The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-28
Silver Service to
Be Exhibited in
Memorial Building

battleship North Dakota will be ex-
hibited in the main corridor Of the
Liberty Memorial building Of the cap
it0l, Friday afternoon from 3 to 6. It
will be placed on three tables just
in front Of the grand stairway.
The massive punch bowl will be
placed on table made for it and
constructed Of heavy bronze inlaid
with a gold wreath. The frappe will
be served from this bowl in the
twenty-four silver gOblets Of the set.
Officials will drink the health Of the
state Of North Dakota from the two
ceremonial goblets, Flanking this
splendid punch bowl will be two lace
covered round tables bearing the
five branched candelebra and the
various pieces Of the silver service,
including the coffee samovar, tea
service and the fish service. The
flower holder, eighteen inches in
length and capped by . trellis Of gold
wire, will be filled with wild roses.
the state flower of North Dakota.
Ladies representing every state de.
partment will mingle with the guests
during the afternoon. The depart
ments will be represented as fol-
lows: Governors office, Miss Chris
sic Bulge; attorney generals office,
Miss Esther Munson; secretary Of
state, Mrs. w. J. Targart; department
Of agriculture and labor, Miss Floy
Kitchen: dairy commissions, Miss
Helen 6hafer;' street railway COM
mission, Miss Mary Parsons;
trensurer'st office. Mrs. Berta
Baker: state library commits
sion, Miss Margaret Welch; depart
ment Of education. Miss Irene Pill
moor; Bank Of North Dakota, Mrs.
Laura Sterrett: hail insurance. Mrs.
Minnie Fadden; state food commits
sion. Miss Maud Engliss; workmen's
compensation, Miss Laura Schlecter;
state highway commission, Miss Rose
Sell; adjutant generals office, Miss
Bjerke; compensation division, Mrs.
Ethel Conradi; state school lands,
Miss Josephine Kositzsky and Miss
Della Soehrn; state bank examiners
office, Miss Mildred Rundell; motor
vehicle department, Miss Gladys
Pierce; state health department, Miss
Blanche Whittemore; department Of
immigration, Mrs. J. NJ. Devine, and
board Of administration, Miss Louise
MARI.
Wives Of officials. including the
wife Of the governor, wives of the
judges of the supreme court and
members of the state board Nof ad-
ministration, and ladies Of the state
historical department will assist ut
the serving table ut different hours
Of the afternoon and will be ready to
help inquiring guests on little points
Of interest in the history Of the sill
YER service.
ANY and all will he welcomed free
" to view the beautiful silver SER
vice returned by the United States
government to North Dakota after
ulsc0ntinuance Of the mammoth Unit
ed States battleship North Dakota,
which was recently conducted out to
sea under her own steam and fired
upon by the United States navy in
comnliance with the allied agreement
on the reduction Of arms.
The service has been on exhibit u
the North Dakota state fairs ut Fargo
and Grand Forks the past two weeks
and following the public exhibition
will be stored in the safety storage
vaults, there to remain until fitting
exhibit room may be constructed BY
the state. The great value Of the
service makes its public exhibition
prohibitive following >the day SCI
aside for the function, until ways and
means may be procured for safe and
fitting quarters for public showing
in the museums Of the state histori.
cal society, which Is the Official
trustee of North Dakota treasures.