The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-05
WENATCHEE
COMES Home
TO SEATTLE
Like Great Bird Of the Sea,
Huge Liner GIides
Into Port

day afternoon. cirnlcd the hartor
and eased into her terth at smith
Cove shortly beige .. m
. Mor~ remarkable and impressive
. even than her photographs and
pr~rx notices forctold was tho ar
rival Of this largest ship that ever
nllcd the Pacific ocean her homo
Her green sides giistcncd In the
r1Ansing rays Of the sun. Her white
and buff upperworks were Say with
cnlor<d fisss and holiday streamers
+ Conveying craft thanked her. an air
plane hover~d above her: the voice
, q the city ieapcd out 20 greet her
. hundreds OF sirens and whistles
urcamed their welcome. Crowding
nar rails were many prominent Sc
Athletics and distinguished visitors
nror~s OF persons swarmed the new
PER n at the smith cove terminal.
: VANGUARD or MIGHTY
PEACE-TIME FLEET
thus the wenatchec. fccrnnner
q I'VE great ships that are TO link
seattle and the Northwest with the
Orient In an aliAmericasn passenger
ana freight service. completed her
uasden voyage OF 1900 miles nom
New York.
The wenatchee was due at p.
- but heavy headwtnds held her
hnck during the latter part of her
voyage from san Francisco. The
Nner kept IN communication with
0sattie By wireless. however. 80 that
u time Of her actual arrival wus
anticipated correctly by those In
charge Of arrangements for her wei
come.
me official welcoming party.
which included Mayor Hugh NJ.
CAIdweIi and the mayors OF several
poAroy to~rnA went down We sound
- The steamer Admiral Watson to
let the wanafchce. The steamship
Admiral Evans carried the tiks'
hand from wenstchee and the com
nittee from the town OF that name.
vhile the Sioux was crowded with
cieiuens invited 10 participate In the
reception. These vessoiY WIRE nc
eusnpansed by a swarm 81 Seatue's
unsquito neet
The wenatchee was met near
poant No Point. The Admiral Wat.
IN. IN the lead. swung around and
= waited until the onccming liner was
anreass. thon opened her siren In
= shriek Of welcome AT this signal
- cfbsr craft hovsrtng near. re-
*nned with an the Instruments a
untss they could muster. The We
natchce r~pondcd with three short
nnafx ana visitor and convoy
/, nnnamed up n sound 10 esAffie-
The IRA visitors 70 waR up shs
nnRpiAnk whom the wenatches vas
vnxpoA hAAnd made fAse vcrs dele
n&tonD nom the SAITH Women's
oommsreial club ana ths Business
81 PrufeaaonAi women's club.
Z 1Doy vere followed By Samuel II.
Y ms. former United States SENATOR.
NAyos Caldwell Mayor c. f. Chase
- Wenatchce and officials and deie-
nfeA
The locl<ng v,s ain shs effic.al
eDantu8 OF Pier b. the port commits
oDn's newest terminal. said to Be
- largest In the world
Following thD general and In
4 1ugmn1 welcome and celebration as
- ptr and thr,sout the city.
0nFma1 reception and banquet wns
G1yen Capt >. y. Guptin. command
- Of the wenafchee. his staff and
0lcerD ef the Pacific Steamship
g. It the New Washington hotel
- the evaning by the Chamber Of
oommerce.
vormer Senator 9. II Piles pre-
o11ea - the hAnquet in the absence
- Gov. Louis r. Hart In his
oueech Of welcome Senator PILES re-
onnnted the tremendous advance In
oustnass and commerce that Seattle
hos a0cnmplished since 1851. when
IL 0fse white man and woman set.
III - IL sits that was TO soon see
= Gysnt city spring up
GvTICxRS or
COMPANY PRAISED
He pAtd high praise u II. r. AIex.
anA~, preasdent at ~ Pacific
Geanmxhtp Co. and A. r. Hafnes.
We president Whose dream Of many
yonrs was fulfilled with the coming
q the wenatchee. and the promise
Of four sister ships from the ship.
ping board.
Both President Alexander and
Vice President Hams spoke briefly.
Mayor c. Il. Chase. Of Wenatchee.
the town after which the new liner
was named. said he felt that the YES
sei represented the whole wenatchec
section. rather than just the town
aloOe.
Il have mspected the vessel he
aid, and I can assure you that II
complies with our building require
mentA 1t u a Class A structure"
Mayor Caldwell declared that the
a11ocation Of the wenatchee and her
coming sister craft to Seattle In no
iess than federal recognition Of Pu.
set sound as a national asset.
DIR. w. +. Christensen, president
: ~ the port commission. was present
- with souvenir spoon by the Sc
attIe Women's Commercial Club and
The Business and Professional Wom-
ems club.
Capt J. f. Cuptin. the wenat
c6ee's skipper. made not only the
shortest speech Of the evening, but
ose that may take its place as a
clnssic.
II am not q speechmaker.- Capt
0uptill said. Il have been told that
upon occasion can use fluent and
forcsful language. But, fortunately,
this n not one Of those occasions.-
And he sat down.
Capt. Cuptill's father. II. M. Cup
till. SO. and n retired master mari
ner, was one Of the happiest guests
( Of the evening.
Can Reiter made a short, humor-
ous address. President suzzaIlo, OF
the University Of Washington, en-
phasfzed the necessity Of building up
~sca-consctousness' In the United
states.
Music was furnished by an orches-
ira from the university and by the
Sun Dodgers quartet.