Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-19
Effort err OFT TO Have Battleship Min
nesora c hristened With Water
Comes 20 Naught.
Sponsors MOTHER WALES
Matter is Left Entirely in the Hands
Of shipbui!dina Company and the
Usual Custom Will Not be Departed
From-Description Of the New Man
o'-War.

DattlesElD Minnesota when that NAM
moth vessel is launched at the plant of
the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dryhoci Company on Saturday, April
s y The effort made by certain temper
ance enthusiasts in Minnesota to have
The traditional bottle OF champagne
abandoned in favor of water has come
to naught .H
A pretty story was sent out from
Minnesota recently to the effect that
Miss Rose-Marie Schaller, selected by
governor johnson to be sponsor for
the battlcship, would christen the shin
with a bottle OF clear pure water
from the Laughing Water Falls. This
aroused considerable interest, for the
one occasion upon which the ancient
custom of christening vessels with
wine was departed from, is well re-
mcmbered. This occasion was the
launching. OF the battleship Kentucky.
when Miss Bradley, the governors
daughter. used a bottle OF water from
a spring at Abraham Lincoln's birth
place. The sponsors plan did not meet
with the approval Of the people OF old
Kentucky and as the vessel started
down the ways, hundreds Of small
TASKS. containing favoritc brands
Of whiskcy struck the great
steel hull. The bottles were
thrown by loyal kenmckans who
were determined to have the name.
sake Of their State properly christened
Letter From Mrs. Scha!Ler.
Yesterday the Daily Press received
letter from Mrs. Albert Schaller,
wife OF Senator Schaller, of Minnesota,
and mother OF the sponsor, stating that
the selection OF a BRAID OF wine to be
nSntt in christening the battleship
would be left entirely to the builders:
that her daughter had nothing what
ever to say about the matter
This fact was made known to the
shipyard authorities yesterday after
noon and the following statement was
given out from the Office: IT Miss
Scllaller leaves the matter in the
hands OF the shpyard, there will be
no departure from the usual custom,
tne ship viii be christened with vine"
Miss Rose-Marie SchalIer.
The Minneapolis Tribune recently
published the following sketch con
corning Miss Schaller:
'Rose-Marie Schaller, who will be
MiHncsota's sponsor, was born in
Hastings in 1886, and is a member OF
the class of OF Of the University Of
Minnesota. and one of the most popu.
lar young women at that institution.
Miss Schaller takes the greatest in.
terest in all university affairs. She is
a member OF. the dramatic club, also of
the basketball team. She takes great
interest in physical culture, but not at
the expense OF her intellectual de-
yelopment. Miss SchalIer is a mem.
her Of the Alpha Phi and finds time to
devote to duties as member of the
staff OF the Minnesota Daily. She
furthermore takes the greatest interest
in university politics. She graduated
from the Central High school two
years ago.
Her appointment as Minnesota's
sponsor will prove a most popular one
at the University.
Miss Schaller is at present resid-
ing with her uncle and aunt, DR.. and
Mrs. T. r. Quinby, 1912 Clinton ave.
nue."
The Maids 5of Honor.
Miss Schaller, has selected Miss Con.
stance Day, daughter OF Hon. Frank A.
Day, Governor Johnson's private sec
rotary. rs one of her maids OF honor.
The other maid has not yet been
named
The sponsor will be accompanied on
her trip 10 this city by her father and
mother and her uncle and aunt, DR.
and Mrs. T. +. Quinby.
Description Of Ship.
Tho Minnesota will lie further ad.
vanced toward completion and will be
heavier than any vessel ever launched
D here. and possibly in the United States
She will be more than 60 per cent
!. complete and will weigh il: she neigh
bcrhc-od offs, 600 tons.
When completed she will he one q
the most noWerfu! and complete war
ships in the: American: navy. She Is
sEof the Louisiana Connecticut type ant
will carry the heaviest srraor and ar
" mament vet designed for Il United
$8s states battleship. She is $50 fee,