Show I 1 I 1 a IT Q PP TO ehg Y an U 5 Z S i t Z GIFTS V SAMS CRUISERS Z r U 9 n s V ap Q cities after ware ez cna 0 d ate aide mad Off Offer elBs ln ot of SUTer care bails and other articles ot of tug tre 0 an was a beauty und I 1 1 I ab the e j popular pir enthusiasm aroused by bf the bh azg of un uncle ble sams new nev jiava nav y has found expression in idony oatly gif presented by cities and d lu dividu als to the ahlva 0 f war aich are tob to ba so important a bulwark bui wark of this most mos t able abla of all te st imo nials thus far offered was tho the allver se set presented to 1 the cruiser age by bj the ps pe ople of the city aft after er which chich she 1 ra I 1 naniel an pieces bleeds in ell a a dozen anda and a half of every thing in tho the 0 av being together with such guel odds odds and ends enda of aai ury in this pr precious eklous metal meta I 1 as mhd jeweler was mas able to Z think sh inkot of the e servi service re will ahr always be kept in ia the admirer s cabin abw on orf board of af the tha vessel being only intended ten deato to be ba b brought ro da far on Z of ny when aeu the officers are entertaining etc the chief of the bureau burean of eq p ment meat antho in the daiy nay department at washington is custodian of all gifts a accepted C d ford laps in the i service N KP regulations I 1 at tons govern the acceptance jorj rejection of df f such presents aifong oth other or gifts received for the raw S york ork was s r I 1 service from citizens 0 of f i tha metropolis a superb duato box from t r manufacturing firm and alii a fil fine ie library of volumes fromE dizard CL spofford a public spirited red citizen 0 of ta F ebio are ara apt at to writa rite to the i navy depa department ariment for suggestions as to what would fe e acceptable in tho the a preL present fit for one ship or ar another iother re kes is to the 1 effect that aap a piece alece of stiver salve r r DG ura 1 I stuff r cot ot PL d ware of ccuin course 9 e toi the tha captain a cabin suitably sui engraved would wo uld be most appropriated appropriate in inasmuch as this might sigri signify fy in anything I 1 from a butter knife to a punch bowl cowf the donor may spend as much or as little ioney as ho he chooses speaking of punch bowls s says I 1 the philadelphia times limes the people of macias maine java a beautiful silv r vw one for the use of the officers 01 ol 01 the united states steamship machias aether knolie ofie r pline punch b bowl of the esma qumi precious us metal 1 was pre thal mhd charleston cairl Charls fou ston by the alty cl I 1 V of 01 charlo th charleston arlO oa As ai zi k nie inego morial 1 l al of george ban bancroft ciba t relatives of the lard 3 hi historian ha have ve g given alven a bell farih bancroft gai ofa which is a practice i ship for naval cabets cadets I 1 A A few i dayse I 1 ays before t the he ca casting acting of the bell for aa tha CharIes toHa a hiitt patternmaker e r a at the tha shipyard iad in san francsco aco suza suggested j st e d that thae it was wis a nit to use ue ordinary w aneti idzior this rr purpose 7 p ose and each workman on jeo rai steamer knight contribute ien cents 11 in en the composition compo ajio a and to g give ive the 6 ell atoni ring thu entire force at w work ark on the he vessel over 1000 E ea responded taa ine sum realized being about 1501 15 nearly the whole of ib ahls is amount amount boing beina in dinies which ire were re the W aru crucible I 1 and mixed with mhd ith er chetal fu for the casting 11 l 1 0 OnI i earning the fc fac itskin tsin the b caso a so the i secretary acre tary of athe navy ii ak wrote a letter r maln saying g fab at Allie fig the I 1 nu ifie ay lerou rous ai and costly presenta maae mide by towns and individuals in dividu ars to ta t the he ships of the navy there ahre was W aa none no nebro anore highly a lidd appreciated I 1 than ri buti of tho e workmen of the eStoE toz he added that it was a k particularly p appropriate and graceful ath that led those these 0 o cast a permanent in memorial elor i 1 to their U united labor a one ona of the be most of these I 1 patristic testimonials I 1 was nas given to the do gunboat gix boat concord by the he city of C concord oil cord it IS ii a beonie reproduction tion 0 a small scale OF df the famous m ent afi which ich at stands and s ir IP that town 6 re representing the minute me I 1 of 1 l 1776 I 1 exclusive of the edes lal the miniature work cot cof attl arp is ira and boneh alf f i fet feat hinh and the weight out is 80 it has been pear afef up 0 on n t thia forward part of thel poop deck of the concord the minute mat mau s stands ia n d S W with 14 1111 P in one ona hinl hadj and the jtb other er hand gm ayn a yn the th 0 handle of a plow J froni from the citizens of philadelphia the acty afa ir taio quaker city received a ln magnificent ent and elaborate ela borato ack weicht dorlag tta Nvard wardroom war doom of that vessel a abeli was presented presen fed to tso tle newark ar k by boards boarde boar df af ti tra ado doof of tha city of zit it bears bearkan an inscription which reads t this j bell is presented to t 0 U S S newark vy by tha citizens citi bit fiens zons of at nae newark arac new guersey gT U tersey ersey wo manael tife the hop you defend the shore the bell bell i is s jeiz very and highly 1 y polished poli sheA A A ing of the ally xi of dt detroit D et rolt has 14 been offered for M ha the catin cabin of tho united stew steamer i detroit Dei citi zen baltimore bavda gave a s silver vice of 61 cleven pieces defor the good I 1 ship mrs elizabeth B C Be beardsley ardiley of I 1 presented a superb 8 flag worth to the cruiser indiana I 1 i di aina citizens of boston ton gave t bothe 0 the united states steamer a I 1 boston asel alii of solora bolor as consisting coni istina of ni an ensign a jack a ablong iong ea pe n h anani abatt alioa I 1 aag and J fou raid Z aid ona b c jc 11 akst navy depart ament accepted Irom Jho tho comans womans ans silk illk culture asso chai elation ti fi 0 a set of flacks flasks 71 for the patla delphia f 0 o uprising mp rising a an n ensign a i nion jack a narrow pennant a rear ad admirals C N fag two L boat feaga i pennant nt and a jear ad S ti I 1 ta 4 boat bit flag all all 0 of tae saara ala to be mada of silk 6 or cf |