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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-02
NJ CULLOUGH CUP
IS TO REMAIN At
MANCHESTER
Ekwanok Golf Club Retains
State Championship
JENNINGS ALONE SURVIVED
Only Member OF Mount Anthony
Club To Win In the First
Round.

Dorset, Aug. 2.-P. II. Jennings was
Bennington's only survivor in the first
round of match play yesterday after
noon, having defeated Clark Burn
ham, Ekwanok, by five up and four
to play. F. B. Jennings, Jr., the
present title holder, lost at the last
green to H. X Kerr Ekwanok, and
C. l.. Holden went down before "
c. Longley, Ekwanok.
The Gov. Mccullough cup will re-
main in the possession of the Ekwan-
ok for another year, the Ekwanok
team having won by a margin of 20
strokes over Mt Anthony, their near
est rival.
Guy b. johnson qualified in the
first division, but lost to d. w. Hou-
ston, Dorset in the first round. Z.
p. Jennings, n. b. Cole and S. NJ =.
Moffat all found a resting place in
the second division and Cole and
Moffat were both winners in the
first round The summary follows:
Qualifying rounds-1S holes, champ
ionship DIVISION
+. A. Martin, Ekwanok, 10.
H. X Kerr. Ekwanok, IA.
p. II. Jennings, Mt. Anthony, 70.
Elliot Holt, Waubanakee, 76.
A. j. Mcclure, Ekwanok, 76.
ID. w. Houston, Jr., Dorset Field, a.
c. H. Gardner, Ekwanok, H.
B. B. Sheldon, Dorset Field, rs.
George + Morse, Rutland, rs.
c. S. Clark. Ekwanok s.
Paul Waterman, Ekwanok, rs.
Y q pnolpy EEuronOk "a
Guy b. Johnson, Mt. Anthony, 10.
c. L. Holden, Mt Anthony so.
Clark Burnham, Ekwanok, 81
f. b. Jennings, Jr., Mt. Anthony,
81.
Second Sixteen:-
c. NJ. Clark, Ekwanok. SO.
A. W. Harrington, Jr., Dorset
Field, Sc.
r. II. Royce, Rutland c. c., 81.
r. r.. Harrington. Dorset Field. 81
~ B. Cole, Mt Anthony, 81.
VIM. r. Roberts, Dorset Field. IS.
Edw. Aborn. Dorset Field. 90
il. W. Brown. Ekwanok, 80.
+. p. Jennings, Jr., Mt. Anthony, 81.
). NJ. Moflat, Mt Anthony, 80
r. Nj. Campbell, Dorset Field, SO .
VIM. +. Kent, Dorset Field, 80.
+. s. Robertson, Ekwanok, SO.
c. $. Pinkney. Ekwanok, 1872.
c. A. Stein, Dorset Field, 106.
A. w. Bowman. Ekwanok. Ill.
First round match play, champion
ship division
Martin beat c. S Holden 4 and 3.
Longley beat Holden and 4.
Holt beat Mcclure 3 and 2.
Houston beat Johnson and 4.
Morse beat Gardner / up
Waterman beat Sheldon and ..
Kerr beat F. B. Jennings, Jr., / up.
p. II. Jennings beat Burnham and
4.
Second sixteen: -
Boyce beat Roberts 4 and 8.
Pinkney beat F. B Jennings and
4.
A. w. Harrington, Jr., beat Robert
son and 4.
Moffat beat Bowman and 5.
Cole beat Aborn Z and 5.
{. Nj. Clar eat Kent and 4.
Brown beat Stein Z and 6.
II. r Harrington beat Campbell /
up.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-02
TELLS STORY OF TITANIC

''"'' IFIHdHNu FVudV 10 WOFN .UW
Lake chsmplain Steamer
Burlington, Aug. Gus Weinberg
who says he is a survivor of the tt
tanic disaster. was engaged today as a
fireman on the Chateaugay steamer.
He tells a graphic story Of the sink
ing Of the Titanic and his rescue. He
says that Captain Smith shaved his
beard and dressed as a woman and
escaped in lifeboat No. 3. Weinberg
says he was fourth engineer Of the
Titanic
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MIScELLAN

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HI isfs in locating and stopping tad leaks on
ali kinds Of roofs. We will be In town until
May 18th. Write or phone Cottage Hotel, Ben
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UNo RENT-Nine roo n house. all new inside,
Il with all m )dern improvements, with barn
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EOR sALE-House OF eight rooms
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,hed on premises and a garden in rear
Of the house. Lot 60xit0. W. J. Meagher,
Agent, "u
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27

