The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09
u'H MINNESOTA
RIDES 1'A / !. \ 4 L. !.
,c'sassslie Weighed Ten The Thousand sand
Tons as SHE
Stood
I'Ll:l'rHE LAUNCHING 1! 1 g 4 SUCCESS
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lssAIiss scrallcr, the Fair sponsor
81 Makes Pretty Little
Speech. n.
LhHE LAUNCHING A SUCCESS $
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u f.,ristencd BY Miss Rose Marie sc y
Il s..,r,,.er AZ state Senator schnller, OF
\ Hastings, Mimi, the first-c Grass :" ~
q .b,n Minnesota was successfully lauhcheu.
i 4, ,be plant OF the Newport News snip
building and Drydock Co,npan'Ys,r ms ny
os,nr al ii 8 clock. Nearly twenty -
il sana voices and "a hundred steam ~" t',
ss,les applauded the great vessei as s''o
,rlided down the ways ana 1lotseeu
rfupon the ripping waters o. tre 'S 49,
Il, VIXEN lie ship was safely afloat l'ae
3, .h,nvard officials heartily congratulated
Il each other for by putting overp'o 'trtl :
! sixteen thousand five hundred Ton "a :
SI+lcship, sixty per cont. completed '' nr'
|. Ma II accomplished one OF the n srel.es''f
4 f.nts In the history of shlpbuliding Ing lsIe
Minnesota, weighed nearly 10000 tons MS ana, ana
,hcre had been many predictions th nat s'ie
auu,o,,d not get into the water without ~ al'
accident. !835, ne,
# After the launching the christening
Marty was driven to tho Hotel Warwick
where a delightful informal luncheon was
given by the shipbudinE company pa y n IN
honor Of the pretty sponsor.
Miss Schaller made a graceful little
u \, ~. IL res nonse to the toast The Fai:
K Sponsor. 8f H, 3.s5t Y,
i thoroughly enjoyable affairs ever tender.
I'd d ch1tstcliing party by the shipyard.
Mss, Charles ". Fairbanks wife OF
/ Vice President Fairbanks, witnessed me
launching as the guest OF Co!ollel a "
Mrs. potts, Of Fort Monroe, on board the
tug Reno. 5
The Luncheon.
Among the toasts responded to were the
Il following: ], . Il :. u, u
II Montana, who paid a high tribute 20 the
5nresent and al former occupants OF me
White House saying one might always
3a,ono,. moth tho office and the man. no
matter how diverse political views might
Z Ne Assistant Secretary Darling respond
I'd Ia the sentiment, THE Navy. 1c
smoke or his approaching retirement ana
5complilnented the Newport News SNIP
ward for its part in the upbuildlns OF me
\ navy. He declared the navy was notf
developed beyond the growth ana 5 az
avanccmerE of the nation.
.ase5...MinncA ota,"s by Hon. Frank A. Ray,
who rep1fsentcd Governor Johnson OF
NIinpNsotas.. q.
The sponsor responded TO toast TO-
herself by. expressing the nope z, tnat
@theIshp never would be found iishtlnsS
STATE Senator schallcr. OF Minnesota, re.
Il sponded to the sentiment, The wife OF
|the Governor Of Minnesota. Il.
5& Governor Montague responded to the
sentiment, %"The Commonwealth Of Vr-
n ginia..' and his remarks created great
Senthusia sr1 +. 55sy 3{ 4B
The Governors peroration was cspe-
<,iolt n1n nI ho SSOn REFER
ences to u reunited country which stirred
his hearers to the highest pitch Of en-
~thLssas11Tsand brought forth Il most in-l
teresting incident. Senator Julius Caesar
Burrows. Of Michigan, who responded
8tot..The Merchant Marine, sprang to his
fleet when the Governor concluded his re,
marks and proposed that the guests stand
and drink toast to the Governor OF
Virginia, declaring that his speech had
been the most patriotic and eloquent 10
Y which he had listened in many months
Iasratsry person at the table arose and
~ blsed heartily III the sentiment.
nt5yie guests at the luncheon were those
Ri had received special invitations from
is fiscompany attend the launching and
#,,ee9ly list irisIudedE, Miss Rose Marie
ID Is aller. s.spoifs6r; Miss Constance Day
ny IN Miss Lillian Mcmillan. maid of
e ESor; Senator and Mrs. Albert schaller3
u, Miss Schaller. Mrs. John A. john
n wife of Governor Johnson, Of Mime
Al Ia; Dr. and Mrs. 7. +. Quinby. and
iii Fin. Frank A. Day, private secretary 70
,rifyvernor John A. Johnson and personal
sS5 preventative Of the Governor at the
q Launching. all from Minnesota.
In the Minnesota legislative delegation,
u Senator Jepson and wife, Senator Smith
.Sand wife, Representative Lewis and wife,
ssRepresentative Hayes. Representative
Dorsey. Colonies Alvin Poler and Ernest
i L. Welsh of the Governors staff, both
accompanied by their wives.
ID From Washington. Assistant Secretary
i Of the Navy Charles II. Derling, scar
Admiral W. Lee Capps, chief OF tho Blu
sreau of Construction and Repair; G. j.
Z Brewer chief draughtsmnn in the Bu-
reau Of Construction and Repair; Naval
Constructor Frank u. Zahm, of The Bu-
& reau of Construction and Repair; Com
lnander Albert r. Dickson. of The Bureau
OF Steam Engineering; Lieutenant Charles
X Mallory, OF the Bureau of Steam En-,
cheering; Commander A. b. Cannga, Of
the Bureau OF Steam Engineering; SEN
atnr j. G. Barrows, OF the Senate Com
lmittee on Naval Affairs; Representative
Ernest w. Roberts, Of the House Com
,nittee on Naval Affairs.
From Virginia, Governor and Mrs. A. j /
Admiral and Mrs, p. j.. Harrington, from
the Norfolk navy-yard, Captain Richard
( Inch, senior inspector of machinery ut
The local yard; Captain Royal R.tJnger-
soil. commander OF tho cruiser Marylnnu;
Major and Mrs. John a. Lundeen, Of Fort
Monroe; Naval Constructor L. S. Adams.
Of the Norfolk navy-yard: Lieutenant
\ Commander Richard Henderson,, u, g.
\ NJ; Commander and Mrs. Charles Laird
u S. n.
Among the others present were Com
nander and Mrs, Charles Laird. Of Nun
hall. Pa: G. 3. Croutt and Horsee SOS.
IS of New York.
A General Holiday.
The employees OF the ship yard were
given holiday all day to-day. and nearly
every one of the seven thousand and moro
was on hand to cheer the new fighter
h as she left the ways
Il 4 Large parties Came from Richmond
III and Norfolk and Old Point, Hampton,
Iahoebus and the Peninsula EQUITIES were
well represented, II
s The Navy Department Was represented
a p, from washington uui the