The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-03-28
LOCAL PEOPLE IN
SPECT SERVICE

Sunday the private car "Mizpah,"
kindly donated for the trip by w. d.
Forster, general manager of the Tono-
pah & Goldfeld railroad, arrived in
town with the silver service presented
to the battleship Nevada. The car was
stationed during the entire day and
was visited by practically the entire
population of Winnemucca. The car
was in charge of Lieutenant Governor
Maurice Sullivan, G. H. Reimer of the
Tonopah G. Goldfeld, and William Ep-
stein, Carson City jeweler.
In making the designs for the sill
yer service the designer has followed
a free Interpretation of the character
istic American style, the colonial cut
Mingled with the classic forms of this
style are designs strongly char acter-
istic of the elements to which the ship
belongs. These features are seaweed,
waves, shells, dolphins, ETC., while en-
blems of national significance are
shown in eagle heads and In the seals
of the State of Nevada and of the navy.
The punch bowl has a capacity of
fifteen gallons. On one side Is en-
graved a scene emblematic of the in
dustries of Nevada, and on the other
side representation of the battleship
Nevada. This bowl Is mounted on a
plateau, or stand. bearing the inscrip-
ton "U. S. s. Nevada" A small rope
moulding is used on the base of the
bowl and plateau, this being emble-
matte 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-four punch cups accompany the
bowl, as well as punch ladle
The centerpiece, oval in shape, rises
from base very similar to that of the
punch bowl. The shield of the Unit
ed States appears at the ends of the
centerpiece fianked by c6rnucopias,
emblematic of plenty. Seaweed and
wave decorations are repeated, both
at the base and fianking the seal f
the State, with the navy seal on the
reverse.
The compotiers bear the same wave
and seaweed decorations and rope
moulding with the seals of the State
and the navy on the fiange.
The candelabras seven lights each,
"
fittings, appear rising gracefully from
a base covered with seaweed and wave
decorations. The column. graceful In
proportion and beautiful in line, bears
the State of Nevada and navy seals.
The branches are decorated with acan-
thus leaves and oak. emblematic of
mounted by conventional dolphins
bearing aloft the odd light.
The water pitcher tray is decorated
with a picture of the Lahontan dam.
On the coffee set tray Is a picture in
fiat chasing of the immortal Abraham
Lincoln. who was President of the
United States when Nevada was admit
ted to the Union, also the inscription,
Presented to the U. s. S. Nevada by
the Battleborn State of Nevada"
On the large waiter or tray is min
ing mill scene and on the compotiers
sheep and cattle.
The meat dish has a picture of vir-
ginia City, which played such an i'm
portant part in the admission of Me-
vada into statehood.
The service is made of Nevada sill
yer, which was donated by the Tono-
cost of making up the set was $500,
and to this must be added the value
of the metal, which is $4,000, making
a total of $11,500. 1t is the mos.
costly, the most beautiful and the
most appropriate service ever present
ed to battleship by State.
Not only is the service of solid sill
very, but many of the pieces are lined
with Nevada gold.
The set includes seventy pieces, a
full list of which was publish
ed in this paper short time ago. The
set makes complete and harmonious
service worthy of the State and of the
ship.
Three thousand six hundred ounces
of silver, all taken from the mines
of Nevada, were used in constructing
the set. which is the work OF Gorham
& Co., of Providence, r. I.
The car with the silver service left
here this morning on No. and is in
Lovelock today. From Lovelock the
car goes to Sparks and thence to
Reno, where the service will be on
exhibition for three days. About April
1st the service will be shipped TO New
port. News. Mass, to be placed aboard