The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-12
GIVE GALVESTON SHOW,
Governor Hoch Would Present Silver
Service There.

Governor Hoch is in favor of having
the silver service presentation to the
battleship Kansas at Galveston, Tex,
in response to an invitation which he
has received from the Galveston Bust
ness Mems league
''It seems to me-" said Governor
Hoch today, that it would be a very
fitting thing to have this ceremony at
Galveston, instead of back on the At
lantie coast. Many people from our
state would like to go to Galveston for
such an occasion. 1 myself would like
to make the trip, as I have never been
to Galveston in my life. 1 see from
clippings enclosed by the Galveston
Business Mems league that the battle
ship Tennessee has been ordered by
the president of the United States to
proceed to New Orleans as soon as it
| is ready for the presentation of the
silver service from the state of TenneS-
see. The people of Tennessee will
then go to New Orleans for the pre-
sentation.''
you think there is no danger that
Auditor Wells will be able to tie up
the purchase of the silver service,
then? ?" was asked.
IT don't see how he can, and / don't
believe, that the people want him to
do so. 1 have yet to hear of anybody
who is opposed to buying this silver
1 SERVICE Inc senate passed CnG reSOlQ-
| ton authorizing the ways and means
committee to put this appropriation in
| the bill, and 1t passed both houses. OF
course it is unfortunate that the thing
could not have been arranged on a lit
tie more definite basis, but even as it
is 1 think there is no doubt that it is
| the duty of the executive council to
take charge of the matter as it has
done.''
Governor Hoch will go ahead and
open up the bids and designs on the
silver service on August 1, as already
announced. He now has in his office
big box of designs received from Ed
| Vail of Wichita. I. M. Blitz of Topeka
| also has designs ready, and Adjutant
General Hughes has a consignment of
drawings direct from Tiffany. The
time for receiving bids was originally
set for July 1, but was postponed at
the request of Mr.. Blitz whose designs
were not all completed.
Governor Hoch is not satisfied with
the announcement which came from
Washington today to the effect that
the launching of the battleship Kansas
will take place on August ..
| This is too soon,'' he said. 1--WE
can't be ready for the event at that
time, and I shall try to get the date
changed. This is a whole month
earlier than was expected
The launching of the battleship is
the time at which the christening
takes place Governor Hoch's daugh-
| IOi Will SlAAAoeClA Lie zig OOdts anu the
| ceremonies will take place at the navy
yard. The last legislature appropriated
$1,000 to pay the expenses of the gov
| ernor and his staff to these exercises.
Adult; Mt General Hughes is in
charge of the military features of the
occasion, and is going to have all the
members of the staff in full dress mill
tary style. They will wear long tailed
military coats. big gold epaulets,
chapeaus with plumes, and yards of
gold cords and tassels.
AS most of the members of the staff
have not yet purchased their soldier
clothes, it will cause them to get con-
siderable of a move on themselves to
catch up with the procession in time
for the christening.
Governor Hoch is planning to go to
the launching and christening in per-
son, though some of the governors
have been represented by the secretary
of state or some other state officer.