The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-02-16
Schooner Will Embrace Waves
of Og!ethorpe Bay Tomorrow
Afternoon at 4 O'clock and
Many Will Attend.
Visitors From Many Sections OF
the Country to be in Bruns=
wick-LuncheOn at the Ship
yard.

Both Manager w H. Rutland, of
the Brunswick Marine Construction
Corporation, and the Board Of Trade
special committee, consisting of F. f.
Twitty, chairman; George H. Smith,
Linton E. Allen, Don Parker and S.
X. Brown, are exceedingly busy with
plans for the observance of the
launchching of the auxiliary power
schooner "Rassapeage," which will
occur at o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
AS was previously announced IN
the News the big schooner will bt
christened by Miss Selma Fendig,
daughter of Albert Fendig. one Of
Brunswick's most progressive and
public spirited citizens, who was
mainly instrumental in securing the
establishment of the shipbuildin3
plant Of the Brunswick Marine Con
struction corporation in Brunswick.
Miss Fendig will return today from
Shorter College. Rome.
The program of ceremonies decided
upon contemplates more in the way
of entertainment OF the seventy-five
or more guests who have been in
vited by the shpbuilding company to
attend the launching than formal
program of celebration by the citizens
of ,i5.1z TNharn ho az
dress by Mayor j. Hunter Hopkins,
who will welcome the guests to Bruins
wick, and a few minutes talk by Col
c. p. Goodyear, who has worked for
the upbuilding Of Brunswick with un-
faltering faith in its future and un
bounded energy for many years.
The guests will arrive here to-
morrow morning by various routes
and will be met by the members OF
the Board of Trade committee and the
officers of the shipbuilding company
The guests will be entertained at an
informal luncheon in the restaurant.
at the shipbuilding plant by the Off
GERS of the company, after which
they will be shown over the city in
automobiles, returning to the ship
yard in time for the launching at ::
O'Clock
Indications and the predictions of
the weather bureau give ample reason
to expect ideal wacther for the
launching, and there will undoubtedly
be large portion of the population
of Brunswick present when the big
four-master slides into the waters of
Oglethorpe Bay tomorrow afternoon.
The guests invited by the officials
of the Brunswick Marine Construc-
tion Corporation will come from New
York, Birmingham, Savannah, jack
sonville and several other places.
Tentative arrangements are being
made for smoker for the gentle
men who stay over night in Bruins
wick. This will be held either at the
Oglethorpe hotel or in the Elks' club
An informal reception will be given
such of the ladies of the visiting par.
ties as stay over. Announcement OF
these features will be made later bv
the committee
The 'Rassapeage" is a much larger
vessel than the schooner "G!ynn, :"
more than twice as large in TONNAGE
in fact. The "Rassapeage" is POS feer
in length, beam 80 feet, depth of holl
14.6 feet, and tonnage approximately
1900. Dissel type internal cmbus
ton, oil, burning engines IF 500 horse
power will be installed to furnish
propulsion against head winds anG
when becalmed, thus ensuring the op
GRAFTON of the vessel on practically as
certain schedules as steamship.