The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-08
THE SILVER SERVICE FOR THE
BATTLESHIP FLORIDA

Inc silver service to be presented
by the citizens of Florida to the Off
GERS of the battleship bearing the
name of this state, and which will
probably be placed on exhibition in
Tampa next week, is fully described
In an articel in a recent issue of the
Jacksonville Times-Union. That pa
per says:
| The silver service for the new bat
tieshlp Florida, the greatest fighting
ship in Uncle Sans navy, is here.
and 1t is safe to say that no warship
In the service will have a more, if as
beautiful, a silver outfit as the super
idreadnaught named for the Land Of
Flowers"
The service arrived at the jewelrv
establishment of the Greenleaf e.
Crosby Company, to which the COM
mittee appointed by Gov. A. w. Gil
christ gave the honor of designing
and furnishing the service, at three
O'Clock Wednesday. Immediately
large force of clerks was set to work
unpacking the service, and part of it
was placed on exhibition in the west
show window.
The punch bowl, which, of course,
is the main piece of the set, repre-
Of he I'll .sAI.f
art. The front of the bowl is en-
bellished with a scene of Ponce RE
Icons landing on the Florida shores,
and underneath is a likeness of the
discoverer of Florida. On the reverse
side of the bowl is an engraving Of
two Seminole Indians in a dugout,
with a tropical background, while I'M
derneath appears the great seal of the
state of Florida. The handles of the
| bowl are formed in the shape of peli-
cans, while the center, front and re-
verse sides are decorated with a
spread eagle. The piece is also hand
somely decorated with oranges and
blossoms, while the supports are in
the shape of alligators. On the front
and reverse is the name of Florida, IN
large, raised letters The whole is
based by heavy plateau, which is
also handsomely decorated.
Other exquisite pieces of the SER
vice are two candelabras, which have
the design of palmetto tree in which
are perched four cranes. On the
large center piece is engraved the IN
scription, Presented to the U. S. S.
Florida by the People of Florida"
The whole service consists of the
following pieces, each OF which bears
the great seal of the state in base re-
lief:
! One punch bowl.
One punch bowl plateau.
One punch ladle.
| Twenty-four punch cups.
One centerpiece.
Two candelabra with seven electric
lights and fittings.
One waiter
| One pitcher.
One pitcher tray
Two goblets.
One fish dish.
One meat dish.
One entree dish
One sauce boat.
| One sauce boat tray.
One coffee urn.
One sugar bowl.
One cream pitcher.
One coffee set tray.
One fruit dish.
One cigar box.
Each of the pieces are decorated
with some design typical of the state,
and the whole service will be placed
on display on the second floor of the
Greenleaf & Crosby Company. The
iewelry firm extends on behalf of the
purchasing committee a cordial invi-
tation to the citizens of Jacksonville
and visitors to inspect Floridas gift
to the battleShip bearing It's name
The service is of solid silver, gold
lined, and was made by the Gorham
Company of New York and Proyi-
dence. the makers of most CT the ell
yer services for the navy. Every
piece is richly embellished with the
seal of the state, and motifs emblem
attic of F1oridas history and its pres
ent prestige.
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the fact that most infectious diseases
such as whooping cough, diphtheria
and scarlet fever are contracted when
the child has cold. Chamberlain
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