Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-31
US! Battleship Delaware's
Magnificent Silver Service
Gift of People of the State
Public Interest Aroused in the Disposition of the
Splendid Trophy in the Event That the Big Ship
10 Serappsd, Fund for the Gift Raised by Popular
Subscription in 1910.

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wni the nsttlcshlp Delaware be
~rrapp~d and N So win tho silver
~~r,ic. prcsent.d 10 tho ship by the
pcrrle of Delaware be returned 90
this state
Delaware wants what she wants
when ahe wants A. and has q Fighting
spirit to not a. The glorious history
of the state is n constant incentive to
us cttl-cna. who have always ac-
quilted themselves with credit and
Story
rvsr since nantv hudson first gaz-
81 upon us shores. and Governor dc
u War ~ Virginia iourpeycd thithcr
Ard bestowed upon " his name. Della
ware has made history. Now she may
ssA the Navy Department for the re-
turn of this allvcg scrvice for many
reasons She was the nrsi state to
f,tifv the constitution ~ tho United
state, she was ono pf the original ~
sia,es. and her sirnSrs made possihle
be Declaration ~ Independence.
\ movement has hcen inausu.
tstci hy Josiah Marvel ror tho rcturn
~ tht silver s-ryiro presented by our
peupil 10 tho knttlrship Delaware on
-, totrr % 1910 According to the
naval reduction plans now hcing con-
snmmated % Washington. tho pcla-
N,tp wii he strapped
Nv Marvel was viod-,hairuau of
thr cnngnlttcc whirh ARRANGED ror the
rfofentaiicu. ana therefore feols
special interest w the fate ~ tho gift
after the hattloship shau have been
,undonmncd go oblivion
Thomss v ilnNatd uuc of tho mem-
hers of thc original committee. how
rtrr. ls uppnscd io tho plau ln the
unlniun of Ne na,nrd the gin wac
srtuany made to tho Uuucd Statcs
snd such hrinr the case if tho battle
shin IH arranped tht silver scrvi'o
uurhi tu go tr Annnttdls aud there he
placed on exhibition Min tho man,
teiics prirod hy thu naVh
" ls true the silvo, fpVicc was frcc
lv and unrcaorNodv rlNeu to tho Bat-
tleahin Delaware aud that the hattie
ship Delaware waa al that time. and
siii is thc proportH Wf tho nitod
states government ndi the gitt was
to a fullnodged bhttl, ,sltp. and mot tu
n hear of scrap iron. So. when %
comes to tho painful reduction ut tho
uno nnhtinr ship 90 scattered ruins.
ihr people of Delaware viii hr iu tho
flchi ir ADKINS that On, silver service
shall uot Doc inu'udod iu tho ~,tap.
tins tN ,ow., t Viii r"t N' huf
tho matter ct thc ownership. ur Us
futuio CUSTODY, Is our iu Vhi,h tho
donors have a material 'onccrh.
tndcrs~d h, I,.Ma,or wilson.
NJ Marvel who Was Nicc.ohair-
man ~ tho presentation sy,tmitfcc.
,ensul'od with captain Uura0e WI
SON chairman nf tho committee. who
hearth, indorscd tho movement aud
asked M. NNrvsl to 80 ahead While
40 usttl~~hip Delaware ~ tho last
tesrcl listed for tho scrap heap. Mr.,
Marvel IL taking up the matter with
'hs NAVY Department and ~ solicit
ing tho aid of Ipitcd states Senators
iien and du rout and Coueirssman n
layton if tho silver set be- returned
it viii he placed oithcr Co.. tho archives
~ tho Delaware Historical Sbcietv OF
the uiW Public Library
The presentation of the silver SO,
va. q state~ lido AFFAIR and created
much intcrest ss tho money 10, tn,
scf,luA was raised los contributions
fsnsifn from ono cent up. Tho hat
tleship was anchored in tho Delaware
ti,rt N tho mouth ~ the Christiaua
aud the presentation committee. ac-
companied hv hundreds or other Citi-
Yeus. iourneyed 60 tho vessel on IN,
steamer city of Wilmington. Gov.
ernor simeon y. pcuncvir made IN,
.HIssN l..
avclt on the desire eft the world foi
universal peace Mr. Marvel. who
looked after the details 81 the ar.
ranS"mcnts was presented ~ jh'
time with o silver plate engraved viii
the sutosraph signatures of IA,
m.mhcrs of the committee.
The week OF the presentation o
ih. silver service was n gala wccl
Indeed FOR the great state &C Della.
ware aud has never hecn forgotten.
The his drcadnaught east anchor
ln tho river vt its maine and on IN,
coast ~ the state ~ its name opposit,
Wilmington. on Tuesday. Octoler 4
1880. tho festivities officially startinl
that evening The hsttleship com.
mite, of the Wilmington Board ot
Trad, rave n dinner az the Whining
ton Club that cvoniug IN honor o
'sptain &. &. Gov. 81 the Della ware.
Tho hir day was "Wednesday. Oc
t,h~f o. At 10 a. M. a large Wilson
Ian. steamer left Fourth street wharf
rsrryirs the battlcship committee an,
Invited guests numbering about .0oi
20 the ship. with tho silver service
which wns to b, presented az u
uriurk
\ magnificent stand ~ colors wa,
also presented 90 the shin hv m,
psnahicrs ~ the American Rcvom
iiAu, q portrait of Admiral Jones b,
The Daughters ~ 1872. portrait -
Admire Macdonourh, by the Colonia
Damef. and portrait ct Admira
hu ront by Mrs. Eugene du pont
The flrri three mentioned gifts wcr
pr"rcnicd hy the presidents uf Ia
locsl chapters ~ The respective orders
wnila the portrait uf Admiral du ron
vN- presented bv Alexis T. du Pom,
The portraits were thuso 90 Della
WAr.e three deceased sdmiral,.
A. for the men. Tho nrhtlnr boy
- Blue. they were given the lihort.
~ fhr city. " Was almost lrnposaihl
~ Delaware "iaukic" 10 spend
esni Every theatre and other plsc
n Amusement admitted them with
GOT money and without price Tn
street care carried them free. The y
NJ G. A. gave them the freedom q
their building and its appurtenance,