The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-29
THE IOWA.
Her Launching Fartool> of the Ma
ture of National Event.

Her Launching PartoolS of the Ma
ture of National Event.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2S.-The
launch of the battleship Iowa from
Cramps shipyard today partook more
of the nature of national event than
any similar one since Mrs. Cleveland
years ago. Vice-President Stevenson
headed the delegation from Washing
ton, which included Secretary of the
Navy Herbert, Attorney General Har-
mon, Secretary of Agriculture Morton
and a large party of senators and con-
gressmen.
The Iowa party was led by Governor
Drake, whose daughter Mary Lord
Drake, broke the bottle of champagne
over the vessels Prov and gave it it's
name.
Miss Drake is a handsome blonde of
commanding figure. She wore a dress
of green plaid with a cape of velvet
trimmed with chinchilla fur, a gray
toque with gray and black plumes and
gray silk gloves. When she baptized
the vessel she stood on a little stand
raised above the bow platform, and on
either side of her were Henry w
Cramp and Miss Herbert, daughter of
the naval secretary. The launch was
1907 o'clock in the afternoon when the
last block was knocked away and the
marine monster began her brief jour-
ney.
Following Mr.. Cramps instructions,
Miss Drake grasped the beribboned
bottle, and as the mighty hull began
to glide down the ways she crashed it
against the prov. The Iowa slipped
gracefully down into the middle of the
stream, and the tremendous crowd let
out a mighty roar, while the nearby,
factories and the craft which dotted
the river opened their shrill whistles.
After the launch there was an informal
luncheon in the mould loft. but no
speeches were made.
The Allison boom was brought to the
front Just before the launch, accidentally
or otherwise.
Governor Drake, who was standing on
the little christening platform, called
over the heads of the crowd to Senator
Gear, who presently came along with
Senator Allison and Secretary Herbert.
They pushed their way through to the
stand and then mounted it and faced the
throng AS soon as Senator Allison ap-
peared on the elevation the crowd, ire
spective of political creed, burst into ap-
plause and the Iowans lifted their hats
A moment later they stepped down and
mingled with the other occupants of the
big stand.
The western party included General F.
NJ. Drake, governor of Iowa and staff, and
a host of Iowa army officers.
The ladies are: Miss Mary Lord Drake.
Mrs. NJ D. Shonts, Mrs. Ed Goss, Miss
Mary Carpenter, Miss Fannie Mcfarland,
Mrs. E. M. Mcfarland Mrs. Colonel Rob
ert Rae, Mrs. John A. Drake, Mrs F. E.
Drake. Miss C1arice Mccarthy.
In the Washington party were Vice
President Stevenson, Mrs. Stevenson and
the Misses Stevenson; Secretary of the
Navy Herbert and Assistant Secretary
and Mrs. McAdoo; Attorney General and
Mrs. Harmon and the Misses Harmon:
Secretary of Agriculture Morton and Miss
Morton; the Russian minister, Miss Bou-
telle, Senator Allison, of Iowa; Congress
man Allen. of Utah; Congressman and
Mrs. Curtis and the Misses Curtis, of
Iowa; Commander and Mrs Chadwick:
Congressman Cousins and Clark. Iowa
Senator and Mrs. Gear, Iowa; Colonel and
Mrs. Hayward; and dozens of other SEN
ators congressman and army officers from
all over the country.
Miss Drake is handsome girl She is
% years old and presdes over the house
hold of her father who is a widower.
She is prominent in Des Moines society.