The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-06
GIFT is PICKED
Silver Service will be Given to
The BattleshIp
NAMED AFTER STATE:

The State Commission, Headed by
Governor Ansel, Selects the De.
signs for the Gift Which the State
Will Make to the Ship That Will
Bear Her Name.
The commission to select the silver
service for the new battleship South
Carolina has made its selection of
the general designs that are to be
used, and naturally expects beautiful
work. The commission has made ex-
cellert selections as the outline of
the specifications indicate.
Governor Ansel is member of the
commission, and is giving consider
able time and thought to the work.
Messrs. John B. Cleveland, of Spar
tanburg, and George D. Bryan, of
Charleston, are the appointive mem
bers Of the commission, and Messrs.
E. Marion Rucker, and Col. w. L..
Mauldin are the eX-officio members.
When Col Cleveland came to the
first meeting of the commission at
which the general scheme of the de-
signs were discussed he had a pretty
we'll worked out series of illustra-
tions and decorations. The whole
matter was fully and freely discussed
by the members of the commission,
and with the artists, who were pres
ent.
The large and centre pieces are to
be decorated with three historic
events. One piece IS to have the
scene Of Jasper replacing the flag
at Fort Moultrie. Another Is to have
an engraving of the dinner Marion
is said to have given the British
officers, and which has been used
in a picture by White, and the third
is to be picture of Mrs. Motto
destroying her own home, near Fort
hOlLS, SdihOuh SOuEIS.
An examination of the specifica-
tions indicate that the designs are to
include the palmetto, pine, cypress,
Magnolia, rice, tobacco, strawberry,
melon and peaches. In fact, the idea
is to incorporate the trees and plants
indigenous to this State. The flags
of the State, the coat-of-arms and
other insignia of the State are to be
used wherever the general design
will admit.
The commission has given the pub
lie the complete details of its de-
sign. Mr.. A. S. Salley, Jr., of the
State historical commission, in a
letter to The Sunday News, suggests
that the events intended to be re-
corded in the silver service lack
historic corroboration, and went into
interesting details. FIe says that
some Of the events did not happen,
as far as history records. The COM
mission will explain further it's po-
sition and reason for selecting the
events that are to be used as the
central pictures. In the meanwhile
the exact specifications, which the
artists have been asked to use, are
here given:
Specifications covering silver serv-
ice to be presented by the State Of
South Carolina to the United States
battleship South Carolina:
Competitors to submit designs on
or by the 18th day of June, 1909;
all tenders to be within the appro-
priation of $4,000; the metal to be
of uniform fineness, standard grade,
sterling silver.
The propositions to give the ca
pacity of all hollow ware and the
weight in ounces of each piece sepa-
ratelv.
Workmanship to be of the best
and to follow in all details the de-
signs submitted.
Propositions to embrace the fol-
lowing pieces:
One punch bowl, seven gallons.
One plateau for punch bowl.
Twenty-four cups, one-half pint
One ladle for punch bowl.
One centre niece.
One water pitcher, three quarts.
One tray for water pitcher.
One tea set. consisting of five
pieces and kettle and tray for same.
Two fruit dishes.
Two roast dishes, one with well
and tray; one without, both same
size.
One fish dish
One salad bowl.
Two bonbon dishes.
Two compotiers.
Two vegetable dishes with COW
ers.
Two entire dishes.
One Hnmidor cigar box, made Of
native wood. cedar. to hold three
hundred cigars, silver mountings and
ornaments.
The general design to be plain
and simple as far as is consistent
with the ornamentation specified.
The dsipns TO consist Of COM
hination nautical in their suggestion,
and the tres. fruits and flowers in
digenous to this State, for instance,