Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-22
ON WAYS
vents launch
Ship, Andrea
e Hardsns And Ship
Ceremonials
MEspeeehes BY Gov
4 and Rev. n. e. Dun.
librarian.

librarian.
re., April 21.-CoId
nted the successful
he emergency feet
from the yard of
bipbuilding Co. at twi-
!. Grease on the ways
the ship stuck after
Another attempt will
~ at high tide.
ceremonals preceded
speeches by Gov. Carl
Rev! H. E. Dunnack,
Nearly 800 guests as
stand just outside the
were present Dy ihNi-
Ter and General Man
SWEET of the company
Tor Charles B. Clarke
kker. $Ex-mayors OF the
present.
SWEET, daughter OF
4. was selected TO
lit. A great throiig
4 near the yard TO
acle and remained uh-
used them to dispense.
1iken spoke as follows:
n pride to every citizen
HE Iirst wooden ship
( emergency Merchant
Eth Atlantic District is
at a Maine port. l
hlate the Portland Ship
who, with character
energy, adapted their
the new task of ship
Re today launching the
feet in the North At
and the second east of
+.
also due to the special
bmmittee which, under
former Governor Cobb,
egotiations in Washing
"a the way for building
ergency fleet in Maine.
b the influence Of Maine
been exerted in Wash
of a policy Of encour-
tpbuilding which would
elop an American Mer-
Anned by American sail
10 American flag.
hits have justified the
Ines traditional policy.
that our State should
b the response to the
II for ships. Our bold
ut into the wide Allan
be earliest Anglo-Saxon
his continent and from
the tang of the sea has
and our history has
kft the story OF those
10 the sea in ships
Iinnace Virginia. first Of
bs built upon this CONT
nched at Popham years
Inns landed at Plymouth
pr. built at. kittery.
Jones on July 4, TIT.
ars and Stripes ever
~ of an American
e 177s. in the same
"a craft. he received
te ever given by a
United as a Nation.
plin kittery. Maine,
pAnd of Jones in 1882
hted to the French
a. famous Kearsage,
. ,rivateer Alavama.
20 It Kittery. Maine.
crSsAA QUILT Tor the new
Navy, the gunboats
chias and Castine. all
baw service in the Span
records for speed. endur-
my in fuel consumption
lrpedo boat destroyers
lam P. Frye, built and
sunk on Jan. Is, 1915. by
uiser Prinz Eitel Fried
st American ship to fall
present war.
that Maine should lead
Icy building of wooden
our coast no finer his
ould be found for this
t than this location on
I'D Falmouth Neck. On
omenade. right back of
nonument to Tucker and
anders OF the ancient
ttiement. later called
PISS the water Is Mack
which gained its name
lment Of Arthur Mack
already established at
g Presumpscot river be-
ID Tucker cleared the
: first cabins.
IRE the residence Of the
Bishop Of Portland now
% In the annals of lib.
the burning Of stamped
ne years before the bet
Rn Pea Party. Just out
arbor occurred the fight
hterprise and the Boxer
pw included in his men,
beautiful town
by the sea.
- sea fight far away
red DER the tide.
captains. as they Law
%, o'erlooking the tran.
4 in battle died"
lying that in this fine
Maine makes her first
|ountry's vital need for
Portland as elsewhere
the old industry is rap
70 less than IL ships
one are soon to be
= very harbor. Hun
& shipbuilders are flock
u0on our coast to WELD
{ acraft that has nearly
along with the art Of
tely figure-head with