Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-08
CHRISTENING PARTY ARRIVES
Pretty SPONSOR Her Parents and
Friends Reached city Yesterday and
Visited the shipyard-Accompanicd
by President orcut.-Yard Employ
!, es Given Holiday in Honor of Event.

al bottle Of champagne against Tie
bow OF the great battleship which is
to bc launched at the shipyard this
morning, reached this city yesterday
morning. Tho party is now at Hote,
Warwick, which will be its headQuar
tcrs today.
In the party are the sponsors par.
cnts Senator and Mrs. Albert Schal-
cnts. Senator and Mrs. Albert SchaI.
stance Day and Lillian McMillum
maids Of honor to the sponsor: Mrs.
Frank A. Day, wife of Hon. Frank 4.
Day private secretary To Governor
Jrl,nson, and DR.. Thomas f. Quinby.
Of ST Paul
The party reached Old Point OH the
washington steamer early yesterday
morning and came over to this city ON
he Newport News and Old Point Rail.
way CompaEys parlor car Old Point.
Mr.. circuit With Them.
President {. ID. Orcutt of the New.
pert News Shipbuilding and Dry Deck
Company. met the party in Washing
ton and cane to this city with them
yesterday morning. Mr.. II. G.. Sisv.
ems. Washington correspondent for The
Minneapolis Journal and wife ais
came with the party.
After brcakfasting at Hotel War.
wick. the party took car fer the ship.
yard at II O'Clock and spent several
hours inspecting the great plant. The
narty wns entertained BY MIR Orcutt
and Naval Constructor Albert Stahl
who conducted them around The plant
Immediately upon their arrival ut the
yard the party went aboard Of the bat
F'.'cshp Minnesota. Naval Constructor
Stahl explained every part of the mann
moth fighter TO tho visitors.
Official Party.
The official party which will repre-.
sent tho State of Minnesota today. Will
arrive here from Washington carly
this morning. In the party will be
licn. Frank A. Day. repre- sentative of
Governor John a. Johnson: Senator
Smith. of Window; Senator and Mrs.
Jcpson. Of minneapolis; Representa-
i've Hays, of Hastings; Representa-.
tive Dorsey Of Glencoe; Captain ami
Mrs Lewis, of Duluth; Misses Mar.
ynrct Sullivan and Julia GIiffen; Colo
mel and Mrs. Welsh; Mrs I.aintzen;
Gel. ar:d Mrs. Phccler, and Mrs. John
a. Johnson. wife OF Governor John A.
Johnson. who will be unable to attend
the launching.
The christening and official party
will go tc the shiDyard this morning at
1915 o'clock to attend the launching
They will be escorted to the yard by
Mr. circuit and General Manager w.
~. Post. of the shipyard The MEM
hers of the party will take places on
the launching platform and the spon.
sor and her maids will be in The chris
tcnlng booth.
Miss SchaIler.
Miss Rose Marie Schaller, the spOn.
sor. held an informal reception at the
Warwick last Dight, meeting number
rf the officials of the shipyard aud
government officers. She is very
charming young lady; tall with dark
I r.. :"
hair and deep blue eyes and is typical
of The athletic girl AS one OF the rep
resentativcs from Minnesota stated
last night. there is little doubt but thai
she will Smash the bottle across the
e MiphcScta's bow in good shape today.
Miss Constance Day and Lillian Nc
MILAN. maids of honor to the. sponsor,
and her college friends. also attracted
great deal of attention last nigh.
BcthNare pretty and attractive.
All Ready For Launching.
The officials OF the shipyard have
completed all arrangements for, the
launching and now only the wedges
need be. driven home and the ship will
DO ready to start down the ways.
When the o'clock whistle blew last
NIiglt the mechanics who have worked
Oh the vessel for number of years
marched down the gang plank Leading
= up TO her for the last time while she
q Is captive en- the stocks When
;hoy board her again she will have
taken TO the water. Tho eniire yard
force was pail! off for tile week last
night and will have holiday today.
Masts Are Missing.
Owing Ia The fact that TIE vessel
Will be launched without her military
) mastsi,in place. two poles were set In
\ place at each end OF the snperslruc.
ture yesterday afternoon and early