Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-19
KEEL LAID FOR FIRST
WARSHTp At NAVY YARD
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! his first words. Ladies' gentlemen and
co-workers," he said turning at the last
word to the mechanics, for l want to
be considered first Of all co-worker of
yours have been in the navy "a years
1t Is gratifying to me 20 be at the head
of such a wonderful yard. If you had
seen II 81 years ago you would not rec
ognize It today as the same place"
He praised the commandants who had
preceded him 1T will be a tough prop
osition for me to keep the yard up to-
the standard they have set. I do mott
know what the future Of Transport No.
VIII be- but can rest assured that she
Will be ready to go where she is needed
and when che is needed" This wasi
greatly applauded I'VE want to makeg
this yard so good as a ship-building plant
mat the Government will not be able to
nave ships built anywhere else, becauset
we would do 1t so much better"
At the conclusion of his speech he
turned to Admiral Benson and asked him
to lay the keel Admiral Benson there
upon was given bolt and wrench, and
n W-foot metal beam that was SUSPENDED
~ feet In tho air by derrick was low
cred and the Admiral adjusted the first
bolt that held 1t in place.
The navy is giving the city treat to-
Gay It's just one long celebration at
the extreme southern tip OF Broad street.
It started at o'clock this morning ana
It VIII close-oh. at ever 80 late an hour
for lot of people. N yTHGtnoo sni 90
The big things that are happening. or
VIII happen are dancing on the battle.
ships dt beats dry land dancing because
1t has that suggestion OF gentle sway
ing movement or the deck under ones
feeD and then. submarines! The very
word is the up-to-date thrill OF horror A
submarine was put through Its PAGES. div
ing and coming up again. Then there
was a ball game and that tremendous
sensation. which no American should
become dulled to, OF seeing the marines
and the sailors stand stiff at attention
and salute the American flag as It is
borne about before the drill escorted bv
men-at-arms; stifly they stand and sa-
lute as If they were paying their re-
spects to all the good things since the
world began. And they are.
AT o'clock the ships were full dressed
and were open to visitors from 10 O'clock
TO noon and will be from / O'Clock until |
g. The various features OF daily life on |
board were exhibited and explained by |
members or the crews.
Navy Day, which is held once a wear
by the blueJacketB and marines ia for !
the purpose of raising funds to take care /
OF tho families Of enlisted men who died
dn an Ihe service For this reason fee OF |
20 cents Is charged at the gates, By the
way It's 10 cents extra to dance on the /
ships, which Will be In the evening.
At 10 there was a band concert at ths |
main gate. and beginning at that hour |
boats made regular trips all day from |
basin.
The field sports on the athletic erounds
TOOK up most OF the afternoon and morn |
ing. They included races. all the wav
from the 1Oo-yard dash TO the mlIe-run
tuE-oI,war' jumps, potato race, egg
race and three-legged race.
At Ills o'clock there was an exbibi.
ton or diving by many divers in reglIIa-
tion divers suits from two floats In RE-
serve Basin. At 1880 came the dress ma
rade. At 1850 there was street riot
drill This is to show how our men get
Vera Cruz last year.
The most spectacular event of the after
noon was sham battle between marines
and bluetackets. More than 5000 specta-
tors witnessed the war play, which
brought 10 them some idea OF the terrible
death struggles across the sea After
about IS minutes heavy firing with the
S-inch field guns, the sailors retreated
and We're driven from the parade ground
by the husky marines who whooned and
shouted as they hred charge after charge
In the direction their enemy had fled
Another interesting event was the WALL
scaling contest. This was won by the 9Th
company OF the lst Regiment or Marines
with the Cd company OF the "a Regiment
second. and the 7th company OF the "a
Regiment third.
Summaries of events
iOO-yard dash--Winner Long, 9Th Com
pany; second, w. c. Jones, 80 Company
third. tie between Elliott. Kansas. and
Iyburg, Michigan. Time, 10 as.
Shot put-Winner. Ksrring. Kansasi
second. Bugaj Michigani third. Yarrlng-
ton. South Carolina. Distance, % feet 71k
inches.
One-mils run-Winner, MosBer, Illinois;
second, Gross, Michigani third, Ludwig,
Navy Yard. Time, 5.16 S-5
Broad jump-Winner Brewster, %
Regiment second. Neighbors, lst Regi-
menti third. Payne, lat Regiment Dls-
lance. IS feet l01A inches.
li0-yard dash-Winner, Winstman. Lat
Regiment; second, Steiger. Navy Yard;
third, Nybert, Michigan. Time. IS 2-6
High tnmp--WinneF. Smith. "a Regl-
menti second. Prosprinch "a Regiment;
third. Johnson. Michigan. Height 5 feet
inches
s20-yard dash Winner, Meyer. Navy
Yardi second. long. Ath Company: third.
Ionea. "a Regiment. Time, 81 s6
Pole Vault-Wiuner ToWne. bIlehlgan.
second. Everett south Carolinas third.
Prosprneh. "a Regiment Nine feet one
inch.
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