The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-26
CONNECTICUT NOT SIGHTED.
STATE TO BE WELL REPRESENTED
AT BATTLESHIP,S LAUNCHING.
Gets -Four OF the Six Places on the Naming
stand-No Room There for the Gov.
erner Of New York and the Mayor OF
This City--Oniciais and Militia Invited.

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Connecticut officials and citizens have
not been slishted in the giving OF invita-
tions to the launching OF the battieship
Connecticut at tho Bfooklyn navy yard on
Thursday. according to reliabls informa-
ton received yesterday at the navy yard.
The State officials have all received invita-
tions, the last batch having been mailed
on Saturday.
In a despatch yesterday Il was said that
Gov. Chamberlain and other prominent
persons OF Connecticut were angry at the
shabby way in which they had been treated
by the committee OF invitations TO the
launching and by Admiral Rodgers. the
commandant OF the Brooklyn navy yard.
This report said that only a corporsPs
guard had been invited to the launching
Of the ship that bears the States name
and that no invitations bad boon sent to
the members Of the Governors stan, the
National Guard OF the naval militia.
Invitation lists were produced yesterday
at the navy yard showing that Connecticut
will be very well represented at the launch
ing Between two and three hundred
invitations have been sent to that State
alone. Navy officials say that the State
has received It's full complement OF invita-
tions and they point to the fact that every
State has just as much interest In the new
battleship as the one after which 1t is
named.
Connecticut will have Q larger official
representation at the launching than any
other State. On the naming stand alone
which will only hold six persons, Con-
necticut will have four representatives,
On this stand will be Secretary OF the Navy
Morton, Admiral Rodgers, the commandant
OF the Brooklyn navy yard Gov Chamber
lain Of Connecticut and Miss Alice Welies,
who will name the ship. Besides these
four there will be two other persons. These
two will be- selections of Miss Welles.
Miss Welles and Gov. Chamberlain repre-
sent the State, and the navy ofiiciais pre-
sumo that Miss Welles's personal selections
committee in charge Of the launching have
not yet been notified Of Miss Welles . selec-
tons. They expect that they will be two
women friends to help her brave the staIes
of the Christian Endeavor folks who tried
to have water substituted for champagne.
In the grand stand, which will seat about
eighty persons, Connecticut will be we'll
represented. The specially invited guests
will occupy this stand, and it was estimated
Yesterday that Connecticut will occupy
one-fo,Uth of this seating space.
The two United States Senator's and the
States five Congressman each received
special invitations. In addition to this
each OF these seven got a batch oil invita-
uons That they mlght dispose OF any way
they saw fit. Lieut. Gov. Roberts and Gov.
Chamberlain's staff were not forgotten.
and the officers of the National Guard and
the Naval Militia were all remembered.
The State has been well cared for, said
an officer at the yard yesterday. On the
same stand the Governor OF New York
and the Mayor of this city ought to have
place. but there is no room for them. In
stead Connecticut gets four Of the six places
OF honor there"
The launching takes place at II O'Clock
on Thursday morning. II the day is fine
rs 900 persons are expected to attend.
These include army and navy officials and
prominent persons from all over the Unit ed
States After the launching every one will
he invited to inspect the naval branch OF the
Young Mems Christian Association in
Sands street.
Luncheon will be served there to the
specially invited guests and there will be
two committees to look after the guests.
Eleven young men who are Interested in
this branch particularly will be on one
committee. and Miss Helen Gould will head
the other. The ladies' who will assist Miss
Gould are Mrs. z. A. McAlpin, Mrs. Russell
Sage. Mrs. Charles F. Davenport, Mrs,
Albert s. Barker. Mrs. John p. Mum, Mrs.
o. B. Potter and Mrs. Frederick Rodgers