St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-01-06
Vast Crowd Cheers as Big
Vessel Slips From Ways
Into Waters of Bayou.
EXCURSION BRINGS
CROWDS FROM CITY
Other News and Doihgs of
Slidell and Personal
Mention.
(By staff Correspondent of Farmer)

(By staff Correspondent OF Farmer
Amidst the plaudits of the multi
tude gathered to witness tine launch
ing, he Baltic l slipped into the
waters of Bayou Vincent, after be-
ing christened by Miss Catherine
Saunders, about p. III. Saturday,
December so, 1916, to the noisy ac-
commitment Of all whistles i'll the
vicinity and the cheering OF the
spectators This epoch-making event
will be followed by regularity OF
such events, in the future, as nav
ing demonstrated our ability to sue
cessfully construct and launch
2UO-ton wooden ship we are now
advised by President i. w. Salmen
that it will be possible to construct
steel ships which can be handled as
readily, and it would appear as tho
the ship building industry in this
section of the country has been CIV
en- a demonstration OF what can Ue
done in eveEv snractIca1 manner. nj 4 and
from the good foundation which IS
now established we expect great
things for the future.
City Attorney S. w. Provensal,
after complhnenting the management
OF the Slidell Shipbuilding Co. on
their success in building the big ship,
very happily introduced Mayor Mar
tin Behrman of New Orleans, the
orator of the day, who, in his talK
declared that the city of New Or
deans, as we'll as this section OF the
country, we're deeply interested and
warmly applaMded the achievement
which opens additional channels 1or
the marketing OF the very hrghest
grades of our pine, cypress and OAK
timber. He congratulated Mr.. r. W.
Salmen, president of the shipbu1ld-
ing company, Capt. H. B. Saunders,
mechanical engineer, and last but by
no means least, the men behind the
gun for the splendid results.
The shipbuilding company ran
special train from New Orleans to
Slidell. in the afternoon. with dele
gates from the Board OF Commerce
Maritime Association, member OF the
press and other prominent men or
affairs in New Orleans.
The speakers stand, erected near
the bow Of the Baltic !. was hlled
with prominent New Orleans and Sill
dell folk among whom were Mayor
,Behrman, Ernest Lee Jahncke, presl-
dent of the Association of Commerce: :
lMr. and Mrs. F. w. Salmen, Mr.. Fred
Salmen, Miss Ella Salmen, Capt.
and Mrs. H. B. Saunders and daught-
err Miss Katherine, Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
NJ. Liddle. Messrs. S. w. Provensal,
GUY V. Saunders, and others.
Interested spectators from the en-
tire surrounding country were pres
ent in large numbers, among whom
were noted H. S. Weston and J. s..
Otis. of Logtown; ID. n. Mason and
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Domergue. OF
Covington. 1t would be useless to
try to name the Slidell people who
were there. however, it will De sa1e
to say that everybody attended.
The Richardson family are right
in the eye of the local public. F. b.
has been chosen High Priest OF the
Royal Arch Masonic Lodge, and Mrs.
F. b. as Worthy Matron Of the East
ern Star. Frank. Jr., is the head
knonker in the basketball team OF
the high school. Listen! That's
not all. Sunday night, the auto OF
F. B. was taken charge of by a
party Of ioy-riders about ten o'clock
and was returned at two a. M. Mon
day. at the store of De.aune. NO
card of thanks or a Happy New Year
greeting was attached to the car.
Hereafter the auto of this particular
family will be locked when left by
itself.
''To wish you JOY and happiness
With good luck in between,
And may you have lat OF each
Through Nineteen Seventeen.
Get ready that smoked glass for
the eclipse. Monday
Prof. Baker and brother-ln-law
took a sea voyage from Slidell to
Gulfport during the holidays. capt
Geo. Favre was the host to these
mariners.
Simon Levy is slated to build q
dwelling on the uptown avenue OF
Brugier addition.
Mayor Badon says for the people
to not be surprised if there is some
thing doing in the town this this
year.
Now is the time to begin to think
about another public school building.
or to make additions to the present
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