Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-27

NEW YORK. June 26.-The steam
ship George Washington, named IN
honor OF the first President OF Inc
United states. and the largest Ger
man trans Atlantic liner afloat has
made he first trip.
The George Washington is the
latest addition to the fleet OF the
North German Lloyd and extraordi-
nary efforts have been made by the
company 10 make the new steamship
ia every way worthy Of its great
name. In striving TO carry out this
plan one of the greatest decorative
artists OF Germany made special trip
TO the United states for the sole pnr-
pose OF studying Washingtonisna.
that the magnificent pictures when
adorn the great assembly rooms OF
the steamer might be authentic and III
keeping with the name and fame or
General! washington.
The American Ambassador TO Ger
many. Or, David Jayne Hin. christen-
ed the George Washington ane
with his secretaries was on board
at the successful trial trip a few days
ago, when the George Washington"
made an average speed Of 20 knots
per hour over a measured course AT
the time of the launching President
Roosevelt and II. M, the Emperor OF
Germany. feliciiated the North Ger
man Lloyd On the building of the
great ship and each expressed the
hope that the great ship would have
a long and prosperous career Is
uniting two friendly peoples.
On "Wednesday. June % the
Daughters of the American Revolution
OF the New York State Regent, Mrs.
William Cumming Story, and the. State
Vice Regent, Mrs, Samuel Lyman
Munson, will unvell bronze memori-
al tablet erected In honor of President
Washington on the steamer. They
have invited many of the patriotic
societies OF the city and state TO
pastic. pate in the ceremonies, and DIR.
Woodrow Wilson, president Of Prince
ton. and Bishop Greer are expected
to make addresses
The George Washington will re-
main in port until July l, when she
starts an her maiden trip from New
York for Plymouth. Cherbcurgh and
Bremen. Five or six days will be
given over TO the public to inspect
this new giant of the ocean.
The George Washington Is the
first great transatlantic lined to pc
decorated In the new style of applied
art.
The architects OF interior decoration
and design were given the unmest
freedom and have produced the mos,
exquisite results. In the interior OF
the George Washington" 1t is admit
ed that German applied art mas
achieved its greatest triumph.
Much has been written about this
new art. which is being used almost
exclusively abroad fer interior deco
ration. Witn a view to Graduating
the purposeless character Of the in
terror decorations of steamships tue
North German lloyd resoiuteiy TOOK
the advanced step of inviting the iepd-
ing architects Of interiors to fit up the
cabines de luxe OF the great express
steamship "Kronpfinzessin Cecilie.'
From the competition which the
suited. Prof. Bruno Paul easily estaD-
lshed his supremacy, and he was
naturally placed in charge OF the
undermining OF the decorations am
interiors of the steamships of The
North German Lloyd.
In the George Washington" the ar
chitects for interiors Were commits
stoned to extend their art 10 all the
great public rooms. The equipment
of these offered the most difficult prob
lens, because OF the limitations i'm
posed by structural conditions and
the necessity Of nerfect adoption 10