New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-11
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Marine Week i'm
'Cayest Attire
Ships in ''Full Dress to
Sound Sirens as Cele.
bration Opens To-mor.
row for Merchant Craft
City Will Do Honors
Program of Events and
Exhibitions to Show
Sea Conqlests by U. S.

AT l o'clock tomorrow afternoon
every craft in the harbor will run up
her full dress" of flags, sirens will
sound and New York City will begin
the celebration of National Marine
Week, instituted to hail Americas re-
turn to the seas of the world as a
merchant marine power
Before the echoes Of the greeting
have died away Admiral Benson, chair
man of the shipping Board; members
Of the Senate and House committees
on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
and $50 other men high in the public
life of the nation, will begin the in
auguration ceremonies that will usher
In the. week at Pier Sc, at West
presided over by Major August Bel
mont chairman of the National
Marine League, who will also be
chairman at the luncheon that is to
follow.
Marine Exposition Ready
After the luncheon the party will
proceed to Grand Central Palace. where
the National Marine Exposition is to
be held. flag will be run up as the
party enters the building and buglers
on all three floors will sound a salute
The party, after formally opening the
exhibit, will inspect the various dis
plays. The Palace will be opened to
the general public ut tomorrow
evening.
The exhibits will cover every phase
or Americas existence as sea power,
militant and merchant. In addition.
various organizations working for
the welfare of seamen will have
booths. Band concerts will be held
every afternoon and evening.
Inventions that the navy has never
permitted the general public to inspect
before will be on ibition-peri-
scopes. paravanes, mines and the lat
est submarine model. There also will
be models of the Ford Eagle boats"
as we'll as those illustrating the devel-
opment of merchant ships from the
clipper Dreadnaught, famous in song,
to the 1.eviathan..
Guns of all calibers, radio apparatus,
torpedo tubes and complete naval
hospital also will be shown.
River Craft To Be Shown
The development of Hudson River
craft will be displayed in another
booth. Models of the Clermont and of
Der successors, down to the present
Robert Fulton, will be on exhibition.
Other evidences of the widespread
campaign of Americans to regain their
lost share of the worlds sea trade will
be displayed, models of CONNIE rcial sub
marines invented by Simon Lake to
raise sunkcn craft, of dry docks, new
shipbullding devices and scores of
others.
Each day will be devoted to some
special phase of the campaign. Monday
will be shipbuilding day, and an cleo
trio button pressed at the Palace will
eend new crafr down the ways at
Newark. Tuesday will be national
marine league day, Wednesday engi-
neering day, Thursday travel day, Fri
day fuel day. and Saturday merchant
mariners day. On this, the closing
day Of the exposition, films will be
shown and addresses will be delivered
to stimulate recruiting for Americas
merchant marine
: Among those who will join the
formal opening of the celebration to-
morrow are Ebert II. Gary, Senators
Ramsdell. Jones. Edge, Fernald and
Calder; Representatives Greene Rowe,
Randall. Edmonds and Stephens; Ed
ward j. Berwin, Alexander j. Hemphill,
William Fellowes Morgan. Frank c.
Munson, A. B. Walsh, Holden A. Evans.
Kermit Roosevelt and P. H. W. Ross.