Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01
TWO new CUTTERS
LAUNCHED TODAY
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Dry Dock Company was host at "a
aunshing bssakdas. given at the Hotel tel
launching. At the table Capt. Bertholf.
as representative of the coast guard,
presented to each of the sponsors. a
gold bracelet, appropriately engraved,
as a memento of the occasion.
At the launching breakfast General
Manager Ferguson acted as master Of
ceremonies and POSTMASTER. Acting
Secretary Newton. as representative Of
the government. made the chief adj
dress. Other speakers were Capt. Bert
son.
Mr.. Newton's Speech.
Mr. Newton said:
my chief official function here to-
day is to convey to you message of
greeting and congratulation from the
Secretary of the Treasury. Among the
many and varied activities of the
Treasury Department over which he
presides there is none in which he is
more keenly interested than the coast
guard, and he directed me to express
to you his very sincere regret that he
could not be with you all on this oc-
cial representative, I do not imagine
that he considers me as exactly a
proper person to perform the orator.
cal functions. because the other day
when we were discussing plans Tor the
launching he said to me:
Newton, you're a pretty level-head-
ed sort of chap on most occasions. but
when you talk about the cutter service
it's like a man talking about an old
sweetheart.
THAT may be true. I confess that
am in love with the coast guard serv-
ice and like any real lover / don't
care who knows it.
And the reason is that for many
years / have watched these fine men
with their boats; l have seen them in
fair weather and foul: l have lived
with them in peace, l have seen their
splendid achievements in war; l have
watched them all these years carrying
law and order and education and re-
lief and civilization into every part OF
the world. doing their task thoroughly
efficiently, quietly-the finest bunch OF
men in any service in the world
| that's why 1 am in love with the rev.
enue cutter crowd.
Spirit of Service.
The thing that inspires my admira
ton about the cutter service is the
1 I,
lists and manifests itself from the cap
tain commandhnt down to the young
est recruit in the forecastle. and tina
| spirit is we'll expressed in the motto
of the service. 'Semper paratus fevel
| ready If / were to fashion a motto
| for the service I would add just an
other phrase. and that is Ever read.
Tor anything.
And they are always on the job. Dc
you know 1t is regulation of the serv.
ice that when the weather Is 80 bat
that all other craft are forced TO seel
shelter in the harbors the cutters mus
put to sea? II they don't get out prompt
lily the captain and crew mighty sool
hear from Washington.
| "Of course, YOU all know that there arr
very many trades centering in the Treas
ury Department and the cutter service
call them sailors snug harbor-is tn,
jack of all trades. They are the ever
ready general utility corps. 1t doesn'
make any difference whether it's a cal
from the State Department for foreign
ers. a call from Justice for law. or
call from any other department for any
thing else. we always pick up the phon
land communicate the call to the quartz
deck bunch and back comes the answer
Aye. aye. sir; it'll be DONE And I
IS done!
Il believe II 1 were to call up Cap,
Berthoh tomorrow morning and say t
Ihim: Captain. we want you to make
trip to the moon. he'd answer: Aye