Chinese ceremonies at the launching OF
one of their vessels: when they Launched
their ships into the sea at the first max
ing, the priests go apparalled with long
garments. being very rich Of silk to
make their sacrifices in the poops OF
them, where the place Of prayer Is ana
they offered painted figures, and they cut
and burned them before fh'ir idols WIN
certain ceremonies that they make ana
sing songs with an unorderly tone sound
ing certain little bells. They worship the
devil, where they have him painted in tie
fore part of the ship, because, as they
say, he should do no hurt TO the ships.
In ali this discourse they are eating and
drinking at discretion Our ancient mar
rator does not say with discretion and
here certainly is a habit which persists
even unto to-day upon like occasions.
In substance, the foregoing account de-
scribes fairly well the strictly native prac-
tice among the Chinese to-day. II Is said
that there is a shrine on every large junk
in honor Of the tutelary deity of Chinese
navigators Tien-how is the name OF the
goddess who watches over the welfare OF
those Oriental sailors. Among Chinese
seamen, especially those employed in river
traffic, there is another goddess who Is
known as LoongmoO, or the Dragons
Mother. The master OF every river junk
PAYS tribute TO this deity before begin
ming a voyage. According TO Chinese
tradition, the bow of the craft is the most
sacred part of the vessel, and there, just
before weighing anchor, the captain pro-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27

this service. The names OF the Vessels
I'm those days tell the story OF lhe 'e"e
ious feryor of the times, and II Is mo-
difficult to understand the part that '.e
Church must have played at the lau'o"
ing. because II was then that the shiPS
wee invested with their sanity associa-
.iors and made responsible for their du-
ties in life
In England the practice OF blessing a
shin dates back by actual record TO the
latter part of the fourteenth century. In
1890 when the Duke OF Bouroons eH-
pedition set out for Genoa, the MONK ol
ST, Denys tells US: According TO ancient
custom and to insure success, the ships
were blessed by the priests. In July Oh
14ls the Bishop Of Bangor was sent 10
Southampton TO give benedictlon 10 tne
Grace Dieu, the Kings ship lately ouil'
there. The occasion was one OF much
ceremony, and the good Bishop was PAID
IS for his trouble.
II has been said that there is no trace
in the British records of ship baptism
with wine in the fifteenth century, out
that does not mean that the Launching
of a vessel was devoid Of ceremony. IN
1888 the Sovereign, the greatest snip OF
the time. was launched at Humble in the
presence OF King Henry VII. On that
occa sion the benediction was performed
by "a mitred prelate with attendant train
Of priests and chorsters, crozier in hand
with candle, book and bell, and holy
water stoup" Under Henry VIII the
coming Of the Reformation caused the or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27
Free the rTevsD s,t 'PsfAs:

worship became "A deep rooted practice,
and during the Middle Ages no properly
equipped vessel went to sea without tts
shrine and IA more or less numerous array
OF images. According to Guerin's History
OF the French Navy" when the ships
OF Louis TX sailed for the Holy Land In
1913, they were furnished with every ia
cility for celebrating mass, and each craft
had altar and 4 nriestly retinue for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27

groups Of "pupi' or doll-like images Of
the tutelary deites, To which the Greeks
and the Romans poured out their libations
and offered their sacrifices. The Latin
term for this shrine deck was ''puppis,"
and such is the derivation of the poop
deck, which was the highest afterdeck
and the particular province Of the rank
ing officer on our older ships just prior
to the coming Of our steel hattlsshins.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27

One can easily appreciate how the SUI
perstitions OF the primitive sailor grew
with succeeding centuries and with the
naturalization OF religious zeal. 1t was
logical development Of the former times
for the seafarers Of the Middle Ages to
name their craft after saints-following In
this the custom among the Greeks and
the Romans of naming their ships after
nagan gods and goddesses. Sai"t i'"ss"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27
A DEMOCRATIC PRINCE.

Prince Henry was the principal actor
THE noble prince himself, accompanied
with the lord admiral and the great
lords. were on the poop, where the
standing great gilt cup was ready filled
with wine to name the ship so soon as
she had been aAoat according to ancient
custom and ceremony performed at such
times, and heaying the standing cup
overheard. His highness then, standing
upon the poop with selected company
only, besides the trumpeters, with
great deal of expression OF princely JOY
and with the ceremony OF drinking in
the standing cup, threw all the wine for
ward toward the half-deck, and sol
EMMY called her by the name or the
Prince Royal, the trumpets sounding the
while, with many gracious words 10 me,
gave the standing cup into my hands
Prince Henry must have been rather
democratic body, because another &C
count of the foregoing occasion tells
what he did after performing the actual
naming ceremony. while warping her
1.-THE ship to her mornings. his royal
highness went down to the platform of
the cock-room, where the ships beer
stood for ordinary company, and there
finding an old can without lid, drew IL
full OF beer himself and drank IL off to
the lord admiral and caused the rest Of
the attendants to do the like" Here we
have a duplicate of the toasting and
feasting which even to-day commonly
round out the launching day.
Among the Scotch and Irish fishermen
the launching of boat WAS Tor @ long
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27

