September 14, 2011

The presentation of a silver service to the crew of a newly commissioned ship is a time-honored tradition in the U.S. Navy. On April 23, 1919, Daisy Dalony presented the service shown here to the crew of the USS Arkansas on behalf of the people of Arkansas and Governor Charles Brough. It was loaned from the navy to the State of Arkansas and housed at the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock (Pulaski County).