The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-01

BANQUET and ball. Ex-Governor Long
inc and other prominent Misaissippians
responded 70 toAstS
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@fzwsR Services Described.
b panoa gouIe. Mics, May sf.--No
Ekinsss crown OF Jewels was more care
lfuIiy guarded than the costly silver
service which IL to be preeerted g the
| baffleship mississippi on Aotn 1slano
tomorrow II was placed on sxhipition
here today, where It can pc yIlWso ~
every one. in spite Of the preoautions
which are being taken to insure its
safety.
All todayiit was the centre Of an adj
nnirinr thronz of Mississippians, thous-
ands Of whom are ffocking TO the gulf
coast to take part in the festivities at
tendant upon its presentation to the
battleship which bears the name OF
their state. All the more interest In
the service IL evinced because many
among the thousands who have come
10 the gulf coast for this event We're
contributors to the fund which made
the purchase OF the service possible.
A notable incident in connection with
the collection OF the subscriptions IL
the fact that they were collected large
ly By Mrs. Eunice Miller Lockwood,
daughter OF the lieutenant Miller who
commanded the Confederate shore bat
teries at Port Hudson which sank the
old battleship Mississippi during the
civil war. Mrs. Lockwood was de-
termined' that as many Mississippians
az possible should contribute toward
the purchae Of the silver service and
collections were taken here. there and
everywhere, little school children ton
tributing their dimes and cents with
all the enthusiasm that marked the
gifts OF the older donors.
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Sixty-three pieces compose the sill
yer service. The aggregate weight is
2. 400 ounces. The services was de-
signed and executed at cost OF a.
200.
A massive and beautifully wrought
punch bowl is the principal piece in
the service. It has q capacity OF for
ty-five pints and weighs 365 ounces.
Two figures, in full modelled relief of
victory. holding in outstretched hands
q laurel wreath. form the handles OF
the bowl
The new battieship Mississippi sur
mounted by the American eagle with
the name OF the ship and seal Of the
navy department below. is the decora-
ton Of the diverse. Above this rep
resentation Is craven magnolia, the
state flower. and the cotton boil. typi-
tying the States principal product
Upon the reverse is picture OF the
old battleHhip Mississippi, which was
built at the Philadeiphia Navy Yard
and launched May S. ls41. This ship
was destroyed By the Confederate
forces at Port Hudson. on the Missia-
sippi river.
The punch bowl rests on a round
waiter, which carries an etched scene.
showing the first French settlement at
Biloxi. Miss, and the landing Of her
VILE in 1899. Twenty-fouTs silver punch
cups are decorated with the seal OF the
navy on the outside and the seal OF
the state Of Mississippi on the bot
tom.
The punch ladle bears the seal OF
the navy department and the head OF
George Washington In has Nelief at
the end OF the handle. with the name
OF the vessel gracefully engraved along
the handle.
Picture OF Davis.
The centerpiece. for fruits OF flowers.
with the conventional Dolphin handles,
carries the American eagle on the OBJ
verse and reverse and also the typi-
cal embIems. the magnolia and cot
ton boil. Upon tn observe is a pic-
ture of Jefferson Davis old home,
Beauvoir, and below II picture Of
the only President OF the Confederacy.
The old State Capitol building at Jack
SON and a likeness of Fernando De-
Soto, the otscoVeFSE OF the YAiBBlselppt
river. are borne on the reverse
other pieces are the large"oval wait
err for the silver tea service, the tea
set consisting OF six pieces-hot water
kettle, coffee pot. tea pot, sugar bowl,
waste bowl and cream pitcher: a low
ing cup, to be used IN connection with
the center piece az a flower vase; wat
err pitcher and tray, a 22-inch oval
meat platter, fourteen-inch round en-
tree platter. a pair OF covered vege-
table dishes. pair OF open vegetable
dIshs, pair Of cake dishes, a pair OF
bread trays, four compotes on stands
four low round dishes for olives, q
salad bowl with fork and spoon, an foe
bowl with serving spoon. one humidor
with capacity % 500 eiGAFa. q nah