The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-05
LAUDS JOHNSON
 IN HER SPEECH
Miss SchalIer Officially Represents Her State in Silver Service Presentation
 to Warship Minnesota.
ADDRESS Ev0KES ENTHUSIASTIC.
 CHEERS

New York Oct. 5-Standing in front of the great after 12-inch turret of the battIeship Minnesota, Miss Rose Marie Schaller of Hastings, Minn.. as the official representative of her State, presented to that battleship what is said to be the most magnificent silver service ever given to an American warship. Four years ago Miss Schal- Ter had broken @ bottle of wine on the bow of the giant fighter as she left the ways, and yesterday she became the first woman in the navy's history to officially represent a State in mak- ing the customary presentation of silver service to ahnew warship.
 Miss Schaller. a tall, graceful girl, dressed in white and wearing a large hat covered with white plumes, made pretty picture as she faced Com mander William s. Sims of the battle sentative of the Navy Department, the service was .intrusted. The. bluejack- cts were massed on the top of the tur ret and on the bridge behind Miss Schaller while she was speaking. and when she had ended the sailors cheer ed uproarously for the girl whose pie ture has held the place of honor in the Captains quarters of the Mime sota, since she went into commission over two years ago. ~
 
 was to have accompanied the Minne- sota delegation to New York had he lived. and Miss Schaller's little speech of presentation was largely a eulogy of the dead executive of her State, to whom. with tears in her eyes. she re- ferred as 'one who had forever en- trenched himself in the hearts of MinneSotanS."
 More than 300 guests were present Captain Hugo Osterhaus, commanding the Second Division nf the Atlantic Fleet: Commander Sims, Flag Lieut. Berry Lieut.. King, Capt. Osterhaus' aid. and Lieut.. Commanders W. K. Harrison. O. P. Jackson. I. c. Wet guests on the after deck of the battle ship.
 The silver service of fifty-six pieces had been placed on an onyx table and covered with a large American flag that was not removed until Miss Schaller had been introduced. Behind Miss Schaller as she spoke was stand of colors that were also presented to the ship by the State whose name she bears Commander Sims himself was sentations were over J. Harry Lewis of St. Paul presented the Commander with a. gold cigarette case.
 MISS SCHALLER'S SPEECH.
 Miss Schaller was escorted to her place in front of the after, turret by Capt. Osterhaus. and Commander Sims stepped forward and stood at atten- tion about ten paces in front of her. O. Cullen Calhoun. one of the Minne- sota Commissioners. introduced Miss Schaller as one of his States 'loveliest daughters" and then Miss Schaller made her speech She said:
 -Four years ago the people of the State whose name it bears rejoiced be- cause the battleship Minnesota had been successfully launched. I had the honor of being her sponsor. and as she slipped into the water of the great deep and made her bow to the element which she had forever renounced my heart went with her and she has held it ever since.
 q have followed her career with a motherly pride-I have rejoiced in her achievements. and. together with the people of our State, devoured every scrap of news which told that she was proving herself to be everything we had hoped she would be.
 1.-The Governor of Minnesota, during whose term this ship was launched, had at that time occupied that office about four months. but even in that short space of time he had intrenched himself in the hearts of the people of Minnesota.
 "A little more than four years ago the man. all unknown except to a few, was launched into public life, and in a very short time, had grown to Ma tional proportions.s
 'tJust as this ship day by day took on beauty and strength. power and dignity. until she rode the seas per feet work, so day by day our Governor showed forth those qualities of heart and mind which so endeared him to us. His public life spanned less than five years. but his memory will be green in our hearts until time is no more.
 ''He was more than the representa- tive of the law to us-he drew all hearts to hin-men honored him, but the children loved him.
 Tn the Winter of 1907 our Legisla- ture passed a bill providing money for a gift to our ship. Gov. Johnson was greatly interested in the passage of the bill. and it was largely due to him that we are able to-day to present to you this silver service. It was exceed ingly fitting. therefore. that when his body was put into it's last resting place this ship should have displayed herr emblsns of n1ourning-displayed her flag at half-mast."
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