to transport the battleship
committee, of the Wilmington Board
OF Trade, and guests to the number,
of 1000. TO the battleship, aboard
which the silver service will be pre-
sented. Governor Pennewill will make
the presentation address and the gift
will be accepted by Captain Cove, OF
the battleship.
The stand OF colors presented by
the Daughters OF the American Revo-
luton will be presented by Congress-
man William II. Heald. Captain Cove
also will accept this gift.
Then will follow the presentation
of the oil paintings OF Admiral DUPONT
and Commodores Jones and McDon-
ough in chronological order, the por-
trait Of Commodore Jones. the gift
Of the Delaware National Society,
United States Daughters OF 1912, be-
/ ing presented by Mrs. John NJ. Will
son, president Of the society. and the
portrait Of Commodore McDonoagh.
the gift OF the Delaware Society Co
lonial Danes being presented by Mrs
Charles r. Miller, the president.
The portrait of Admiral DUPONT. the
gift OF Mrs. Eugene DUPONT. viii be
presented by Alexis l. dupont These
gifts, like the others, will be aN spted
by Captain Cove after which Admiral
Harrington, retired. will read a his
torical paper dealing with the lives OF
these heroes.
This Will conclude all that part Of
the program and the guests VIII ar
rive back az Fourth street wnar
about 1890 o'clock. That night N
"A officers OF the ship win be entertalt
ed by the battleship committee az u
a Wilmington Club.
On the nor = - Qcfala ~
-. o'clock. the t6mfort bags aO1 ,ne N
~ ors OF the battleship. the gift of n
Delaware w G. r. u, viii be pr,
sented aboard ship by Congressma
Richmond p. Hobson. Cigars, ar
pieda ana kdnlt tochns tue idtlcI Mss
cots Cor the battleship. Will then b.
presented TO the sailors In the ar
+ ternoon the officers OF the battleshfr
J. will view the firemen's parade from
the reviewing stand in front OF the
/, City Hall.
y Each day during the time the bait
tleship is in the harbor 200 1ackiea
will be given shore leave from
I o'clock in the afternoon until o'clock
the next morning.
The bureau Of information to be
! conducted under the auspices OF tbs
Young Mems Christaan Association
will be installed at Fourth street
! wharf.
Commander Cove has sent a letter
TO the battleship committee stating
that the Delaware is likely to head
the list for target practice. He says
the gunners have been knocking down
targets right and lefteat distance
Z from 10000 10 $4,000 ytrds, distance
= of from five TO six mtes.
I MIR. Marvel. of the battleship COM
\ mittee. announces that the fifty barr
|, rels of apples to be presented to the
/ ships crew have been ordered from
r Kent county growers. the greater
8 part of which, will be donated. Bids
d for the 5000 cigars for the iackies
: will be received by the COMMITTEES
this week.
n The Peoples Railway Company has
r. posted a notice at the car barns in
Ie structing the conductors to carry free
IN all officers and sailores OF the battle
ship in uniform.