The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-03-29

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The evidence of Nevada's state
wide pride in the new battleship
bearing the silver States name, a
solid silver service costing $500,
which was ordered in moment of
generosity by the last State legis-
lature was exhibited in Fallon yes
terday afternoon. Att ough the
privilege was belatedly announced
TO local residents and not generally
advertised a large number visited
the car at the depot containing the
70 pieces of silver which will short
ly become appurtenant to the proud
fighting ship when it goes into com
mission and viewed them with
more than passing interest. In
times to come proud naval officers
and guests of their asking will sit
around this service. Let US hope
that these folks will view in their
minds eye as they drain the silver
goblets the generous spirit from
which has issued this present
worthy in every regard of the splen-
did battleship Nevada. and hearken
back to the proud traditions that
make Nevada name worthy in ev-
cry regard of the great fighting
monster than which there is no
more powerful afloat.
The service was made of Nevada
silver, which was largely donated
by public spirited mining men OF
Nevada. One of its most interest
ing features and the one that will
in all likelihood be appropos for the
longest time of any of the designs
illustrative of State resources has
to do with the Lahontan dam,
which is handsomely engraved up
on the water pitcher tray This
dam is the second largest earthern
structure in the world, being ex-
eeeded only by the Belle Fourche
dam in North Dakota, and repre-
sents the highest type of engineer
ing skill extant and when battle
ships have passed into obsoleteness
and wars. prophesies notwithstand-
ing, will be reviewed only as his
torical facts, the Lahontan struc-
ture will still be doing business at
its present stand, exercising the be-
nign functions for which it was orig
inally laid down. By a peculiar CO.
incidence the keel of the Nevada
and the underground work upon the
Lahontan dam were started at ap-
proximately the same time. In
these two enterprises we find repre-
sented the extremes of the efforts
of mankind, for one will endure
throughout time, while the other is
more or less of migratory char
acter
Following is a description of the
service:
In making the designs for the
United States battleship Nevada sill
yer service the designer has follow
er a free Interpretation of the char
acteristic American style, the colon
ial cut, mingled with the classic
forms of this style are designs
strongly characteristic of the ele-
ments to which the ship belongs
These features are seaweed, waves,
shells, dolphins, ETC., while emb-
lens of national significance are
shown in the eagle heads and in the
seals of the State of Nevada and of
the navy,
Punch Bowl Holds 10 Gallons
The punch bowl has a capacity Of
15 gallons. On one side is engrav-
ed a scene emblematic of the indus
tries of Nevada, and on the other
side a representation of the battle
ship Nevada This bowl is mounted
on a plateau, or stand. bearing the
inscription u S. S. Nevada" A
small rope moulding is used on the
base of the bowl and plateau. this
being emblematic of the navy.
The handles of the bowl are
eagles heads surmounting the
shield of the United States. The
great seal of the State of Nevada
also appears and on the reverse side
is the seal of the navy. Twenty