The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-12-22
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City Happenings and
Personal Mention.
E. M. Rugg of Barnes Cit-. q
visiting relatives in the n SSH
Mrs. r. II. Y .-1'
. ait.g.SzVM ssT $4,000 is PRE-
: 80 BY PEOPLE OF THE
STATE.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
Ceremony Was Preceded by a Grand
Naval and Military
Parade.

ShodSOlet' lSSSuSu ny 6ldlu
naval and military parade, participate
ed in by American and German blue
jackets, regulars and state militia,
who formed a half-circle in front of
the San Carlos hotel, where the GER
emonies occurred, the silver service
from the people of Florida was pre-
scented to the vessel bearing the name
of the state.
Gov. Albert w. Gilchrist presented
the service to Rear Admiral Lucien
Young, representing the navy, and tt
Capt. Harry w. Knapp, commander of
the vessel.
The service, consisting of rs pieces,
cost over ten thousand dollars. Imme
diately following silver tablet in
memory of the late Senator W. j..
Bryan, the youngest man ever to &C.
cupy seat in the United States SEN
ate, was presented by Mayor Amos E.
Lewis of Mariana
This presentation was on account
of Senator Bryan's perseverance in
having the dreadnought named after
his native state
Following this, the Daughters of
the Confederacy of Florida present
ed a loving cup and two handsome
silk flags.
Distinctive and ornate is the silver
service. for the United States battle
ship Florida, which was presented to
her q Pensacola as the gift Of the
people of the state for which she is
named.
Much Of the money for this offering
was raised by popular subscription,
and the balance of the $4,000 requir-
ed was voted by the legislature of
Florida The service is from the ate
liers of the Gorham company, silver
smiths.
William c. Goldman, the artist de-
signer who modelled the service, made
a careful study of the history, tradi-
tons and the resources of the COM
monwealth concerned and has blend
ed many elements into a harmonious
composition in metal.
In spirit the style in which the SER
vice is designed is colonial. 1t has
grace and simplicity of line and yet
on the whole is highly ornamented.
The most important piece is the
punchbowl, lordly example of craft
manship which has capacity of II
gallons.
The bowl is ornamental with PAN
els illustrating the history of Florida.
Ponce de Leon is observed landing
on the fiower-strewn shore seeking
the fountain of perpetual youth, and
a group calls to mind the days of the
Seminoles.
The handles of the bowl are the
heads of pelicans, one of the wild
birds of the state. The upper part
of the receptacle rises from a sea-
she'll base supported by alligators at
the four corners and is embellished
with orange, palmetto and jessamine
The ladle carries portrait of Os-
ceola and the handle is made up Of
palmetto leaves. The cups have han
dies modelled like the curved bodies
of alligators clinging to the rims.
The centerpiece is distinguished by
-,eonventionalized eagles heads and
the shield of the United States, and
it also bears ornaments suggested by
plants and flowers of the land of
everglades.
The candelabra have seven lights
each, and are wired for electricity.
The main shaft represents palmet-
to trunk, with alligators on a tripod
base. The arms of nation, navy and
state are shown on the three panels.
On three of the arms are representa-
tons of a bird which is so well con-
nected with the state, the heron.
On the large waiter is engraved a
representation of the battleshlp Flor
ida. The handles of this silver charg'
err are modelled like alligators, and
on them appear the state and navy
shields. The fruit dish has a border
of oranges and orange blossoms and
is one of the most attractive pieces
in the service.
Other pieces, WHICH, dl0 ih'SiiN'N
for more frequent use, are not so
elaborate in design. There are set
and tray for black coffee, pitcher,
pitcher tray and coffee urn. The box
for cigars is embellished by the seals
Of the nation and the state.
The strongly local characteristics OF
Florida are everywhere emphasized.
The wild life is represented by the
alligators, the tarpon and the heron,
while the trees and the flowers OF
the state are constantly used in the
decorations.