Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1910 — WARSHIP IS LAUNCHED TODAY [ARTICLE]

WARSHIP IS LAUNCHED TODAY

Miss Elizabeth Leger Fleming Will ‘ Christen the Florida. New York, May 12. —Everything is in readiness at the Brooklyn navy yard tor the launching of the great battleship Florida today. It is expected 50,000 persons will view the launching. Gov. A. W. Gilchrist of Florida and his party have arrived for the event. Miss Elizabeth Leger Fleming will christen the Florida. She is the daughter of F. R. Fleming, governor of Florida from 1899 to 1903.