Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-18
LAUNCHING OF OUR
. STATES NAMESAKE
NEXT SATURDAY
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Of silver. Because OF the historic in
terest attached to the magnificent gift
| by the state to the old cruiser, Mary
land. ii has been suggested that this
1 gift be transferred to the new fighter.
1t is now safely stored away in san
Francisco.
An Historic Service
The SET consists of numerous pieces.
ali of solid silver. The punchbowl is
II IA inches in diameter. Al the top
center is the Great Seal of Maryland.
surroupded with a wreath of leaves
OF native trees. This is surmounted
by an eagle Opposite, in a similar
wreath and surmounted by an eagle
is a reproduction of the United States
cruiser Maryland.
The border of invention and prog
ress, surrounding the top of the bowl,
illustrates some OF the events in
which Baltimore has been irst-the
telegraph, railroad steam engine
(Peter Cooper, birthplace OF The
Star Spangled Banner" first city
lighted by gas. the tavern adjoining
Holiday street Theatre, where The
Star Spangled Banner. was sung for
the first time by Charles Durang; first
electric overhead road.
Below and TO the right Of the seal
is shown, in a festoon of tobacco. Fort
McHenry and the British ships in the
offing, Below and to the left of the
shield in festoon of tobacco is a
view of Baltimore in 1852 Opposite
the scene of Washington Monument as
it appeared with its surroundings just
after completion. Opposite the view
of Baltimore in 1852 is copy of the
picture, THE Laying Out of Balti-
more
The bowl rests on four diamond
back terrapins. these being the top
of plateau upon which are II punch
cups, each representing one of Mary
lands naval heroes, as follows:
Capt William Carmichael Nichol-
son, term of service. 1S12-61: pro-
NOTED commodore while on retired
list, July g. 1862
Capt James Nicholson. 1775-1S04.
Rear Admiral Benjamin f. Sands
1854
Capt. John Rogers. 179S-1S3S.
Rear Admiral John Rogers. 1S2S-69
Rear Admiral Augustus II. Kitty,
1870.
Capt Jesse Duncan Elliott, 1S04-45
Rear Admiral Edward Donaldson.
1866.
Capt Stephen Decatur, 179S-1S2O.
Rear Admiral Thomas Crabbe,
1SO9-66.
Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, 1860
1905.
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott schley
1S56-1901.
Around the border of the plateau is
shown the first monument erected to
Columbus in America, this being sur
rounded with a laurel wreath.
Ducks i'm Silver
To the right and left OF the Column
bus monument are redhead and can
vasback ducks; above. asparagus
grass and water; this scene running
into Indian corn on the front and sea-
weed on the reverse.
In the middle, or front, of the pla-
teau is a miniature reproduction OF
old Congress Hall. and following this
a spray of tobacco and wild turkeys,
and at the far side. opposite the monu-
ment to Columbus, is the monument
concentrating the battle OF North
Point Following around the plateau
to the reverse side there is another
sea scene. and opposite the old Con-
gress Hall is the Baltimore clipper
ship. the Flying Cloud, in full sail.
Above the plateau and around the
base is border of oyster shells.
The punch ladle has as its handle
reproduction in miniature of one of
Mason and Dixon's five-mile stones,
having the Calvert arms on one side.
with the arms of the Penn family ON
it's reverse. On each of the pieces,
except the punch cups and ladies, are
the eagle (nationaD. United States
cruiser Maryland (navaD. rope (nau-
tical) and marine symbolized in vari-
Gus ways.
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