Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-15

The United States ship Chicago
was presented with a silver service or
March 2, 1889, by the city of Chicago
and this is the first silver service pre-
sentation that is found of record.
THE United States ship Concord re-
ceived from the city of Concord a
bronze figure Of the Minute Man OF
the Revolution by Daniel C. French
The bell of the United States ship
| Charleston was cast in San Francisco
and the metal was enriched by the
addition Of 1900 pieces Of silver, con-
tributed by the workmen Of the I'm
ion Iron works, where the Charleston
! was built. The city council of Char
lesion, S. c., presented a silver bowl
to this vessel
The United States ship Newark re-
ceived a bell from the city of Newark
n. ].
I'm the case of vessels named for
individuals, mainly naval officers
there have been many presentations
of loving cups, colors, bells, pictures
of the persons for whom the vessels
were named, etc. The gifts made vary
in character and are all either useful
or ornamental, and sometimes both.
"To vessels named for cities there
have been presented figure heads,
bells, ornamental boards or panels for
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books, pictures, etc. To vessels named
for states, there have been presented
articles more valuable, such as silver
services, large punch bowls and low
ing cups. All articles presented in
this way to ships Of the navy are es-
pecially cared for and preserved. The
navy regulations in section 1888 re-
quire careful inventory to be kept
and that when ship goes out Of COM
mission the gifts of value presented to
the ship shall be properly stored and
a duplicate inventory forwarded to
the bureau of supplies and accounts,
together with a statement of the value
Of the articles, the name of the donor
or donors, and the date and circum-
stances Of the presentation for record
in the bureau. The regulations also
require that all presentations of silver
services shall be repoished and put in
repair before ISSUE"
In the naming of warships, the great
state of South Carolina, one of the
original thirteen, has been a long time
in coming to her own, but l am proud
to say that one Of the largest warships
Of the United States navy that now
floats upon the high seas bears her
name and is now in this harbor.
We extend kind greeting to you, Mr..
Captain and officers of this magnifi-
cent ship, and welcome you within our
borders. This is a great day for our
commonwealth, for the city Of Charles
ton and for you. On the 18th day of
July 1908, the South Carolina" was
launched at the William Cramp &
companys shipyards in the city of
Philadelphia, and on the 9Th day of
March, 1910 she went into commits
sion. 1t was my pleasure to be pres
ent at the launching as the represen-
tative Of this state, and it Is my
greater pleasure to be present at this
time to take part in the presentation
Of this silver service.
In the name of the people Of the
great state of South Carolina and as
their representatives, we beg to pre-
sent you, as the representative Of the
navy Of the United States, this beauti-
full silver service as an evidence of
their admiration for the ship and as
a token Of their confidence in the navy
Of this, our great nation, and in you,
its representatives. Upon this SER
vice, you will find engravings of some
of the great men that this state has
produced and also of events memoir
able in the history of the United
States. May a study Of the history Of
these stimulate you in your duty to
our country, both in times of peace
and in times of war All South Caro-
linians are deeply interested in the
future of this ship and of those assign
ed to man her. / ask that you will
always and in every emergency re-
member that you are the representa-
tives of the greatest nation Of the
world and of one of the greatest states
in that nation.
Graceful Response.
Capt Fechteler made a graceful and
hearty response. He expressed in