The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-27
TEN DESIGNS FOR
SILVER SERVICE
COMMITTEE MEETS IN FARGO TO-
DAY AND CONSIDERS WHICH rs
THE MOST DESIRABLE or
THOSE OFFERED FOR THE Gil
GANTIc DREAnNAUGHT.

For the purpose Of selecting an APP
propriate design for the silver service
to be presented to the battleship North
Dakota, on its completion, the commit
tee named by Governor Burke for that
purpose met at the Fargo commercial
CLUB rooms at III a. m, today.
The committee, to which is also en-
trusted the work of raising the nec-
essary funds with which to purchase a
suitable service. had ten designs pre-
sented for its consideration today by
people from various parts of the state.
Nothing definite was done by the COM
mittee at the morning session, as It
was deemed advisable to secure more
information relative to what pieces
should constitute the service.
AT noon the committee adjourned till
2 o'clock for a further consideration of
the designs in the contest for the $50
prize offered by the committee for the
person submitting the one selected.
Large Pieces Desired.
1t seems to be the consensus OF
opinion of the members of the cem-
mittee that the service should consist
as much as possible of large pieces.
This is advisable as a service compos-
ed OF the smaller pieces is often de-
pleted by their being carried away by
the souvenir hunters.
The matter of doing away with the
punch bowl in the service of the North
Dakota, because of prohibitory prin-
ciples of the state for which the fight
ing vessel is named, was brought up
and discussed. However, the commit
tee as body do not believe such a
move would be advisable as the punch
bowl is the central piece of a service
and as one of the committee said.
there is no danger of the great fight
ing snip ever coming within the
boundary Of the state" 1t is the GUS
tom to, present a punch bowl in con-
nection with the service and one with
out it would seem to be a cheap af-
fair
One thing that was brought out at
the meeting was the fact that candle
labra are most useful in the various
messes aboardship and there is every
reason to believe that the committee
will include two or four Of these in
the service.
This matter was given prominence
as the result of letter from Fank
Laizure, son of w. G. Laizure of this
city, and an officer on the battleship
Kentucky. in which ne paid particu
lar attention to the value of these
pieces in the service of this ship. He
stated that they were given more con-
slant use than any other piece of the
Kentucky's service, three being in al
most constant use in the ward room
the captains mess and the junior off,
GERS mess.
viii Secure Ideas From Navy Men.
The committee decided to have the
secretary correspond with several of
ficers of various ranks in the navy for
the purpose of getting some idea as to
what would be most desirable to in
clude in the service. 1t will then be
possible to give the matter more intel
ligent consideration. This will be
done and another meeting will then
be held.
The matter of funds seems to not
be worrying the committee in the
least They are confident that each
county will easily raise its quota Of
AhC CAkCA1SSs kAHCduy Tile GduNdSS Is
resulting in most gratifying manner
and it has practically only started.
Those Present at Meeting.
Twelve members OF the regular and
the advisory committee were present
at the meeting. w. A. Scott, vice
president of the committee, occupied
the chair, the others present being,
B. #. Brockhoff, secretary, Grand
Forks; Hon. e. z. Sarles, Hillsboro:
John Bruegger Williston; F. L.
Thompson, Cando, and Frank Lish,
Dickinson. Those of the advisory
committee were Chas. Klaus, James
town: G. s. Whittlesey, B. /. Heating
and G. Fl. Anheier, Fargo; f. P. Mann,
Devils Lake, and w. p. Davies. Grand
Forks e. p. Sundberg of Fargo and
Frank Waterbury of Grand Forks
were two jewelers. in attendance.