The herald., 1919-08-21
LAUNCHING AND PICNIC AT
ALGIERS NAVAL STATION.
Tho Naval Station Was Playground
Instead of Workshop Satur-
day From to IL p. m.

EMPLOYEES and their families and
guests to the number of 1000 were
present; the crowds coming early and
STAYING late. Decidedly it was full
day. with something doing from the
time of the launching of the tug No.
so the twentieth vessel built at the
station since the declaration of war.
Before the tug slipped into the wa
| ter. brief addresses were made by
commodore V. S. Nelson, retiring com
| mandant of the station, and Mayor
! Rehrman, Miss Valentine Nelson
| daughter of Commodore Nelson broke
a bottle containing Mississippi river
| water on the bow as the tug gided
down the ways and into the water.
Praised Mayors Cooperation
! In his address to the large crowds,
! Commodore Nelson paid tribute 10
Mayor Behrman, declaring the may
or's co-operation with the naval au-
thorities here was splendid. and the
ward owed much of its success to nm.
The commodore also dwelt upon the
high patriotism of the OFFICERS anH
men. enlisted and civilians alike. VINO
worked at the station AS good
ships were built at this station as
anywhere in the country. said com
modOre Nelson.
After being introduced by Com
modore Nelson. and greeted win
cheers, Mayor Behrman spoke Ill
glowing terms of the exceptional exc
cutiye ability shown by commodore
Nelson. and his skillful management
of the station.
commodore Nelson" said Mayor
Rehrman, spoke of my cooperation
with the naval authorities. Co-opera
tion Of course, works both ways
Never did Commodore Nelson or ms
= assistants hesitate to cooperate wlt'
, tho citv government, and | am SURE
neither of us regret 1t. Our reid
2 tions always were most cordial
2 Following the launching the GROVE
4 adjourned for the flag-hung plcnl
r grounds for a basket supper and atr
2 Ietic games. A baseball game at
M between the clerks and draftsme
of shop four and building eleven III
dor the direction of A. Max, ana
Wattigny umpired by n Nolan pre-
coded the later athletic program.
; Concert music by the Shrlner'
n hand alternated with old fachlone
races for children, boys and girls ID
men. and the amusing threeleg rae
with cash prizes to stir the cohte
tants on. a
A tug-of-war between teams compo
cd of ten men from each OF u
various shops was a highly popui'
feature. with $40 prizes for the WI
c ming teams. which provided funds Il
. w. refreshment demanded by Il
10 dancing later on.
~ Masculine taste for sports WI
-, satisfied with around bout D
tween ]. Stall of Shop 9 ana
Imbau of Shop i second 4-roui
T. bout was fought out by W. stevens
Shop 4. and Young Cheney OF the
s. Navy. Adam Smith was relere
dancing began at 8 p. m, on an On
81 ~ side platform on the picnic grouh
III and in the X. c. Hut with two ia
~ hands to dispense dancing strains u
:. til Home Sweet Home at IL p. Il
IN Lieut.. w. A. Nightingale, charm
- of the executive committee was u
less in his efforts to make the an
such success. =, Ia
other members who worked ma
on the executive committee were were
R. Frenzel. John Lusk, R. Bryd
he Jr., J. f. Dickey, F. Jurgens' A; NJ
itv p w, Dupuy. w. Wallace }. M. +
AT nal VIM. Scully, y. NJ. Tate. A. ~
arIord n NJ. Gibbs, P. Morel.
rd- Commander Walsh, X. frenzei'
asst A. J. Sanarans formed gen.
vas committee and Lieut.. J. K. Crutnl
i've and o. J. Bowen the financiai c
mittee.