Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-02
ALTERS GO DOWN WAYS
At DOUBLE LAUNCHING
sssipee and Tallapoosa Take Their
initial Dip at Newport News
Z Ship-Yard.
BUILDING FOR COAST SERVICE
Misses McAdoo and Hartweli Christi
On Little Vessels With Champagne,
and Many Distinguished Visitors
Arc Present.
NEWS. VA. May Twin

SSTWPoRT MEMS. VA. May Twin
f-s guard .cuttcrs-alike save that
1ssipee is an ice-breaker. with
80 cut away. and the Tallapoosa is
Sn stce -maicr, with apparatus for that
purpose built into her hull--wcro
iauachcd this morning from one build
insf slip and on one launching ways At
the Newport News ShipbuildinG and
( Dry Dock Company's plant. amid cheers
and shouts of the attendant ceremonial
4 party. The double launching. the
double christening, the double mar
rtage OF water craft with the sea was
doubly an important event in the an
nails OF tho coast guard.
Both new guardians of the sea were
christened i'll champagne, IL, coast
guard not yet having subscribed 10
grape juice" ideals of the navy. Miss
Mabel Hartwell n little southern girl.
broke the bottle over the prov OF the
TaIlapoosa as she started 10 slide into
the waters of tho James River at 1920
o'clock. The ossipce was similarly
iristcned by a Northern girl. Miss
ply Fleming McAdoo. daughter of the
hretary OF the Treasury. fifteen min
4 ~ later, a. the blocks were knocked
q "a under the coast guard cutter and
,SsG loyed for the frst time.
~ SeEaral. Manager II. L. Ferguson, of
s shiphuildinc plant. gave the word
y kseph Weaver. superintendent Weav-
- advised the ceremonial party and
II the sponsors make ready.
Me vessels slid down the ways at
and 100 o'clock. respectively.
a Ossipce swerved sharply to the
on Weaving the ways and bumped
nIitr but no serious damage was
en- isHED PERSONS
IN CEREMONIAL. PARTY
ceremonial party consisted Of
secretary Byron r. Newton, of
-asury Department, Mrs. New
their son, John Newton: John
kreasurer OF the United States,
Sprke; Captain L. p. Bertholf,
of the coast guard; Mrs.
Seir daughter, Miss Dor
.ain C. A. McAllister,
asst guard; Captain
S'1tendent division,
e.. Jacobs; First
eH unnewell, con-
and Mrs. Hun
ant J. @. Walton,
ard: Second Lieu
w. NJ. Prall and
uNilXim. chief of divi-
pr the II. McAdoo. son of
~, Of the Treasury. and
'Genator John x. Shields
eonds. Senator ". A. Smith
y 7Ohth. Representative John
Mrs. Small, Representa-
mia II. Shinn and Mrs. Shinn,
wa Willard. Mrs. Willard and
ard; Ralph Collins and Mrs.
M,.tobert Dugnn and Mrs. Dugan,
he,. Mathews and Mrs. Matthews.
carr Gregg. l.. w. Shavis. Roy Vernon.
,m, II. I. Hartwell. Miss Edna Man
90 T. w. Brahaney, assistant sec
srerY,, to the President and Mrs.
an ,m,y:: W. p. Ramsey. w. p. Doying,
lnmAthi,'S engineer, Panama Canal
yS.hen wr'ion: DR.. +. V. Dolan. coast
.fev ~ r. II. jameson. superintendent
80 ~. reasury Building: Il. RI. Marks,
Ws, the chief clerk of tho Treasury
ts,an, ,,a. ient: c. H. Ridepour and the
aispiacebnsors.
nern., 'oast guard cutters Apache and
49,, -, ga were anchored in the river
.d.cn. .,rve the launching. The cere-
49, Sparty assembled on a platform
.n nsnn,,eel on the wharf
~ Newport News ShipbuildinE and
iock Company was host at "a
ling breakfast given at the
ell Warwick, Newport News, after
launching. Al the table Captain
yha, tholf, as representative of the coast
Aaird. presented to each OF the spon
Snais, gold bracelet. appropriately
STtraved, as memento OF tho occa-
|fioorAscING SECRETARY NEWTON
lind W |IAI<ES CHIEF ADDRESS
good clse- launching breakfast General
eleanSer Ferguson acted as master of
neyAmonies &pd tqastmaster. Acting
sorretary Newton, as representative of
elee government, made the chief adj
ASp6sHS other speakers were CAPTAIN
~ tholf, Captain McAllistcr and Mr..
FEiH. Newton said:
IN chief official function here to-
4 IL Il 10 convey to YOU a message of
and congratulation from the
g,Iecretary of the Treasury. Among the
many and varied activities of the
Treasury Department over which he
presides there is none I'm which he Is
smore keenly interested than the coast
,yuard. and he directed me TO express
I'D you his very sincere regret that he