The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-10

of children of public schools, but
there was no organization behind the
plan and Governor Cruce was walt
ed upon by Miss jeanette Collar one
Of the house employees, now of Wash
ington. and others who urged that
the subject of silver service be pre-
sentul in a legislative message. This
was done. but the bill failed of pass
age at the r. gular session. Miss Col
lar renew ed her request at the spe-
cal session. resulting in another mes
sage, and through her solicitation the
appropriation committee reported the
bill fayorably in the house. There
was little or no objection to the ap-
preparation in either branch OF the
legislature
The state board, composed of Gov
ernOr Crucc, Secretary of State Har-
rison and State Treasurer Dunlop,
named in the silver service act, last
week awarded the contract to a New
York plate firm through w. C. Dean
Of Oklahoma City. 1t is agreed that
the service shall be delivered in Ok
lahoma City by March, 1914, and Mr..
Dean hopes to have it on display
during the cattlemen's convention to
be held during that month.
Design of Punch Bowl.
The service is to cost the fun APP
preparation, and is .: sixty seven
pieces. Some of the services cost
many thousand dollars more than Ok
,ahoma's, but none has more appro-
pirate engraving and designs. The
latter typify Oklahoma's people soil
and history. The chief article is
the punch bowl, a massive silver
piece upon one side of which is to
be a miniature of the run for
Oklahoma homes, made tWenty-four
years ago, and reproduced from the
painting of that historic incident
ON the other side is to be the states
seal, which contains the seals Of all
the five civilized Indian tribes, filling
Il five pointed star the center being
the seal of Oklahoma Territory. En-
circling the bowl is a border of
wheat To one side of the run pic
ture is corn, to the other cotton.
On one side of the seal is an alfalfa
design and the other one of kaffir
The plateau, or platter, upon which
the bowl rests, is garnered in wheat
and in the center is engraved "U.
5. S. Oklahoma" Cups for the bowl
carry ont the bordering of wheat,
on one side of each being the states
seal, and on the other the escutch-
con of the United States Navy. On
one of the bowl handles is a bas-
relief of SeQuoyah, the Cherokee
Cadmus. on the other that Of David
l.. Payne, sometimes called "The
Father of Oklahoma from the fact
that his efforts started the movement
resulting in the territory being open
ed to settlement
Engraving of Capitol Building
The large platter of the set will
carry an engraving OF a state capi-
tol building. The tray to the black
coffee or after dinner coffee set will
have a hand chased view Of the ship,
and the entire dish will show a der
rick and gushing oil well. All
other pieces will have the bordering
of wheat, and show the state seal
ana the navy's coat of arms.
BY list the silver service VIII con
tain the following pieces; Punch
bowl plateau, lalle, twenty four
cups, one centerpiece with mesh, one
coffee one tea, one sugar, one cream
ct one waste, one kettle and stand
one large waiter, one sauceDowl and
tray, after dinner or black coffee,
sugar, creamer and waiter, one water
pitcher and tray, two goblets, five