Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-06
oUlsTENocK LAUNCHED
 AT HOG ISLAND YARD
President and Mrs. Wilson Delighted at Launch and Quick Keel Laying.

President and Mrs. Wilson Delighted
 at Launch and Quick Keel Laying.
 Philadelphia, Aug. 5.-With the launching of the 7,50O ton Quistconek, sponsored by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, President Wilson and a notable gath ering being spectators, the stage of quantity production of ships was reached in the building program of the United States. From this time forward the increasing output of ves- sels will not merely offset the naval efforts Of Germany, but will steadily make up the deficiency in world ton mage.
 The Quistconok is the first ship to be launched from the great. Hog Isl- and shipyard, and the occasion was made worthy of the epoch in the na- tions history which Chairman Hurley of the shipping board declared it ] marked The men who built the ship ! and the men who directed their work mingled in comradely spirit with gov ernment officials, while the presence of the chief executive and his family was the source of amending enthusi- asm.
 That's fine" the president exclaim- ed jubilantly to Mrs Wilson, as his eye swept over the gigantic ship man. Ifacturing plant, the 30,000 employees of the yard and many other thousands of spectators.
 Pink Roses Presented.
 Hardly had the president and Mrs. Wilson arrived at the christe tening stand when a huge basket of pink roses was presented to the president s wife. The bearer was William Me Millen, the man who drove the first [ lrsiTr i,o S11 1ir-+o oIr dropped her bouquet of orchids to take some of the gorgeous pink blossoms then grasped both of McMillen's hands to thank him for the gift. He replied that the yard employees were grateful for her coming, which he declared was 9 real service in inspiring them to fresh efforts.
 My services are nothing compared to yours" " she answered quickly
 American mace champagne was
 used for the christening Mrs. Wilson
 was shown how to handle the be- ribboned bottle the president laughing
 merrily as she practiced the blow 1T
 pantomime.
 !; Do it right now" he cautioned her
 When the blocks were knocked away and the hull began to move Mrs
 Wilson laised the bottle and struck the Drow squaTely.
 Keel Laid Quickly. T christen thee Quistconci" sh, said, giving the boat the ancient In
 dian name of Hog Island. There wa. , a silver squirt and the sponsor stepped
 back in laughing Gismay as the win, 1 stained the de, cate gray of her dress
 She forgot the mishap in the interes | of watching the hull slide into tn e water, and the newly vacated wa, n swarm with Torkmen who laid kee : No. g ill less thantw minutes afte i the finished boat had gone Presiden
 Wilson stepped eagerly to the front o
 the stand to get a clear view of tn
 work.
 Wilson Party cheered. Immediately after the launching, tn V president and Mrs. Wilson and thei party were ac companied to their trai . by Chairman Hurley, Director Genera
 Schwab and Vice President Piez (
 the emergency fleet corporation an = Frederick Holbrook. president of tn t American International Shipbuildin e corporation. A cheering crowd of var r. workers surrounded the car before e was coupled to an engine and tn - president and Mrs Wilson reraaine e on the platform despite an intens I heat which prostrated nearly 400 spec
 
 n No Speech by President. q 'No, I've been working too hard
 prepare a speech" the president re n piled to shouted requests that he sa Il something.
 n Because of the heat, Chairman Hu1 ,e ley abandoned the address which l. had prepared as the keynote of tr
 launching, but told many of the spec ,e tators who called for speech tn;
 he would have liked to make the pull n lie tribute to the workmen which I ,d had planned.
 ee Shipyard Workers Bit. le "The men who have worked on tn T. ship launched today and on other shil ly that will be launched are makers of 5a new America read one para graph 0t MT. Hurley's address. Through u " efforts of the shipyard workers, a lar; ", army is now in France. and throus m ul their continuous efforts, an arn 'Ii steadily growing larger and large g. eventually will overwhelm the car It with which Germany sought to dor s5 mate the world.'
 -e, President Back at Capital. he Washington, Aug. 5-President al T3. Mrs. Wilson returned to Washingt, al at five o'clock this evening from Ph ss adelpnia, where Mrs. Wilson acted K sponsor at the launching of t al Quistconck the first large cargo ca IS rying ship to be launched at the H at Island shipyard. The return trip 09 the presidential party was made wit
 out incident