The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29
IN 4 STILL HUNT
 FOR READY MONEY MisSiSSippianS Must Hustle to
 Honor BattIeShip
MRS. LOCKWOOD WORKING
Prominent Woman Takes Charge of Plans To Raise Money For Battle. ship Service, and Governor
 Noel Issues an Appeal.

Jackson, Miss, June S.-(Special)-The gentlemen designated by the last session of the legislature as the "battleshlp com mission" and charged with the duty and responsibility of raising the funds neces- sary to purchase silver service for the great war vessel that has been named after this state, are beginning to realize 1 that it is time to be up and doing, else ] the ship will come and go from Missis sippfs shores without any silver service. ] Two weeks ago the commission met and elected Mrs Lockwood of Crystal Springs i as special agent for the state in the col lection of this fund, and she has gone 1 to work in real earnest, having raised several hundred dollars already, and hav- l ing full confidence that with the assist ance of the commission she will have the money in hand in due time. Some s27O0 ! has already been raised, but four times that sum is to be raised by popular sub i scription. Appreciating the fact that time is flying, Governor Noel, president of the. commission, and Historian Rowland, sec- retary. have joined in issuing the fol- lowing appeal to the people of the state. They say:
 According to custom, unbroken, each battleship has been presented a handsome | silver service by the state whose name it bears, such service when artstically de- ! signed and executed, being as beautiful as a picture. and continuing, tastefully eased in a fine cabinet through indefinite time, with the battleship and it's success ha md QH. mired by all who visit the ship. Through it's officers and sailors in home and in foreign ports, the battleship will carry the name and fame and reflect the power l and dignity of our state and nation.
 "Regardless of what any of us might have thought as an original proposition, our legislature has irrevocably commit ted our state to the presentation of suit able silver service to the battleship Mississippi" and devolved upon our pa- 1 triotic citizenship the obligation of meet ing this expense by popular subscrip- | tion. By concurrent resolution, acts 1908, p. 265, the legislature requested our senators and representatives in Congress l 'to use their influence to have the new battleship NIississip J esa t'la silver service donated ay the titl1cns of taa state in our gulfcosst wates2 Aftefwgrd our legislature adopted th fe'ioWiiE joint resolution, acts la0a, ?.
 Whereas, It has beea die p.idf Sad privilege of ma nther states ef liS grand union to present testimonials lt appreciation for as naming O. ratslssafs for such states; ana
 Whereas, IT re arg honest d'asleuof of opinion amo lz the members q t1- legislature as t sae right ot s4.e issi
 lature to donat funds gfon' the s'4t treasury for su purposes. and
 Whereas, Al grec that loyalty pr.de and devotion Iut country promata ls | to extend a itt testimonial gf aH ap- | preciation for hapor epnferre13 aroa l our state by faing great -ti'a- l ship for our sta therefore be t
 Resolved, gs Gov z. t. Notl, eN | Gov James K. Fardauar H1n. 3lntaf Rowland and Boa. J. N. Powers 1t It' 1 quested to under t4il.e tAE rsfsinE Da HfftIc l subscription of moi less than Nse 1f he added to the flu 1ds already col tsd -'f the purpose of saleation, pareh. slhl | presenting a silver ss vice to Ire oalh>
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 "'All papers circulating in hIs slsie are earnestly reIues.ed fo pn ilsh lhia resolution, and each member 4ae leg islature is urged ta eo-creIate iil thls committee by urging the ne1D' CT 2. county or dstrjet to sabsef he 10 At4 fund.- !"
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