The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-10
MINNESOTA GIRL
SET PRECEDENIS
Miss schaller Did Things Out Of
the Ordinary at the
Launching
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building

Washington. - 81 ~
Washington, April lO.--Miss Rose
Marie Schaller did several things more
than out OF the ordinary as sponsor for
the battleship Minnesota. Not in all
the fifteen years existence of the New
sponsor for war vessel responded to a
toast to herself. Miss Schaller's re-
tsponse won her Virginia hosts, who
cheered her to the echo. x The toast
came near the end Of the luncheon, but
woke up when Miss Schaller established
this precedent for the guidance Of spon-
sors of the future. 49,. r. -.
Another thing which Miss Schaller
did was to smash completely the bottle
of champagne. Sponsors who have pre-
coded her have usually used about force
enough to crack the bottle so that the
wine dribbled down the vessels side,
but Miss Sehaller's athletic training
stood her in. good stead at Saturday s
event. =; ~. =, -. 49,. =.
Miss Schaller also wanted to- say
| something out Of the ordinary in the
words she used,i SO instead Of saying
~ christen thee Minnesota, - she said
l'I name thee Minnesota" y
Party at Capital. = H.
All the members of>the Minnesota
party who attended the launching OF
the battleship. Minnesota Saturday re
turned to Washington this morning, and
all, except Colonel and Mrs. WEIGH ano
Colonel and Mrs. Poehler of the gov
errors staff, will start west tonight
over the Chesapeake & Ohio. It was
planned that only the sponsor and maids
of honor, With their, chaperones, shoulc
remain at Newport News and Old Point
Comfort over Sunday, but when Mrs
7 Il a nf. nro,nr nv
pressed wish to stay until last night
all decided they would spend another
day in the southern city.
/ Virglnians are nothing if not hospi
Etable, and men and women We'd in hon
oring the wife of Minnesota 8 chief
executive at the launching. At the
luncheon a special toast was drank in
her honor, which was responded to by
Senator schaller, andsat the ball al
Saturday night, Mrs. johnson was paid
marked attention, dividing honors with
Mrs. Fairbanks, wife Of the vice presi
| dent, who attended as the guest of the
commandant Of Fortress Monroe.
a Amo1g Se the Myes People a Of tn?
N Mcmillan were the bellies of the ball
they left Newport News, with names
Of leading men of that town, Mayor
Buxton, whose guests they were, lead
ing the other young men in showerine
attentions upon the girls from the NORTH
star state. These attentions continued
yesterday until the boat left for Wash
ington. : T.. : ,fgE Z -. * ~
Today the entire party was escorted
McCleary. Is Z =" :, !
After dinner tonight they will bt
guests of Herbert Putnam, viewing thu
congressional library A. 1870
! !, Excitement of Launching.
| After the excitement incident toTth,
launching was ala aver the member,
OF the party, particularly those wht
stood on the chFsSsniag platform, be
they saw the stee lspn nt tai take "t thu
water: This party included Mrs. John
Senator and Mrs. seRAl1e rs and Mr.. an,
Mrs. Frank A. Day. The ladies were al
more or less hysterical. Mrs Johnson
emotion expressed itself2:in tears. Mis-
Schaller,@ after she had smashed sth,
bottle of champagne, shook hands vio
lently with President Circuit of thu
shipbuilding company, and jumped vi
the while. in which. demonstration: sh
was joined by the maids Of honor. Mrs
Day and Mrs. Schaller confessed t,
having nearly tainted.
The men did nothing but cheer them
selves almost hoarse. ...
/ H. G. Stevens.