Yhcial participation OF the Church OF Rome
to disappear in England upon like coca
sions Protestant Europe. during the
same period, followed England in this
particular. although 1t is said the Lu-
therans practised baptismal ceremony at
the launching OF ships even while they
attached no importance to the observance.
Here We have a sop to sailor superstition
even though the Protestant faith would
have none OF 1t in the name Of religion
This is instructive. because It marks the
parting OF the ways and the path down
which the secular performance OF to-day
has come.
In England. In the early part OF the
seventeenth century, the occasion OF the
launching OF government vessels was
shorn OF religious significance What
ceremony, II II might be called such, was
practised was scarcely more than a
parody of the far-distant libation OF the
pagan world. Phineas Petite, one OF King
James Is master shipwrights, has left
US this record of the launching OF the
Prince Royal at Woolwch in 1910:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27
THE DEVIL A POTENT FACTOR.

1t will be noticed that In the earlier &C
count the place of prayer is described as
the after part Of the vessel, while the
devil Is propitiated forward. Apparently
the fear of the devil rather than dread or
the water de!ties is uppermost nowadays,
inasmuch as the present ceremonies are
centred at the bow. This is a mere mat
ter of detail, because our interest lies In
the purpose or spirit which prompted the
earlier rites.
chronological research has amply
proved that man, wellnigh from the first
DAYS of his venturing upon the sea, has
been filled with an awe of the power be-
hind the tempest and the wave. To pro-
pitiate this power, which he conceived to
be a spirit of some sort, early man made
his sacrifices and paid tribute to the rui-
ing deity or deities. AS his boldness grew
and his vessels were built large enough
TO carry him further upon the waters the
ancient seafarer felt more secure when
his craft bore an image of the deity as
he pictured IT, In some cases these were
the carved figureheads OF the early veg
sells. and later on they became the sanity
effigies which were placed at the shrines
in the after parts of the ships. In the
days of the Greeks and the Romans AL
tars were placed near the stern and that
section Of the ship became sacred The
towering sterns Of ancient craft held
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27
US .S.%copstitut1on," 1897

pilates the Dragon Mother on a small
portable altar are set three cups Of
"saki." Holding live fowl in one hand
the skipper performs the kow-tow and
then raises the cups one after another
above his head before emptying them
upon the deck as a libation. Then he
cuts the throat OF the fowl and sprinkles
the deck with the blood of the sacrifice.
member of the crew then gives the
master several pieces OF silver paper
which the latter sprinkles with the blood
Of the bird, and then they are fastened
TO the door posts and lintels Of the com
mander's cabin. This formality is strik-
ingIy suggestive OF the rites Of the Jew
ish Passover. Chinese official is re-
sponsble for the following account Of
the ceremonies incident to the launching
of a governmental vessel:
THE launching of vessel in China
usually partakes more or less of relig-
ious character. On such an occasion the
vessel is decorated with red bunting and
Respondent with ornamental clusters OF
tinsel flowers. Sacrifices OF sheep or pigs
are offered up to the divnities Of the sea.
Libations OF wine are poured upon the
bow. This done, amid the beating of
gongs and the booming Of cannon the
ship is allowed to glide into the water the
first time"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27

Continued on seventh page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27
Water and Whiskey Have Long Been Rivals of
Wine in the Naming of Craft, and the An
cent Norsemen Used Human Rollers
That the Ship Might Be Dedicated in
BLOOD to Its Career Upon the Waters.

time a memorable occasion, and spirits IA
some. form were considered a necessary
feature of the naming formalities.
Throwing corn or barley on new boat
was one of the rites. and they also
broke a bottle of wine or glass OF whiskey
upon her, repeating the following: She's
a bonny boat. May Gueed maker
gueed boat t you, an t a it may gyang
I'm 'er"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27
BEGAN IN PAGANlSM.


