Smyrna times., 1910-09-14
OCTOBER THE FIFTH TO Be
NOTABLE DAY FOR STATE
BATTLESHIP DELAWARE TO BE
IN RIVER OPPOSiTEWILMINGTON

Handsome Silver Service to Be Pre-
sented Cruiser by Citizens of Our
State.-Program Arranged
M any prominent persons are ex-
pected to attend the presentation ex-
ercises to be held on board the Bat
tleship Delaware off Wilmington,
October 5th. President Taft has
been invited and many of the COM
mitteemen believe he will attend.
Governor Pennewill will make the
presentation address. 1t is expect
ed tha%one of the naval officials will
respond. The boat is to arrive in
the vicinity of Wilmington on Octo-
ber 4th and will remain until and
including the 8th. During the time
the boat is there arrangements will
be made to permit the people of the
State to visit it. At the time of
the presentation of the silver service,
because of the limited space on the
boat, admission to the event will be
by card, which will be issued by the
committee having the arrangements
in charge, but during the remainder
of the time the boat is there no card
will be required. In order to ac-
commodate those desiring to visit the
battleship, the committee will ar
range for boat transportation be-
tween Fourth street wharf and the
boat. This detail is yet to be
worked out. 1t is proposed to have
a boat running at frequent intervals
for this purpose. 1t was suggested
that the attleship anchor off the ice
piers at New Castle, and that a
temporary bridge be built from the
wharf to the boat, with the piers as
supports, but this plan is said TO
have been rejected by the Nav, De-
partment, on the ground that it was
not considered feasible. After going
over the situation the government
selected Deep Water Point, which
is about half way between Whining
ton and New Castle. Admiral Har-
rington, U. S. N, one of Delaware's s
most distinguished sons, will make
the speech in which rhe magnificent
silver service is presented by the
State of Delaware to U. S. S. Della
ware. The Delaware Society of
Colonial Danes of America will
give the battleship a fine portrait of
Commodore Thomas Macdonough, hero
of the battle on Lake Champlain in
the War of 1912. The painting is by
Clawson S. Hammitt, from a por-
trait in the State House at Dover.
Mrs. Charles R. Miller, president of
the Delaware Society of Colonial
Danes will make the formal speech
of presentation. The Delaware So.
ciety of United States Daughters OF
, 1872 are donors of a handsome por-
} trait of Commodore Jacob Jones.
Mr.. Hammitt is also the painter o1
this portrait, which is a copy of the
/ famous Sully painting, in the State
! House at Dover. Commodore Jones
. was the victorious American com.
I mander in the engagement of the
= Wasp" with the British slooE
] "Frolic" in the War of 1872. Tn,
< presentation of this portrait will b,
: made by Mrs. John NJ. Wilson, O
New Castle, president of the Daugh
K ters of 1872. The portrait of Com
s modore dupont which is the thir
n picture of a Delaware naval hero t.
= be received by the battleship, is tn
: gift of Mrs. Eugene E. dupont. Mr.
f Hammitt has made a fine reproduC
n tion of an original in the privat
: collection of T. Coleman dupont
: The Daughters of the American Rev
l. olution, the Delaware branch, hav
- given the battleship a beautifu
Y State flag and stand of colors, whic
:. comprise the national and the ba
i TALON naval flag. The State flag
.e richly hand embroidered, and toe
If several months for completion. A
three are made of heavy silk, an
richly fringed. TIE State flag, whit
bears the State seal, and the D.
IS R. insignia, will be placed in
glass case in a prominent position {
e. the battleship, and the other tw
which are regular colors, will
kept for use on formal occasion
ne Mrs. Cornelius w. Taylor, Sta
as President of the Daughters of Il
ne American Revolution, will make Il
IN presentation of the flags to the shi
ne All the battleship gifts are on e
On hibition this week in the Ford bull
ne ing store of Millard F. Davis, whe
IS they are visited daily by hundreds
"A people.