The morning call., 1893-10-27
The hardy few that erstwhiIe came.

The hardy few that erstwhiIe came.
And wrought in tears, and blood. and fame,
That stripes might stream and stars might soa
The uster of the chosen name.
Launch ed on the Golden Gared bay,
BE thine royal bridal day:
And with the waves eXultant kiss
Come dreams of olden Salamis,
When Greece was nfe's white morning star;
Come. welcome to a scene like this,
The memories OF Trafalgar.
And ErieS crash OF thunder. telling
How Perry's warrior heart was swelling:
Come through the somber dusk OF years
Decatur's drumbeat in AIgiers,
And from heros frosting lip
The whisper, Don't give up the ship"
To greet thy nuptisls, here behold.
While DER enchanted streams and woods
october's misted spendor broods,
Our forests lit with lamps OF gold.
And many leafy mountain shrine
Dashed with the red autumnal wine,
+ or thee a symbol and sign
OF faith serene and trust untold.
Oh, swift and strong and terrible;
Go forth to guard our cherished shore
Till all thy fated days are full
And Wars hoarse call Is heard no more.
10 forth. wonder of the free
And peerless may thy vigil be
Till cape aud bay and cliff and crag
Flash with the glory OF the flag,
Triumphant yet on land and sea;
And oh. guard well the cleaning strand
or this, our fair Arcadian land.
Won in the storms of years gone by,
With drain OF heart and wound of hand
When men could dare and do and die.
Be worthy of the mystic name
These matchless wales and mountains bear.
That in the tents OF sunset. fame
May twine wreath fer thee to wear.
And when thy flag Shall kiss the breeze
OF these. our blue Southwestern seas,
Lo, white and strange and soaring high
In the vast temple of the sky,
The peaks our lisping children know
A welcoming to thee will glow.
Helens to Hood will pass the sign,
And Jefferson, with brow benign,
VIII signal TO the Sisters Three
That the long watch was not in vain;
For To- upon the radiant main,
The mailed patrol OF Liberty
Here at the mighty ocean gate,
Columbia in his pride will greet
The Boadicea of our fleet;
And from emDattled heights the voice
OF cannon make the deep rejoice,
And festal sunshine CLEAN upon
The green. glad hills of Oregon.
Thine and our own deep bosomed State
Attention was then called to the lit
table upon which the instruments we
placed. Another article had been add
to the collection there. 1t was the fiji
gift to the Oregon. and was an oil painti
by Miss Eugenia Shelby represent
snow-capped Mount Hood.
An open space was reserved around {
table. and within this space stood Mi
Daisy Alnsworth and Miss Eugepia Sh
by. Miss Ruth Dolph, who was to ass
in the ceremony, could not arrive in tir
from the East Miss Aims worth is
charming brunette and is favorite In Ga
lands society. She was born in Oregc
but came to California with her fail
twelve years ago. By her side stood Br
adler General Compton of Oregon, rep
senting Governor Pennoyer. Miss All
worth has always claimed Oregon as |
home, so she was selected TO christen
ship by that name.
Miss Shelby is the daughter of Coun
man Eugene Shelby OF Portland, Greg,
and she was selected by the Board
Trade Of that city to launch the ship. S
was accompanied by her father and W.
Merrick. representing the city of Portla
By II :45 o'clock only few more bloc
remained, and Irving M. Scott, leani
over the rail, called to Mr.. Forsythe
give the signal when all was ready. TIL
a clergyman stepped from the crowd a
invoked the divine blessing, saying Il
such ships as these prove safeguards to
commerce of the world and give aid to
oppressed and weak. Although the til
set for the launch was II :46, yet all
blocks were not away by then, and it "
two minutes before II when the superint,
dent called up from below that all "
ready. The mass Of steel was swayir
ready to move; almost touch would sta
it onward. Mr.. Scott signaled to Nj
Shelby. She stepped forward, touched
button. an immense knife below fell, Sc
ering the rope that held the vessel to I
ways Then, gracefully. the hull. Dor