Associated with the pagan libations, the
foregoing ritual OF the Greek Church
really a survival OF those early pracuce'
which had for their aim the driving ou'
OF evil spirits, the purifying of the ooo''
the Precipitation OF the deities and tue
beginning OF a new life. Wine does no'
enter into the ritual OF the Greek Church
to-day at the launching OF ships Inc
breaking of bottle of wine at the III
slant Of naming is a purely secular pei.
Torrance, and shows the influence "
sailor superstition, to which Russia hA'
subscribed since her fairly recent -
pearance upon the sea.
Malta was given to the knights nos
pitalers by the Catholic Emperor Chsrrs
V in 1890 Being an island and under !"
own particular government Malta
capped the immediate influence OF the hs'-
ormaticn. Henry Teonge, a chaplain !"
the British navy. visited Malta In 100 -
H.. NJ. S. Assistance, and then W"
messed the launching OF Maltese oral'
His description is both quaint and insuu
tive: This day We saw create deae
sOlemnity at the launching OF a new O''.
anteen of q cares, built on the snOs
very neare the water They hoys'eN
nasgs In her yesterday, and this Gay
y they had turned her head neare
water. When as a create multitude
! people gathered together, with seyersn
their knights and men Of quality spu
clowd OF fryars and churchmen' INV
! were at least 2 howers in their os''
( dictions. in the nature of hymns
| anthems. and other OF their ceremo"s
their trumpetts and other music piayn,
often. At last fryars and an attenos,.
went into her. and kneeling gov"
prayed halle an hover and iayd 'h'.
hands on every mast. and other places :"
Continued on seventh page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27
TRUE TO IRISH TASTE.

Whiskey, not wine, seems to have been
the proper thing in Ireland Tor the
launching formalities, because when ths
British battleship Hibernia was launched
some years ago the Marchioness Of Or
mona baptized that vessel with a bottls
of Irish whiskcy.
The Dowager Queen Of England, so It
is said, originated the religious phase OF
the launching ceremony as now pracdsed
in the case Of British men-of-war In 1916
she officiated at the launching OF the Al
exandria, and upon that occasion insti-
tuted the religious service. Her example
has been followed since, and now full
choral service is part Of the launching
formalties. The service opens with ex-
tracts from Psalm evil, beginning with
the words OF verse %:
They that go down to the sea In ships,
that do business in great waters;
These see the works of the Lord, and
His wonders in the deep
This is followed by the prayer:
20 Thou that sittest above the water
foods and stillest the raging of the sea,
accept, we beseech Thee, the supplics-
lions OF Thy servants for all who In TINS
ship, now and hereafter, shall commit
their lives unto the perils Of the deep.
In all their ways enable them, truly aud
godly, to serve Thee, and by their Chris
tan lives to set forth Thy glory through
out the earth. Watch over them in their
going forth and in their coming in, that
no evil befal them, nor mischief come
nigh 10 hurt their souls. And so, through
the waves of this troublesome world, and
through all the changes and chances of
this mortal life, bring them Of Thy mercy
10 the sure haven OF Thine everlasting
Kingdom, through Jesus Christ our
Lord"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27
TWO DISTINCT CEREMONIES.

Then the minister and the people say
the Lords Prayer, and the service is con-
cluded with a blessing. The secular
launching ceremony, consisting Of the
naming Of the ship and the breaking OF
the bottle of wine upon her bow, then
takes place.
Some years ago the naval attache OF
the Russian Embassy in Washington was
asked to describe the present launching
ceremony as practised at the christening
of ships for the Cars navy. Being
somewhat of a stickler on terms, that
belligerent gentleman announced: we
don't christen wood and iron and mani
mate things In my country" Just the
same, he was decidedly wrong in way
because IL is the custom in Russia 10 bless
a naval vessel upon such an occasion
with all OF the imposing ritual OF the
Greek Church. The service includes tins
blessing OF the ship very much In detaiL
The officiating priest and his attendant
acolytes and choristers march through
all the decks, burning incense, carrying
lighted candles and sprinkling the craft
everywhere with holy water. Daring TINS
time prayers are read and chants are
sung. When the ship has been blessed ID
this manner the crew are assembled be-
fore an altar especially reared for the
occasion within the vessel, and after ths
crafts colors have been blessed each
member Of the complement steps for
ward to the altar. kisses the priests
hand, and receives the benediction OF inc
Church. In these rites we are carried
back to the days OF the ancient Egyp-
tans and 10 the practice OF purifying
their ships by lighted torches, the oush'
ing OF sulphur and the breaking Of egg
BY the priests within the vessels.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-02
AGENCY.

G. s. Shadford who went to Oskaloosa
to visit his daughter met with quite a
serious accident on his arrival there.
AS he left the train and was stepping
of the platform he fell and broke his
hip. Mr.. Shadford was. Immediately
brought home in an auto and the best
medical attention given him. At last ac-
counts he was resting as comfortably
as could be expected.
Edward L. Ray has been granted a
patent on a coal pick that 10 supposed
to be quite an improvement over the
old ones.
Mrs. Ella Sullivan and daughter OF
Broken Bow, Nebr.. are visiting at the
home Of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Manning.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Foster entertain
ed last Wednesday evening in honor Of
the following young ladies from OF
tumwa: Misses Nellie Ostdiek, Hazel
Middleton Marie Mottet, Stacia Wiedle
and Madaline Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Nye and Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Nye Of Dudley were calling
on relatives here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Foster of Medi-
apolis are visiting a t the A. j. Warren
home