Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-24
LOAN LEADERS TO
CHR|STEN 4 SHIPS
Women Who Achieved Success
in Victory Campaign Chosen
for Hog Island Launchings
BIG MEMORIAL DAY PLANS

Women who achieved notable results
in the Victory Loan campaign in Penn
syIvania. New Jersey and Minnesota
will Christen four of the five ships to
he launched Memorial Day at Hog
Island. The fifth vessel will he spon
sored by the wife of an official of the
shipyard.
Sponsors selected so far arc:
Mrs. William r. Thomas. of Allen
town, Pa. to christen the Lchigh, so
named in honor of Lehgh county's
ov"rsubscription of its loan quota.
Miss II. Erma Rescr. of Reading.
Pa. to christcn the Maiden Creek
choice of the name having been made
by the Bcrks county Victory Loan COM
mittcc.
Mrs. j. y. Andrew. wife of Supcr
intondcnt Andrew. of the hull construc
tion division Of the American Inter
national ShipbuiIding Corporation, to
chriStcn the Shavano or the Luxpalic.
-'''7' l'h'I 'h J. bN. NHUHnIPf OF
former Senator David Baird. Of Cam
den. to chriStcn the Ncdmar. fourth
ship, so named in honor of Camden
county. y. j..
Sponsor for the Pipestonc will he
chosen by the Victory Loan committee
of Pircstone county. Mimi. which will
send delegation here in a special car
to attend thp launching
Will Establish Worlds Record
Matthew &. Brush. president of the
rnngcments have been made to have
special trains operated from Reading
Allentown and Philadelphia to Hog Is
land for the launching carnival. which
will set a worlds record. River steam e.
crs also will run excursions to the ship
yard for spectators to view from the
Delaware the putting over Of 37.5OC
tons Of merchant shipping within one
hour and twenty minutes.
More than 100000 persons are OK
pccted tc visit the shipyard on that
day. Only visitors wearing Victory
Loan buttons will be admitted The
gates will be open from Q 80 o'clock
n. m. to ) 80 p. m. The first launch =
ing. that of the Maiden Creek. from
Way No. AZ. Division No. 6. will take
place at 80 o'clock, and the others
will follow at twenty minute intervals
As soon as ship leaves the way. the
keel for another will be laid
Since February the Hog Island yarC
has launched one or more ships each
week, and the record of construction has
bettered one and half ships a week
The end of Fridays events will see to
tai of thirty four ships launched. with
an aggregate of 90. 900 dcadwcght
tons twenty two delivered to the ship
ping board, seven receiving their fitting,
in the wet basin. and fifty on the way,
in various stages Of construction.
Spectators May Board Ships
Precautions will be taken at th,
shipyard to prevent dangerous crowdin!
about any one way where a launchin!
is to take place. As each vessel take,
the plunge in the several divisions the
spectators in that particular section
will be escorted to the outtittng piers
and be permitted to board the com
pleted ships there awaiting their tria
trips. for an inspection.
Four bands will furnish music during
the launchings, and in each of the five
divisions veterans of the world war now
employed at Hog Island. numbering
several hundred, will be detailed to act
as guides and escorts for the visitors.
Box lunches and soft drinks will be
sold at stands and the Hog Island Hote
and restaurants will be open to the
visitors Numerous drinking water
fountains will be conveniently placed
Rest rooms ar" being arranged for the
women and children and the Hog Island
hospital staff with ambulanros will bt
on duty to take care of any cases OF
proStration or injury.
All traffic in the Delaware river will
he halted at 80 o'clock until tn,
launchings are over.
Hog Islands Memorial Day spec.
tacle was arranged as the result of q
suggestion made pditorially by the EVE
MING PUBLIC LEDGER several weeks
ago, which was adopted by Mr.. Brush
and approved on his recommendation BY
officials of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration. Edward n. Hurley. chair
man of the shipping board, and Jane!
T. Ackcrson. head of the construction
division of the feet corporation, vii
no among the government officials pres
ont next Friday.