Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-25
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HURT SHIPPING,
SAYS MATSON
Details of Launching of Ma
noa Are Related in Daily
Press of Newport News

anSsism steamship lines. The
yf'ress says:
At the luncheon given IN Hotel War
wick yesterday afternoon by the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Company. in honor CT the launching
Of the steamship Manoa Of the Mat.
son line, Captain William Matson,
president and general manager of the
company, declared that the removal OF
the duty on sugar iwould cost the
steamship lines of the United States
millions Of dollars and that II the sea-
mems bill, which has passed the sen.
ate, becomes a law, II will be fmpos-
sible for American vessels to get
enough seamen qualified under that
act to man them. The captain spoke
feelingly and regarded the measure as
a menace to the American merchant
marine. - = e.:
StiIl, Captain Matson spoke hopeful
iy Of the prospects of HIS company
and paid friendly tribute to the To-
cal shipyard and its management. He
said that his company had had many
vessels built here and expected to
build more He declared that he had
always gotten first-class work and fair
treatment from the Newport News
COMPANY, and expected to continue re.
lations with the company indefinitely.
Vice-president Hopkins presided and
was as gracious and hospitable as
usual Mr.. Hopkins has the happy fac
ulty OF making his guests feeel at
home and there is the veery refine
ment of hospitality. Nor does he tor.
ture the speakers, as some indiscreet
toastmasters are prone to do r..
After the opening address by Cap.
tain Matson, toast was drunk to the
sponsor, Miss Carolina Alexander
Cooke CT Honolulu, and when the
guests were seated, the little maid
arose of her own motion and, bowling
and smiling to the company saidt
4 thank you" ..:- $500 ;
It was the most pleasing incident
of the occasion. g. g.. r.. -
Judge %. w. Dustin. late Of the SD.
prene court of Ohio, who Is the guest
OF DR.. and Mrs. ]. Kennedy Corss,
was called upon; to toast the sponsor
and he made a clever and witty
sneech. He began by saying that a
steamboat man was asked why the
ship was called tshe." The steam.
boat man replied be asking on his
part Did you ever try to manage
one?r Il, :
There is another reason" put in
Captain Weeden, her rigging costs so
much.n r -. --.--- ..
Toasts 70 the Shin. .*.-.~ ..,..+
AT the conclusion of his remarks
Judge Dustin proposed this toast to
the ship: F..
ITO the Manoa: .,
May her voyages always be grant;
May her captain ever be bland;
May her keel never strike in sand;
h until her passengers all land"
General MANAGER Homer l. Fergu.
son was the next speaker and he made
some interesting illusions to his re-
cent experiences on the trial trip OF
the super-dreadnaught, Texas, and
wound up by paying tribute to the
men in the yard who build the ships
and put them afloat. =.
Captain II. s. Weeden, master Of the
Manoa. paid his respects to. the men
who sail the ships, and w. s. Cope
land spoke on the sentiment of the
occasion. sss H. .5E e. 49, q, ~.
Captain Weeden, who takes out the
Manoa, was master of the Wilhelmina.
the second ship built for the Matson
line by the local company, and Cap
tain Peter johnson. who was also
present, and who is master Of the
Matsonia recently launched, was mas.
ter Of the Lurline, the first ship built
here for the Matson line.
The account OF the launching says:
The emodern steel freight steamer
Manoa. building here for the Matson
Navigation Company of San Fran.
cisco. Cal, was launched yesterday
morning at 10: So o'clock. The launch.
ing was entirely informal, being wit.
messed only by a few invited guests.
the officials of the shipyard and the
Iaunching party. Miss Carolina Alex.
ander Cooke, daughter of Mrs. c. Mon
tague Cooke, Jr., of Brooklyn. the
sponsor, effectively smashed the bottle
Of wine just as the ship was getting
under way. The whole affair went
through without hitch, everything
running smoothly on scheduled time
The party repaired to the Warwick
hotel, Immediately after the launching,
where they were rendered a post
launching luncheon by the officials of
the yard.
Among those who attended the
launching and later the luncheon, were
the following:
Miss Maroline Alexander Cooke,
sponsor; Mrs. c. Montague Cooke,
Jr.. Mrs. James Laffetrs, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rollin White, L Maxwell Bring.
ham, Captain William Matson, F. A.
Bailey, A. W. Ballardie, Captain Pc.
ter Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Kins.
man. MFR. and Mrs. o. Lam, Captain
and Mrs. H. B. Weeden. J. r Harry
]. E. Farrell, DR.. and Mrs. J. K. Corss,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Lofland, DR.. S. w.
Hobson, M. NJ. Richardson, Miss Co
rhine Butt, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Wea-
yer. J. H. Marsden, Captain and Mrs.
A. l.. Kent. Mrs. w. A. Post, Stewart
Holmes, A. L. Hopkins, Mrs. H. l. Fer