Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-05
LAUNCHING OF THE DAKOTA.

LAUNCHING OF THE DAKOTA.
Miss Pennington and Northwestern
Party Leave St. Paul for New. Lon
don, to Attend the Launching.
st. Paul Globe: Six feet three
inches tall, Miss May Bell Pennington
of Glendale, N. D., who left st. Paul
last night on her way to christen the
steamship Dakota at New London,
Conn, next Saturday, appeared by far
the most distinguished in the launch
ing party" of half a hundred North
westerners among whom she was. in
fact, the distinguished guest. AS she
haulted at the door of the stateroom
in the Great Northern sleeper Everett,
last evening she bowed her head to
meet the eyes of tall men expressing
their congratulations. Despite her
height she looked in no wise mascu-
line. Her gold brown hair, scintillant
gray eyes, delicately brilliant complex
ion and harmonious features. her slop-
ing shoulders. her curvilinear figure,
were those of the prairie Diana whose
fame for, comeliness had gone before
her. ,A.. .,...y.>,. .,........
When Miss Pennington was recent
ly chosen to represent her state. fel-
low students at the Grand Forks uni
versity surrounded her portrait with a
wheat sheaf inscription-'The Pretti-
est in N. D."
Her popularity was also explained by
her gentle voice and unaffected man
ner. Referring to her manifest diff
dence, North Dakota friend observ-
ed: "Mary was delighted with her
good fortune; she was eager to come;
but she did dread the publicity. She
doesn't forget that she's only seven
teen Her valentine will be her eigh-
teenth birthday-Feb. 18th.
Miss bennington arrived in ST Paul
at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon on a
train that had been delayed five hours.
She was accompanied by family
friend. She went at once to the home
of Mrs. Luther Cushing, 223 Arundel
street. There Miss Pennington vas
joined by her aunt. Mrs. H. M. New
ton, of Sparta, Wis, who will be joint
chaperon with Mrs. Cushing for the
young sponsor-sponsors for greater
sponsor. so to speak.
The launching party occupied two
special Great Northern sleepers at
tached to the Burlington limited that
left st. Paul at o'clock last night.
These naval reserves" as some of
them called themselves, will reach
Chicago at 9 o'clock this morning, and
well leave the metropolis of mud and
microbes at 2 o'clock this afternoon
over the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern. They will go to Gotham to-
morrow afternoon. Spending the
night Gin town." they will start Satur-
| day morning for New London in a
special train provided by President
| c. S. Mellen Of the New York. New
Haven & Hartford road. and will enter
the yards of the Eastern Shipbuilding
company about 1000 o'clock a. m.
Two hours later they will applaud the
fair Miss Pennington as she breaks
across the bow of the Dakota a bottle
Of. This will happen as near as
possible to 12:45 O'Clock. in accordance
with the following invitation to guests
= = = I I
The Eastern shipbuiIding CON- =
pany, a constituent Of the
United States shipbuiidine Conn.,
pany, cordially invites you to
be present at the
Launching of the, Steamship
l. DAKOTA,
II building for the
Great Northern Steamship CON-
pany, at
- New London, Conn.,,
Saturday Afternoon, February the
10 sixth, 1904,
IL at 12:45 o'clock.
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Unless the weather at New London
should be unseasonably warm, Miss
Pennington will appear in a "christen.
ing costume" admirably adapted to he,
personality. This then will be:
- *tts s"s s. 4
II WHAT SHE WILL WEAR. 4
II TaiIor-made gown Of black
broadcIoth.
II Three-quarter length coat Of
= black broadeIotF. " n, 4
II Black toque edged with mink
L. fur trimmed with smart bow OF
cinnamon brown silk. ~, -
IL : Mink pelerine, extra long. :