Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-10-06
Glories Of Maryland,

The contract for making the testimonial
TO be presented to the cruiser Maryland bv
the people of the State was awarded to the
Samuel Kirk & Son Company, Of Baltimore
on Monday last by the Maryland Cruiser
Fund Commission.
The gilt will be a silver service, composed
Of 4S separate pieces, and will cost $4,000.
The presentation will probably take place
next spring.
An important departure from the ordinary
silver service is the depletion of historical
events. On 81 pieces events relating to coun.
ties are shown, and on the 10 punch cups
the first IL Colonial Governors are repre.
sented. To carry out the designs Col. VIM.
ii. Love, secretary of the Board of Trade.
was selected by the commission to advise
the Kirk Company.
In making the designs it was sought TO
keep in mind the important part played by
every section Of the State in the history of
the nation. The forms are simple and grace.
ful, conveying the idea Of hospitality and
plenty, for which the State is famous.
The punch bowl will be III inches In
diameter. At the top center in the desicn
is the great seal Of Maryland, surrounded
by q wreath OF leaves of native trees. This
Is surrounded by an eagle. Opposite, In a
similar wreath and mounted with an eagle,
Is the cruiser Maryland. A border sur.
rounding the top Of the bowl illustrates
some OF the things In which Baltimore has
been tirst-the telegraph, trunk line railroad
and Peter Cooper's steam engine, birthplace
OF the "Star Spanged Banner" frat city
lighted by gas, first gas company in America,
the tavern adjoining Holiday Street Thea.
tire, where the "Star-Spangled Banner" was
sung for the first time by Charles Durang;
the first electric surface road and first over.
head road.
Below and to the right of the seal are
shown 10 festOon OF tobacco Fort McHenry
and the British ships in the offing. To the
lett OF the shield, In festoon of tobacco, Is
the Baltimore OF 1863. Opposite the Fort
McHenrY scene is large scene showing the
Washington Monument as II appeared with
Its surroundings just after completion. A.
copy Of the picture now at the Maryland
Historical Society, "The Laying Out of Bal.
timore," ia also given.
The bowl rests on four diamond. back
terraplns, these being the top Of plateau
upon which are placed 10 punch cups, each
representing one OF the first 12 Colonial Gov
errors of Maryland. Around the border
OF the plateau is the first monument erected
to Columbus In America, this being sur
rounded by laurel wreath. To the right
and left of the Columbus Monument are
redhead and canvasback ducks. Above are
asparagus grass and water. This scene runs
into Indian corn on the front and seaweed
on the reverse. In the middle, or front OF
the plateau, is miniature reproduction of
Old Congress Hall, and at the far side the
monument Of the Battle of North Point.
Opposite Old Congress Hall is Baltimore
clipper ship, in iull sail. Above the plateau
and around the base is a border Of oyster
shells.
The punch ladle has as its handle per.
feet reproduction 10 miniature OF Mason and
Dixon's five-mile stone, this having the Cal
vert arms on one side, with the arms of the
Penn family on the reverse side.
Among the other important pieces of the
this county is represented as
follows:
Ice Cream Set.-Montgomery county
Rockville and Brookeville Academies, prod
ucts Of Maryland In corners, Great Falls of
the Potomac, home of Gen. Richard Mont.
gomery, killed at Quebec in 1875, after whom
the county was named.