New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-21
SILVER FOR THE INDIANA.
10 BE PRESENTED TO THE BATrLE-sHlP
BY THE HOOSIER STATE.
MATTHEW'S AID oTHhu CITIZENS AR
RIVE wEsE FOR THE PURPosE-ExAFREsi-
DENT HARRISON TO JOIN THE PARTY
THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO
BE CARRIED oUr-CoN-
FILCT1NG POLITICAL
OPINIONS

OPINIONS
Governor Claude Matthews OF Indiana accom-
>,an,ed nv the members of his stan ana the hieoiS
of the presentation committee who are TO WISH 'ne
hattle-ship Indiana to-day and IN the name Vi '"o
s,a.a nressnt the vessel handsome silver service
-, a.; tho CITY Yesterday afternoon. Among
,hose IN the party in addition to the Governor were
l. Thompson. John II. Murphy D. .. "0'u''
Glenn Studebaker, Mayor Taggart or ino'""ap''
Miss Matthews. Miss McMechan. George ~ gags
r McWhnney c. S Denny. ex-Mayor Oh il.u'""
onous. James r. Curtis. NJ II. Brown L .. N.
$500 Ross William J. Mckee. Charles X VIII
tam Editor Of THE Indianapolis News ana one Vi
the foremost workers in securing the service LUZ
7 Williams Mrs. Morris Ross. W. ri. ho!u. w ~
Holloway secretary OF the committee anu N' 40,
der r. Holiday Ex-President hai'.so"
v,anhed from his country home in the Adirohoacks
..rdar TINT he would be here at an early hour
.oaav in time To icin the party going GOWN 'le
nav General Harrison will be accompanied os ms
,v,fe He was liberal contributor 10 '"e '"''
raised 70 purchase the service
The dispatch boat Dolphin will meet the party h'
West Thirty-fourth-st at 10 o'clock this forenoon
,r,o hoa, will then start down the North River ana
touch AT the barge office There some aoul'iona'
members Of the party will go on board ne" .,''
vessel will proceed down the bay to IompKinsvi"e'
where the Indiana is anchored. Ex-Presio"hl mar
.,sor Governor Matthews and the other Visi'ors
,r5u he welcomed aboard the batte-shp by the As
.,s,an, Secretary of the Navy Mr. McAdoo' ana
CAPTAIN Robley u Evans. Governor Matthew's VIII
make the presentation speech Ex-fresiuen' h',-
rtson and MI Williams will also make pliei ~"
dresses and Assistant Secretary McAdoo Will rep'!.
After the ceremony at the vessel. the parry VIII
return aboard the Dolphin and the dspatch BOAT
,v, start I'D the North River. The visitors VIII en-
@ov a dav ride up the Hudson TO West Point. AFTER
landing upon the return from West Point the party
will break up and the members Of the committee
will return Nesi.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICE.
The silver consists OF a full dinner service and
Tea set Altogether there thirty-eght pieces most
NJ them massive The centre-piece is a large hover
or fruit dish OF elaborate workmanship ana oehcate
finish. II is 10 inches high and q inches long lis
weight is 2e7 ounces nearly twenty five pounds Inc
shape is oblong, with de;icatey curved handles al
each end In the centre. on each side Is medaihoh
on one the seal OF the State OF Indiana Is borne IN
high relief while on the other also in high RELIEF, IS
a fac-simile in miniature Of the Soldiers and Sailors
Monument at Indianapolis Similar medailions APP
pear on all the pieces Curving outward from these
medallions are shells OF the Nautilus entwined with
seaweed IN varied forms and pendant from these are
wreaths of egantines oak and sycamore IeaVes
shrubs ETC. symbolzing the fora Of the State. In
derneath the medallion is an inscriptions From the
School Children on Indiana" The piece Is richly gold
lined and over the top is sver-gilt wire-network
covering for cut flowers which can be removed, when
the dish can be used as jardnere If the lining
Is taken out il will also fruit dish.
The candeabra ar massive. These have nine lights
each and stand 222 inches high exclusive OF candles
and shades and weigh more than thirtv-sx younds
The arms OF the candeahra gracefully twined,
and the sconce cups and saucers arc formed OF the
Byzantine flowers The large salver another notable
piece Is oblong in form. "a inches long and weighs
moro than 200 The saver has two handles.
and In the large open centre space there is etching
measuring II inches. Of the Soldiers and Sailors
Monument Beneath the monument. in the centre Of
an elaborate bit Of ornamentation appears the seal
Of the State Of Indiana. and also the words: Pre-
scented TO the Bateship Indiana. by the Citizens OF
Indiana, 1896 a similar inscription has been intro
d1ced a decoration upon the punchbowl. In ad-
dhion to these inscriptions there is etched upon the
underside OF each piece: