Evening journal., 1905-11-11

iingsworth Corporation at noon today
the greatest launching in the history
Of the firm took place when the twin
fetrSboats Crawford and Somerville.
building for the Central Railroad of
New Jersey, left the ways for their in
itial dip into the christlana river.
Promptly at 11,45 o'clock Miss Lu-
cille d. Woodlng sponsor for the
Crawford, and Miss Gladys Hail. who
released the vessel. accompanied by in
Vsted guests from Crawford, n. j.
mounted the platform which had been
erected about the bow of the boat.
Upon reaching the top OF the structure
Miss Wooding was handed a bottle OF
champagne wrapped In national colors,
and Miss Hall a silver-headed axe by
w. G. Coke. president of the Harlan
and Hollingsworth Corporation. Ad-
vancing to the prov OF the boat the
word was given to release her and Miss
Hall deftly chopped the trip rope which
held the blocks in position. At the
same time Miss Wooding broke the
bottle Of wine over the prov, exclaim-
Ing i Christen thee Crawford"
SOMERvILLE LAUNCHED.
After the Crawford had glded into
the waters the party proceeded to the
stand erected at the PROV Of the SOM
erville. Here Miss Chambers sponsor
for the boat was presented with a
bottle of wine decorated with the ma
tional colors. and Miss Barlow was
given a silver -headed hatchet Both
| the young women are from Somerville
. At. 1915 o'clock Miss Barlow released
4 the boat by a blow from the hatchet
A and Miss Chambers crashed the bottle
" 10 f.4ra q
4 Somerville.
n PRESENTED WITH MEMENTOES.
4 After the launchings Miss Hall and
q Miss Barlow were presented with the
latchets each of which bore an inscrip-
ion setting for the occasion upon
which they were presented. Each
latchet was enclosed in a handsome
y mahogany case.
AS soon as the wine bottles were
lroken the remainder Of them was
sounted on mahogany shields and were
resented to the sponsors. The shields
we're also appropriately decorated.
Each boat was presented with set
I colors donated by the people Of
vanford and Somerville.
lhe launching was In charge Of SUI
erintendent Lockhart assisted by Mr..
" Harrison and Mr.. Hammond. A lunch
the mold loft followed the ceremon-
IS and covers were laid for $50 guests.
CAME ON SPECIAL TRAIN.
Besides the guests from this city a
hrge number were present from Gram
ord. Somerville and other points in
Few Jersey. The out-of-town people
rrived here on special train. Those
b whom invitations were extended, a
urge proportion accepting, were as fol-
H ows:
W rom Crawford. n. J.-Miss Lucille d
voodling, Miss Gladys Hall. Edmund
H B. Horton, ]. w. c. Rankin, Mr.. and
frs. r. G. Woodling. Mr.. and Mrs. 7
Sperry, Mr.. and Mrs w. +. Hall
fr and Mrs. A. n. Fiske, Mr.. and Mrs
:. w. Hale, Mr.. and Mrs. 5. J. Cox. j
. Denman, Mr.. and Mrs. I. v. S. Hi.
~ er. f. r. Swackharmen. +. j. Mer.
lam. f. N. Brundage, J. II. Thompson
w. Burtis, s. $. Ruth. A. Tusch
ir and Mrs. ]. L. Warner Mr.. and
~ FRS. ]. A. Potter. L. e. Hendrickson
III o. Hopkins, Rev George f. Greene
\. D.. Mrs. Fannie f. Bates, Edward
81 seBadle. f. w. Austin, Mr.. and Mrs
& Il. o. Doering, Mr. and Mrs. S. r
I'd ,roescher, Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Sperry
frederick w. Park. e. p. Adams, B
D.
NJ ames w. FurgusoI Mr.. and Mrs. Jas
81 Stirling, Shelley f. Austen, Howard
romwell.
From Somervllle. n. J.-iMss Cham
ers, Miss Barclalow. Mrs. F. +
hambers, Mrs. Mary b. Barcalow, Geo
Vanrer ever, Charles A. Houston
harles Schwed. Walter Wurling, Selal
lchcomaker. William II. Cawley, Alex
.nder w. Mack, James Q. Ten Eyck
7. Van Fleet Philip Case. Mr. ant
Irs. c. II. Bateman. ]. II. Mattison, +
(. Wight, Joshua Doughty, Jr., w. j
logan. c. S. Hoffman, g. l.. Loomis, J
a. Heoht, Hon. ]. ]. Bergen, Hon
A. Clark, N. Y. DUNCAN, c. d. Nc
Iurtry, H. A. Smith. A. Riindskopf j
Parmelee. w. H. Taylor. w. E. Max
# tell, A. G. Anderson, E. c. Cooper W
Demond. c. j. Fury.
81 New York.-Maior and Mrs G.
IA ingham, Mr.. and Mrs. w. de Forest
IS Liberty seAdldhrcPrcfwmu rdluu
a In. and Mrs. and Miss w. c.. Boslei
r. Maxwell.
Jersey City.-Wm. Mcintosh, G. c
" Waterman. c. NJ. Burt, w. c. Hope
os. o. Osgood. c. w. Huntington, I
M F'lory. c. L. Hollis, Mr.. and Mrs
Woods.
2 W Wilmington and vicinity.-Mrs. w. c
X toxe, Mrs Perslfor Frazer. Jr., Mr.
81 X. Smith, the Misses Smith, Mr.
henderson Weir. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
lilies, Mr.. and Mrs. Lam y Marghetil
# tIr. and Mrs. II. p, Scott, Harlan {
Sx cott. General James II. Wilson. tn
H tisses Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry ]
thompson. Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Gaus
81 iss Cause, J. Rodney Cause, F. Z
al ause, Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Cause. NJ
" nd Mrs. Jas. p Winchester, Jude
81 nd Mrs. George Gray. Miss Ora.
81 ndrew c. Gray, Mr.. and Mrs Robei
"a Massey Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
81 uane. Mr.. McCollum. Major and Mr.
A. F. Flagler. Mr.. and Mrs. Elms
# Mitchell. Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. {
"a oblit, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank C. Thoma
81 Gorge w. Moreton, Mrs. Trites, Mi:
81 rites. Miss Budd. Mr.. and Mrs. Gale
& Steward. Mayor and Mrs. HoraC
# '1lson. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bancroft
81 T. and Mrs. John Bancroft, Col an
"a RS. Benjamin Nields. John p. Nield
II and Mrs. George A. Elliot
ri r. and Mrs. Thomas H. Savery, ID
q Tram r. Burton. Miss Leah BurtoI
4 r and Mrs. A. G. Wilson. Col. II. !
u uPont, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Foste
AIRY DUPONT, Mrs. Alfred !. DuPon